YESTERDAY’S WEATHER

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 296, 10 September 1938, Page 10

YESTERDAY’S WEATHER

Wellington.—Almost continuous rain and a strong south-easterly breeze. The minimum temperature on Thursday night wag 42.3 degrees, and the maximum yesterday 46 degrees. At 3 p.m. yesterday the temperature was 45.5 degrees, and the barometer reading 30.2'51 inches. Palmerston North.—Heavily overcast, with frequent showers and a southerly wind. Temperatures in the afternoon fell, and more rain was threatening. Masterton.—Almost incessant heavy rain, from midnight on Thursday. Light but cold southerly wind. Wanganui.—Overcast and showery, with a fresh south-south-east breeze; considerable swell at sea; barometer 30.22 inches. New Plymouth.—Warm sunshine, but a cold south-easterly breeze. The barometer at 5 p.m. read 30.10 inches. Waipukurau.—lntermittent rain in the morning was followed by heavy rain in the afternoon. The maximum temperature was 52 degrees. Napier and Hastings.—Fine and overcast in the early morning. Heavy rain fell just before noon, but the sky cleared toward evening, and the outlook for fairer weather was good. Light southwest breeze. Auckland.—Cloudy, with a light to moderate northerly wind. The maximum temperature was 58 degrees, and the barometer was fairly steady, the reading at 5 p.m. being 30.07 inches. Christchurch. —Overcast and cold in the morning, with a south-west wind, but the weather later cleared, and the early afternoon was warm and sunny, the wind changing to northerly. The maximum temperature was 50.3 degrees, and the barometer at 5 p.m. read 30.35 inches, and was steady. Dunedin.—A light breeze from the northeast, nnd the sky wa« cloudy, sunshine being intermittent. Temperatures were mild to warm, the maximum being 54 degrees. The barometer fell in the morning, but was steady later at 30.40 inches.