WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22636, 15 February 1939, Page 15

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS

[THE press Special Service.!

Wellington, February 14. The weather forecast for Canterbury and Marlborough, issued at 5 p.m., by the Meteorological Office, Wellington and dealing with the 24 hours ing the time of issue, is as follows:

Strong north to • north-west «w£-4ds. Increasing to gales, turning during Wednesday morning to south-west. Boisterous conditions likely. Weather cloudy to overcast, and some rain probable. Temperatures moderate. Seas moderate but rising, especially oil-shore.

WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:—

Strong west to south-west winds to gales. Weather boisterous and changeable, with intermittent rain Temperatures becoming cooler. Seas rough to high.

DOMINION The forecast for the Dominion is;—

Mainly fair at first, but rain In the western and southern portions of the South Island, and gradually becoming more widespread. Some heavy falls and possibly local flooding in the far south. Tem. peratures moderate. Pressure Is still relatively W gh to the nort£ but a rapidly deepening westerly depression Is moving on to the southern portion of the South Island.. Over Tasmania barometers are rising.

Winds—West to north, moderate to nlacef ris i n s to sale in places from Taranaki and Hawke's Bay southwards. A change to south-wester-lies advancing from the south « to-night and to-morrow. Very bote terIsland° ndltlonS probable ln South

* s ?^ s , (Ne w,Zealand waters)— Rough nhnut ß rnrfw Uth rf S.* Cape Egmont and about Cook and Foveaux Straits, Elsewhere moderate but rising. Eastern Tasman Sea: Moderate to sputb-west witidl reachtog gale force in parts of the central ?nn n *°* Uthern portions. Seas rather rough to rough.

CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER

chSelf rd wtth a «, cha W a bto In Christdiirfnn" *u Wi * d from east day, the temperature was cool, but a warm north-westerly breeze sprang up in the evening, There was little sunshine in the morning and the iky was overcast.in the afternoon. The x M£ u / n .temperature during the day was 60.9 degrees, but it increased rapidly in the early evening. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky waa overcast and there Was a strong westerly wind. The temperature wag 69 degrees and the barometer, at 99.38- Inches, waa rising sharply. Meteorological observations taken at tfee Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on February 14, 1939: _ •••,.. 9 am- 4 p.m. Barometer .. .. 29.792 29.390 Falling Failing _ • slowly, rapidly. Thermometer— Dry bulb .. .. 58.6 59.0 Wet bulb .. 32.9 55.9 Max. prev. 24 hours 63.0 Min. prev. 24 hours 44.0 - Max. in sun .. 126 U2 Min. on grass ~ 26.4 Max. during day .. —. 60.9 Humidity, per cent .. 67 78 Wind .. .. N.E. E. mod. br. fr. br. Cloud (0-10) .. ..7 9 Rain ... .. nil nil 1929 1938 Rainfall to date .. Usln 3-65 in Observations taken up to 1 a.m, on February 13. at “The Press” Oface:-^ _ x 9a.m. lam. Barometer .. .. 29.37; 29.39 ; Rising - sharply Thermometer .. .. 71 69 Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. .. Nil Rainfall for Feb.. 1939 .42in Rainfall for Feb, 1938 .31 inRainfall for Feb., 1837 1.43 in SUNSHINE (Magnetic Observatory Records) hj. m. Yesterday morning .. 3 20 Yesterday afternoon .. • I 50 Total .. .. 9 10 1030. 1037. 1938. 1839. hj. in. hj. m- hj. m. 1 h- m. Jan. .. 100 38 230 38 193 15 338 90 Feb. .. 133 46 189 19 173 39 *99 45 •To February 14,

IN OTHER PLACES

Aucklund—Conditions were flue and sunny, with a moderate to fresh southerly wind. The maximum temperature was 75 degrees. The barometer was steady with the reading at 3 p.m. 29.98 Inches.

Wellington—The sky became overcast and the wind, which was from the north-west. ..gradually became strong during the day. Temperatures were moderate, the maximum being 64,9 degrees. M t-ho bwmfttfflc reading was 29.696 inches. Dunedin—The sky was overcast yesterday, and after midday a fresh breeze blew from the north-east. The maximum temperature was 60 degrees. The barometer fell very sharply from 29.85 inches at 8 a.m; to 29.3 inches at 5 p.m.

OFFICIAL REPORTS

Station. Wind. Weather. Bar, Ther. Norfolk Island, S.E., light. fairly clear, slight _ swell .. '.. 30.03 73 Cape Marla van Diemen, S.S.W., moderate, hazy, moderate swell ’ ■ 30.03 08 Auckland, S.W., moderate, hazy .. .. 29.97 65 East Cape, N.N.E.. moderate, fairly dear, mod- . crate swell .. 1 .. 38,87 67 Gisborne, E., moderate, blue sky, smooth sea 39.86 68 Chateau Tongariro, N. „ gentle, blue sky ~ ‘ • ■— ■ New Plymouth, W.S.W,, fresh, hazy, moderate swell ~ .. 29.94 . 64 Napier, N.E., moderate, fairly clear ~ .. 29.77 67 Wanganui, W., fresh, hazy, moderate swell .. \— — Farewell Spit, W„ high, _ hazy, rough sea .. 39.80 83 Stephen Island, W.S.W., fresh, hasy, moderate „ swell .. .. 39.81 59 Wellington. N.W,. strong, overcast, rough sea .. 39.70 59 Cape Campbell, N., gale, cloudy, very rough sea 29.86 63 Westport. W., light, over- _ cast, moderate swell.. 29.80 38 Greymouth. N.W., moderate. overcast, moderate . _ swell .. .. 29.87 37 Akaroa Lighthouse, N.E., moderate, claudy. mod- ,, ate swell • .. .. 39-50 62 Nugget Point, NJS,, fresh, overcast rough sea .. 29.23 82 Bluff, W.N.W., fresh. showery; slight swell 29.16 63 Puysegur Point. N.W.. whole gale, raining, very rough tea .. 30.08 57