YESTERDAY’S WEATHER

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 163, 6 April 1938, Page 10

YESTERDAY’S WEATHER

Wellington.— lt was cloudy, warm and humid in Wellington yesterday, with a light to moderate northerly breeze. In the late afternoon a light shower fell. The minimum temperature during Monday night was 54deg., and the maximum yesterday vyas 71.1 deg. The temperature at 3.30 p.m. was 69deg., and the barometer reading was 30.160 in. Palmerston North.— Overcast, hot, muggy, and threatening, with rain falling in the morning; practically no wind. Masterton. — Hot and sunny in morning, dull in afternoon. Practically no wind. Wanganui.—A warm autumn day, overcast for the most part. Sea smooth on Wanganu-i bar. At 4 p.m. the barometer was steady at 30.28 in. New Plymouth.—Very warm and sultry. Barometer reading at 5 p.m., 30.20 in, Waipukurau.— Dull but warm, with a maximum temperature of 73deg. Steady rain began to fall late in the afternoon and continued during the evening. Auckland. — Dull weather ruled in the morning and, after light showers in the early afternoon, heavy rain set in. The wind was moderate from the north-north-east and the maximum temperature was 78deg. i Barometric pressure was steady with a, 5 p.m. reading of 30.20 in. Christchurch. — After rain early in the morning the weather was fine but overcast. The’ maximum temperature was 71-9 deg. There was no wind in the morning and a light south-west breeze in the afternoon. The barometer rose tp 30.21 in. at 5 p.m. Dunedin.— Fine, although the sky was overcast. The temperature reached a maximum of 67deg. There was a slight breeze from the north-east and the barometer rose steadily throughout the day to 30.40 in. Napier and Hastings: Dull and overcast with a light wind. Light rain began to fall late in the afternoon.