YESTERDAY’S WEATHER

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 72, 18 December 1937, Page 8

YESTERDAY’S WEATHER

Wellington.— Heavy rain fell before 9 a.m., and the remainder of the morning was dull, with occasional showers. Conditions improved during the afternoon, though the sky remained overcast. A light southerly wind prevailed. Maximum temperature Thursday night, 53.4 deg.; maximum yesterday, 59.8(1eg.; at 3.30 p.m., temperature 58 r 9deg. Barometer,, 29.75 in. Palmerston North.— Heavily overcast, with cool temperatures, occasional showers ..nd a fairly strong westerly wind. Mastertoil. — Overcast, with almost continual rain. Cooler temperature. Very little wind. Wanganui.— Dull and overcast for the most pa.rt, with a fresh west-north-westerly wind and passing showers. Sea rough. At 5 p.m. the barometer was rising slowly at.29.80in. New Plymouth.— Overcast, with light westerly breeze. Milder temperature. Sea smooth. Barometer at 5 p.m., 29.80 in. Napier and Hastings.— Sunny in the morning; overcast and very humid conditions in the afternoon, with a light north-west wind. Light shower toward evening. Waipukurau.— Dull and overcast in the morning. The maximum temperature was 72deg. There was sharp rain in the late afternoon and early evening, the weather turning much colder, and the temperature dropping by 7 p.m. to 57dcg. Auckland. — The morning was overcast with westerly wind, but in the afternoon the skies cleared, and fine warm weather was experienced. The barometer rose in the morning, but fell in the afternoon, the reading at 5 p.m. bejng 29.87 in. The maximum temperature was 76deg. Christchurch.— -Continuous heavy rain fell from the early hours of the morning, accompanied, until midday, by a gusty south-west wind. By late afternoon the rain was lighten but there was no sign of it stopping. Maximum temperature, 52.6 deg. Barometer at 5 p.m., 29.90 in., rising. Dunedin.— Conditions were again overcast to-day, and there was a light to moderate breeze from the south-west. Temperatures were mild, the maximum being 57dcg. The barometer rose to 30.00 in. and remained steady.