WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22550, 4 November 1938, Page 19

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS (THE PRESS Special Scrvtee.j WELLINGTON, November 3. 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: — Light to fresh north-easterly winds prevailing. Weather fair to cloudy. Temperatures rather cool. Seas rough at first north of Kaikoura. Otherwise slight to moderate. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Light to moderate north-easterly winds predominating. Weather fair to fine,, with moderate temperatures. Seas slight. DOMINION The forecast for the Dominion is:— Fair to cloudy south of Farewell Spit and Kaikoura. Elsewhere overcast and with intermittent | rain, but becoming fair to-mor-row except between Hawke's Bay and East Cape. Temperatures cool. An anti-cyclone covers the South Tasman Sea and the South Island, but another shallow depression is crossing the North Island. Pressure is falling again over southeastern Australia. Winds: Light to moderate northerlies at first from New Plymouth and Tauranga northward. Otherwise southeast to north-east prevailing. Strong at times about Cook Strait, but otherwise light to fresh. Seas (New Zealand waters): Rough at first about Cook Strait, and rather rough on the east coast of the North Island, but moderating to-morrow and elsewhere slight to moderate. Eastern Tasman Sea: Light to moderate south-east to easterly winds, and slight to moderate seas. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER Yesterday was fine in Christchurch but the sky was overcast in the morning and there was a trace of rain. A light south-easterly wind veered to the north-east in the afternoon, which was warm and sunny. The maximum temperature recorded was ( 53.3 degrees. At 1 o'clock this morning the sky was cloudy and there was a light easterly wind. The temperature was 47 degrees and the barometer was rising slowly at 30.36 inches. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on November 3: — 9 a.m. 5 p.m. Barometer .. .. 30.307 30.306 Rising Falling slowly, slowly. Thermometer— Dry bulb .. .. 50.3 53.3 Wet bulb .. 46.2 47.7 Max. prev. 24 hours 54.3 Min. prev. 24 hours 44.2 Max. in sun .. 105 120 Min. on grass .. 33.4 Max. during day .. Humidity, per cent. .. 71 62 Wind .. .. S.E., N.E., It. mod. Cloud (0-10) ..9 1 Rain .. .. Nil Nil 1938. 1937. Rainfall to date .. 28.18 in 18.49 in Observations taken up to 1 a.m. on November 4, at "The Press" Office:— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer .. .. 30.35 30.36 Rising Thermometer .. 49 47 .Rainfall,*for 24<- .hours ended 1 a.m. .. nil Rainfall for Nov., 1938 .2lin Rainfall for Nov., 1937 nil Rainfall for Nov., 1936 .17in SUNSHINE (Magnetic Observatory Records) hj. m. Yesterday morning .. 0 50 Yesterday afternoon ..6 0 Total .. .. 6 50

Total 1673 30 1700 24 1814 3 *1490 51 •To November 3. IN OTHER PLACES Auckland—Showers in the morning were followed by steady rain in me afternoon. The wind was moderate from the north. The maximum temperature was 69 degrees. The barometer was fairly steady with the reading at 5 p.m. 30.06 inches. Wellington—The weather was overcast with a strong south-easterly wind, which decreased during the afternoon. The minimum temperature on Wednesday night was 45.2 degrees, and the maximum yesterday 51.9 degrees. At 3.30 p.m. the temperature | was 51.3 degrees, and the barometer 30.21 inches. Dunedin —The sky was overcast yesterday moi-Jng but the sun shone brightly later. The barometer was steady at 30.32 inches, and the maximum temperature was 64 degrees. There was a very slight breeze from the north-east. OFFICIAL REPORTS Station. Wind Weather. Bar.Ther. Norfolk Island, E.N.E., light, fairly clear, smooth sea • • 29.97 73 Cape Maria van Diemen, N.N.E., fresh, hazy, slight swell .. 30.03 66 Auckland, N.N.E., light, raining •• 30.03 64 East Cape, E., light, drizzling, smooth sea 30.15 58 Gisborne, N.E., light, overcast, slight swell 30.15 60 Chateau Tongariro, N.W., gentle, raining .. Cape Egmont, W.N.W., light, cloudy, moderate swell .. •- 30.01 61 Napier, N.E., gentle, raining, moderate swell .. •• 30.16 60 Wariganui, S.E., fresh, overcast, considerable swell .. 30.06 63 Farewell Spit, S.E., gale, showery, rough sea .. 30.10 54 Stephen Island, S.E., high, squally, very rough sea .. •• 30.09 50 Wellington, S.S.E., fresh, raining .. 30.21 51 Cape Campbell, S.E., moderate, overcast, moderate swell .. 30.25 50 Westport, W., gentle, blue sky, slight swell .. •• 30.06 60 Greymouth, E., moderate, blue sky, mod. swell 30.09 68 Akaroa Lighthouse, N.E., moderate, blue sky, slight swell .. 30.31 52 Nugget Point, S.E.. light, blue sky, slight swell 30.31 53 ' Bluff, E., light, blue sky, > smooth sea .. 30.28 52 3 Puysegur Point, S.E., strong, squally, rough ; sea . . .. 30.20 56 ; Chatham Islands. W.. . J strong, overcast, mod-

1935. 1936. 1937. 1938. Jan. .. 213 48 190 36 230 36 192 15 Feb. .. 156 6 132 48 188 18 173 36 Mar. .. 163 0 192 54 121 0 135 50 April . . 132 25 125 54 157 12 75 35 May . 121 36 150 36 135 6 183 6 June .. 72 6 122 12 92 54 111 12 July . 118 12 126 54 153 36 109 48 Aug. . 171 24 133 0 133 42 162 36 Sept. . . 174 12 194 24 130 18 152 42 Oct. ,. 185 48 170 42 228 6 187 36 Nov. .. 164 24 162 24 222 24 •7 40