THE WEATHER.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVI, Issue 16922, 30 July 1915, Page 6

THE WEATHER.

MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY, CHKISTCHUIICH. Meteorological observations ' Uken on Thursday, July 29: 9.80 a.m. 5 p.m.

THE WEATHER IN NEW ZEIALANT). The following reports from New Zealand ft»tJon» wwo received at i p.m. yesterday.—

ligiht; br., breeze. Sea —R., rough; H., heavy; S., smooth; C, eonsidorabte; St., moderate.

FORECAST FOR CANTERBITRY. Moderate to fresh easterly to northerly winds, backing southerly Boon and freshoaiing to » strong gale. Weather fair to overcast. Stormy and much colder condiWona following shortly, with rain generally, and ■now on the higher levels. F. li. WOOLES. 1 * Dominion Meteorologist's summary and forecast:— DOMINION FORECAST. . .Fair to oloudy weather has continued generally, and variable breezes have prevailed. The barometer has fallen slowly. Present indications are for moderate to etrong easterly winds, ohaJiging to northerly northward of New Plymouth and Napier, jutid freshening norther]ic3 elsewhere. In creasing haze end cloudiness probable generally, with rain following in the West Coastf and southernmost districts of . the . South lsle-nd. Conditions are also somewhat threatening in the northern portion of the I\ortb Island. The barometer has n. falling tendency. '

Barometer • 80.255 (steady) 30.165 (falling) {Temperature— Dry bulb . "Wet bulb . Max. prev. 24 hours 47.3 44.6 47.7 44.3 kin. prev. 21 hours ?.7.7 76 Max. in Bun . . • Min. on grass . Max. during day . 83.-3 49.3 76 N.B.. m. Humidity per cent . Wind • j • 81 N.E.,m. Cloud (0-10) . Rainfall Nil 5 Nil

"Wind. Bar. Th. WtKr. Sea. _ - r E., fr. 30.'14 57 Fair M RuseoU 8.W., 1. S.W., 1. 80.24 59 30.25 63 Fine Fino S S Auckland 5**uranga< ji Capo N.E.,1. NNW., 1 S.. f r. 80.25 30.23 80.15 54 Fino 54 Pine 54 Fino ft R fiitiborno S.W.br. ■R 1 30.28 30.27 54 51 Pair Fine 11 Wellington N. br. 80.25 30.25 50 40 Cloudy Fair H N". Plymouth S.W., 1. 80.23 58 Fine 9 C E 0 TDont S*E., 1. 30.23 49 Fino M \STaniyanui S.E., 1. 30.28 Gl Fino 8 Farewell S. S.E., 1. 30.33 48 Fine s C. Foulwind SSW., fr 30.27 47 Fair M Grtymoutb. Stephen I. C. Campbell S.,1. N., 1. 30.33 30.25 43 16 Fino Cloudy c s X., fr. 30.23 '."0 Fine c Kaikoura N.E.,1. 30.20 55 Cloudy II Ak»-oa Hds. N.E., fr. 30.20 50 Cloudy M P;-Chalmers wuswets Bluff Calm 30.11 50 Overcast H N.W., L 80.0-1 48 Gloomy K N.W., I. 80.06 48 Gloomy S Wind—fr., fresh; rn.g., moderate gale 1..