THE WEATHER.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17661, 13 December 1917, Page 4

THE WEATHER.

MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY, CHRISTCHURCH. Meteorological observations taken on Wednesday, December 12. —

FORECAST FOR CANTERBURY. Fresh north-east to northerly winds. Weather fine and warm. „ F. L. WOOLES. DOMINION FORECAST. Dominion Meteorologist’s summary and High but decreasing west to south-west winds havo prevailed. The atmospheric proseuro increased since last evening. Heavy showers fell during Tuesday night, but the weather conditions improved generally on Wednesday. Present indications are for southerly breezes veering to northerly and then increasing. Weather warm end humid, but an unfavourable change is likely to follow shortly. Barometer fall everywhere soon.

i ' ; 9.80 a.m. 6 p.m. \ Barometer „ . 29.695 ‘29.769 ! (rising) (rising) . Slennometer — 1 58.8 * Dry bulb . 62.5 ’ Wet bulb . 68.0 52.8 Max. prev. 24krs . 63.9 —? Alin. prov. 24hra . 49.1 —■ ■flax, m eun . 124 127 Jiflin. on grass . . 43.5 ■ —' j Wax. during day . — 05.5 per cent . 74 . S.W., st. 66 S.W., st. Cloud (0-10)‘ . 4 6 Rainfall . 0.015in. Nil. 1917 1916 Rainfall to data . 25.336in. 23.611in.