YESTERDAY’S WEATHER

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 66, 10 December 1938, Page 10

YESTERDAY’S WEATHER

Wellington.— Though the weather was threatening in the morning, no rain fell, and in the afternoon the sky cleared. A strong wind continued, to blow from the north-west. The minimum temperature during Thursday night was 49.3 deg. At 3.30 p_.ni. yesterday tlie temperature was 59.4 deg., and the thermometer was rising. The barometer read 29.401 in. Palmerston North. — Overcast with intermittent rain, but the sky cleared after a particularly heavy shower at 5 p.m. and a period of sunshine followed. Masterton.— Periods of sunshine, but mainly dull and overcast, with a gusty north-westerly wind. Wanganui.— Blue sky and cloudy, with rain all tlie morning, and a moderate westerly breezy. Sea moderate. Tlie barometer reading was 29.55 in„ falling slowly, at 4.15 n.m. New Plymouth.— Continuous and heavy rain till after midday, clearing in tlie afternoon to partially, overcast and fine. Tlie barometer at 5 p.m. read 29.55 in. Waipuiturau. —Changeable and showery, with a maximum temperature, of 74 deg. and a barometer reading of 29.52 in. Napier and Hastings.— Showery and cold all day. The sky cleared toward evening. Auckland. — Showers in tlie morning were followed by dull conditions in the afternoon, the' wind being moderate from the west. The maximum temperature was 74deg. Barometric pressure had a falling tendency and tlie reading at 5 p.m. was 29.66 in. Cliristclimcli. — Pleasantly warm and sunny with a fairly strong north-west wind. Tlie maximum (emperature was 66.5dcg. and the barometer at 5 p.m. read 29.50 in., ami was steady. Dunedin. — In the morning the sun shone brightly but later the sky became overeasi and there were frequent showers. The maximum temperature was 6Sdeg. and the barometer was rising at night at 29.35 in.