THE WEATHER
Yesterday’s Reports Wellington.— Overcast but fine, with a light south-easterly breeze. The minimum temperature on Tuesday night was 46.2 deg. and the maximum yesterday was 61,4 deg. At 6 p.m. yesterday the temperature was 55.6 deg. and the barometer reading 1023.2 millibars. Palmerston North. — Fine, sunny and warm, with a good deal of haziness and a light south-west breeze. New Plymouth.—A perfect summer day; bright sunshine, with a light fresh breeze. Barometer at 5 p.m. 1016 millibars. Wanganui.— .Fine and clear, with a light variable breeze and calm sea. The •barometer reading at 4 p.m. wks 1022.6 millibars. Napier and Hastings.— Fine but hazy, with a light west wind. Waipukurau.— Dull and overcast, with much lower temperatures, the maximum being 70deg. The barometer rose two points, the reading at 7.30 p.m. being 1024.3 millibars. Christchurch.— The weather was fine and for the most part sunny. The morning was calm and a fresh south-west wind blow in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 64.3 deg. Tho barometer was steady and the reading at 5 p.m. was 1022 millibars. Dunedin.— The sky was overcast and there was a light breeze from the southwest, which changed later to north-east. Conditions were mild, the maximum temperature being 61deg. The barometer was high and the evening reading was 30.20 in. or 1023 millibars.
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Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 85, 4 January 1940, Page 9
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218THE WEATHER Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 85, 4 January 1940, Page 9
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