WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22414, 30 May 1938, Page 15

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS {TH£ PRESS Special Service.] WELLINGTON. May 29. The weather forecast for Canterbury and Marlborough issued at 5 p.m. by the Meteorological Office. Wellington, and dealing with the 24 hours following the time of issue, is as follows: Moderate to fresh winds between north-westerly and south--westerly. Weather mainly fair to fine, with moderate temperatures. Sea slight to moderate. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is;— Moderate to strong winds between north-westerly and southwesterly. Weather unsettled and rather squally, with scattered rain. Tempera Vares moderate. Seas rough. DOMINION The Dominion forecast is:— t Weather unsettled and rather squally, with scattered rain in districts with a westerly aspect and in the far south; elsewhere mainly fair to cloudy. Temperatures moderate. The anti-cyclone situated over northern New Zealand yester- ' day has moved to the east, but pressure remains relatively high in northern latitudes. A rather deep depressior. crossed ihe South Island last night, and is being followed by another across the South Tasman. Winds—Between north-westerly and South-westerly, moderate to strong generally, and reaching gale force in some exposed positions about and south of. Cook Strait. Seas—(New Zealand waters)— Rough on the West Coast and about Cook and Eouveaux Straits; elsewhere slight to moderate. . Eastern Tasman Sea—Winds between inorth-west and south-west prevailing; moderate over the northern portion, with moderate seas, but strong in the southern'portion, with rather rough to (rough seas. (CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER was cold and overcast in Christchurch, but the weather improved yesterday morning and the eun shone strongly during the afternoon. There was no wind. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was clear and the weather calm. The temperature was 54 degrees* and. the barometer, at 29.75 inches, was rising. Meteorological observations taken at =the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on May 28:—

IN OTHER PLACES i Auckland—There was continued unsettled weather at the week-end, conditions being showery, with a fresh wind on Saturday from the south-west and yesterday from the north to north-west. The maximum temperature was 65 degrees. The barometer was fairly steady until early yesterday morning, when it began to fall; the reading at 5 p.m. being 29.85 v : inches. Wellington—Saturday was overcast, : with a fresh north-westerly wind. Intermittent rain fell during the even- ' ing, and there was a very heavy fall ■ in the early hours of yesterday mornmg, the total recorded up to 9 a.m. being 33 points. The wind rose during Saturday night, and continued at gale force, a maximum gust of 68 miles an hour being recorded at Kelburn about 5 a.m. Yesterday morning was over- •' cast and boisterous, but the wind gradually moderated, and the weather raipdly improved, the afternoon being ■ fine and sunny. Temperatures during the week-end were cool to moderate, the maximum on Saturday being 60.1 and yesterday 60.8. The minimum temperature on Saturday night was ■ 47.8 degrees. ; Dunedin—The weather was dull on Saturday morning, and rain fell in the afternoon, becoming steady in the earlyevening. The day was cold, though there was little wind, and the maximum temperature was 56 degrees. The barometer was steady at 29.94 inches m the morning, but fell shanply later, inere was a pronounced improvement yesterday, when bright sunshine and the absence of wind made conditions - very pleasant. The maximum tcm- , perature for the day was 62 degrees, the barometer continued to fall throughout the greater part of the day pur remained fairly steady ’at 29.41 •; inches in the late afternoon and even- ■ mg. * OFFICIAL REPORTS Station. Wind. Weather. Bar. Ther. Cape Maria ' van Diemen, N.W., fresh, raining, . rough .. 29.89 65 Auckland, W.N.W., mod., overcast . . .. 29.86 63 ~ East Cape, W.N.W., strong, - . showery, slight , . .... 29.78 .63... Cape Egmont, W., gentle, fairly clear, rough .. 29.70 62

SUN, MOON,_ TIDES. 4fJ . ■ Sun—To-day: Rises, 7.X9 a.m.; sets, 4.34 p.m . To-morrow: Rises, 7.20 a.m.; sets, 4.33 p.m. Phases of Moon for May First quarter. May 7, 8.54 p.m. .FtUL moon. May„X4. 8.9.p.tn... Last quarter. May 23, 0.6 a.m. New moon. May 30. 1.30- a.m. High- tide at Lyttelton-—To-day,- 3.45 a.m. and 4.20 p.m.; to-morrow, 4.45 a.m. and 5.20 Dm.

OVERSEAS VESSELS FOR LYTTELTON

Bramora, tanker, due about May 31 from Richmond, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin.

Canadian Constructor, due August from Montreal, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin and Bluff.

City of Bedford, due late July from New York, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Cornwall, due about July 28 from Liverpool, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin. Cumberland, due about June 1 from Liverpool, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Port Chalmers.

Essex, due early July from Liverpool, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin and New Plymouth. Fordsdale, due about June 3 from Timaru. To load. Completes at Wellington. To sail from Wellington June 11 for London. via Panama.

Karamea, due early August from Liverpool, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin and Bluff.

Mataroa, due about June 2 from Auckland. To load. Completes at Port Chalmers and Wellington. To sail from Wellington Jyne 17 for Southampton and London, via Panama and Curacao. Namwa Maru, due May 31 from Milke, via Auckland, Wellington, and Dunedin. To discharge and load. Port Hardy, due about June 22 from Liverpool, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin and Tlmaru.

Port Jackson, due about June 9 from Tlmaru. To load. Completes at Wellington and Auckland. To sail from Auckland June 22 for London, via Cape Horn and Las Palmas.

Port Montreal, due about May 31 from Halifax, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin. Port Wyndham, due about June 7 from New York, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin. Tainui, due July 29 from London. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin. Tekoa, due about June 2 from Port Chalmers. To load. Completes at Wellington and Auckland. - To sail from Auckland June 20 for Southampton, London, Avonmouth, Cardiff, Liverpool, Manchester, and Glasgow. Trehata, due early July from New York, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin. Trojan Star, due about June 15 from London, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin. Turakina, due about June 16 from Liverpool, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin.

Wairangi, due May 29 from Napier, To load. Completes at Wellington. To sail from Wellington June 4 for London, via Cape Horn and Las Palmas Melbourne Maru, due about June 10 from Kobe, via Auckland and Wellington. Port Halifax due about June 27 from Montreal, via Auckland and Wellington. South Africa due June 13 from Bahrein, via Auckland and Wellington. To discharge. Completes at Dunedin. Tolten, due June 14 from Los Angeles, via Auckland and Wellington.

9 a.m. Barometer T _ 29.873 ris. si. Thermometer — Dry bulb 1- ' -- 42.7 Wet bulb 42.3 Max. previous 24 hours .. 53.7 Min. previous 24 hours 36.9 Max. in sun _ _ 92 Min. on grass , « 27.3 Humidity per cent. .. , , 96 Wind a # Calm Cloud (0-10) f 9 10 Rain . T Nil 1938. 1937. Rainfall to date ll,09in 10.64in • Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on May 29: — 9 a.m. Barometer . . 29.396 'Thermometer— ■ fall. si. . Dry bulb .. 50.3 ; Wet bulb - 49.5 . . Max. previous 24 hours 52.8 Min. previous 24 hours 41.5 Max. in sun • • 75 Min. on grass 36.0 ; Humidity per cent. .. 94 Wind Calm Cloud (0-10) m m 2 Rain i • • 0.02 1938. 1937. Rainfall to date ll.llin 10.64In Observations taken up to 1. a.m. on May 30 at “The Press”. Office:9 p.m 1 a.m. Barometer . 29.73 29.75 Rising Thermometer . 55 54 Rainfall for 48 hours ended 1 a.m. T _ .05in Rainfall for May, 1938 _ .67in Rainfall for May, 1937 t t 2.64in Rainfall for May, 1936 • • 1.47in SUNSHINE (Magnetic Observatory Records.) ■* h. m. Saturday morning .. 0 10 Saturday afternoon .. 0 0 ; Yesterday morning .. 2 20 Yesterday afternoon .. 4 10 Total 6 40 1935. 1936. 1937. 1938. Jan. .. 213 48 190 36 230 36 192 15 Feb. .. 156 6 132 48 199 18 173 36 Mar. .. 163 0 192 54 121 0 135 50 April .. 132 24 125 54 157 12 76 35 May .. 121 36 150 36 135 6 ♦164 25 Total 787 34 792 48 843 12 ♦742 35 ♦To May 29.

Napier, N., mod., overcast, slight 29.66 67 Wanganui, N.N.W., mod., overcast, con. swell.. 29.65 63 Farewell Spit, W., high, fairly clear, rough .. 29.60 62 Stephen Island, W.S.W., gale, clear, very rough 29.56 58 Wellington, "N., gentle. 29.54 cloudy, rough -'v 61 Cape Campbell, W.N.W., high, clear, mod. 29.41 64 Greymouth, S.W„ mod., showery, rough, strong, fresh in river 29.63 58 Akaroa Lighthouse, N., light, clear, slight .. 29.38 59 Bluff. W„ strong; fairly clear 29^36 55 Puysegur Point, N<W., gale, showery, rough 29.40 52 Chatham Islands, N.N.W., high, raining, very rough 29.50 48 Sydney, W.S.W., mod., fairly clear ... 29.92 65