THE WEATHER.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17284, 27 September 1916, Page 6

THE WEATHER.

MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY, f CHRI3TCHURCH.

!THE "WEATHER IN NEW ZEALAND. Tho following reports from New Zealand tations were received at 4 pjn. yesterl»y:~

fresh; m.g., moderate gale; 1„ light; bt-. breeze. ■ Sea—R.,' tough: H., heavy.; S.,'smooth; inconsiderable; M., modcrote.

FORECAST FOR CANTERBURY.

Moderate to fresh easterly to south-east. i erly winds.' Weather alill foggy at times in the coastal region. Somo rain to be expectkl, but chiofly along the coast at present. ij ..' r '■■■• F. L. WOOLES.

;. : ; ' DOMINION FORECAST. "Dpininjon Meteorologist's summary and forecast :~ Cloudiness has increased generally since Monday and rain hM fallen in (ho northern arid East Coast portions of tho North Island. Moderate to strong easterly to southerly winds hero prevailed, with decreasing atmosphcrio pressure everywhere. Present indications are for dull and misty weather, wilh rain generally and considering rain in northern and oast coast districts of the North Island. Expect stromr Easterly and . scrath-ets'erly winds. Barometer falling further in tha north, but rising in tho sonthern districts after about :wer.tv-four hours.

Meteorological observations taken on Tuesday, September 20;— 0.30 a.m. 6 p.m. Bwomcter . . . 30.000 80.071 (steody) (steady) , Dry bulb . . .63.8 83.4 Wot bulb . . • 48.1 50.3 Max. prev. 24 hours C3.7 — Min. prov. 24 hours 39.3 — Max. in son . . 114 106 Min. on grass . 34.9 — Max. during day . — 60 tfuuddity per cent . 74 80 Wind . . . . S.W.,m. N.B., 1. Cloud (0-10) . . 3 5 liiniall . . . O.OWin Nil 1916. I91S. tainfall to date . 51.278ia 11.243in

1 -,,. ■ Wind. Bar. ' lb. Wthr. Sen. . Resell S.W., 1. 29.90 66 Fine S [ Uannkan S., fr. 29.87 bfi Cloudy S 1 iuckland S.W., br. 29.80 63 Fsir — ranranga Calm 29.80 65 Overc'st M i' EU Cape N.W., br. 29.87 53 Fog M BiBboni* S.E., 1. 29.86 C4 Overc'st S "m Napier S.. f r. 29.88 CO Drizzle il Castle P. S.W.,br. 29.94 55 Overc'st C 1' Wellington S.,1. 29.98 5G Overc'st — ■ N. Plymouth S.E., I. 29.88 G2 Fine M 1 C.Egmont S.,fr 29.88 CI Fine IJ ' Wapganni S.,1. 29.90 61 Hassy S Farewell S. N.. 1. 29.97 C4 Fmo S D. Foulvrind S.W.. fr. 29.03 56 Cloudy II Grey'mouih S.. br. 20.94 G.) Fine M ,, Stephen I. S.E., fr. 30.00 54 Fine ii i 0. Campbell S.,«f. 30.04 51 Hazy C Kaikoura S.E.,1. 30.04 56 Cloudy M iktroa Hd». S.J. 80.03 50 Cloudy S P. Chalmers Calra 30.00 61 Fair S ffaggm. Ei, br. 30.02 52 Orerc'-st JI Bluff S.E., I. 30.05 52 Diirzlo S