WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22676, 3 April 1939, Page 15

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS fXHE PRESS Special Service.] WELLINGTON, April 2The 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 and variable winds inland; sea breezes on the coast. Morningmist or low cloud. Weather otherwise fine and warm. Seas slight. WEST COAST The following is the forecast for the West Coast of the South Island:— Variable winds, moderate southwesterly predominating. Morning mist or low cloud; otherwise fine, but cloud increasing later in the south. Warm temperatures. Seas slight to moderate. DOMINION The following is the Dominion forecast:— Fairly widespread morning mist or low cloud- Weather otherwise fair to fine, and warm. Pressure is high from Australia to beyond New Zealand, an anti-cyclone being centred over the Tasman Sea. Winds—Light to moderate in force and variable in direction, with southeasterlies predominating in the north and northerlies to westerlies from Cook Strait southwards. Seas (New Zealand waters)— Rather rough but decreasing about Foveaux Strait; slight elsewhere. Eastern Tasman Sea—Light to moderate and variable winds, and slight seas; freshening northerly winds advancing later from the west across the southern portion.' CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather in Christchurch was variable during the week-end. The sky was mainly overcast on Saturday morning, but the sun shone in the afternoon. The temperature rose sharply during the morning, and the afternoon was very warm. Sunshine yesterday morning gave place to a cloudy afternoon, when there was a fairly strong north-easterly wind and the temperature was cooler.

At 1 o'clock this morning the sky was clear and a light east wind ' was blowing. The temperature was 56 degrees, and the barometer was steady at 5d,151n, Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on April 1: 9 a.m. Barometer .. . .. .. 29.841 Slightly unsteady. Thermometer- , Dry bulb .. .. 55.6 Wet bulb .. .. 55.0 Maximum previous 24 hours 77.0 Minimum previous 24 hours 49.3 Maximum in sun . . . .. 130 Minimum on grass .. 41.0 Maximum during day .. Humidity; per cent. ..96 Wind .. .. .. Calm. Cloud (0-10) .. ..8 Rain .. .. .. nil 1039. 1938. Rainfall to date .. 1,96 in 5.521n Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on April 2:— 9 a.m. Barometer .. .. .. C 0.218 Rising. Thermometer— Dry bulb .. . 59.5 Wet bulb .. 53.0 Maximum previous 24 hours 76.5 Minimum previous 24 hours 53.0 Maximum in sun .. .. 119 ■ Minimum on grass .. 46.0 Maximum during day .. Humidity, per cent. ..63 Wind .. .. .. E.N.E., mod. Cloud (0-10) .. ..-7 Rain .. .. . nil 1939. 1938 Rainfall to date .. 1,96 in 5.52 in Observations taken up to 1 a.m, on April 3 at “The Press” Office:— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Borometer .. .. 30.15 30.15 Steady Thermometer ~ .. 57 56 Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. .. Nil Rainfall for April. 1939 Nil Rainfall for April, 1938 m .361n Rainfall for April, 1937 .36in

IN OTHER PLACES Auckland—The:weather was mainly fine oyer the week-end, with a few light scattered showers on Saturdaynight. The wind was southerly and moderate on Saturday, and the weather cloudy and fine. Yesterday was cloudy and fine, with a light wind veering from south to south-south-west. The maximum temperature was 70 degrees. The barometer was steady, the reading at 5 p.m. being 30.20 inches. Wellington—Rain fell early on Saturday morning, but thereafter there was a gradual improvement, with some sunshine in the late afternoon. Yesterday was warm and sunny. With the exception of the morning, when the wind was southerly, a northerly breeze prevailed. The- minimum temperature on Friday night was 56.7 defrees, and the maximum on Saturday 3,3 degrees. The minimum temperature on Saturday night was 53,7 degrees, and the maximum yesterday 71.4 degrees. At 3.30 p.m. yesterday the barometer reading was 1021.1 millibars. Dunedin—Although overcast for the greater part of the day. the weather was fine and pleasant on Saturday. The maximum temperature was 64 degrees, and the barometer rose steadily throughout the day to 30.01 inches at midnight. Yesterday was for the most part calm and mild, the maximum temperature being 62 degrees. The barometer remained fairly steady at about 30.15 inches.

OFFICIAL REPORTS

SUNSHINE (Magnetic Observatory Records) h. m. Saturday morning .. 0 30 Saturday afternoon .. 5 0 Yesterday morning > .. '4 45 Yesterday afternoon ... 3 0 Total .,13 15 1938. 1937, 1938. 1939, Jan. .. 199 38 230 36 192 15 236 50 Feb. .. 132 48 199 18 173 38 192 5 March .. 144 51 97 31 147 40 161 25 April .. 125 64 157 12 75 35 •13 16 f. "To April 2,

Station. Wind. Weather. Bar. Ther Cape Maria van Diemen, S., slight - breeze, cloudy, slight swell .. 30.22 68 Auckland, S.S.W.. slight breeze, cloudy 30.21 70 East Cape, S., moderate breeze, hazy, moderate swell 30.22 67 Gisborne. N.E., slight breeze, cloudy, smooth sea 30.22 70 Cape Egmont, N., gentle breeze, passing cloud 30.21 67 Napier, N.E., slight breeze, cloudy, smooth sea .. 30.22 70 Farewell Spit, calm, passing cloud, smooth sea 30.24 65 Stephen Island, S.E., slight breeze, hazy, smooth sea 30.23 62