THE WEATHER.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17861, 6 August 1918, Page 4

THE WEATHER.

MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY, CHKISTCHUROH. j Msteorologioal observations taken era i 9lnnAkv. Aupuai S:~

I FORECAST FOR CANTERBURY. • Moderate nor'.h-east winds, followed soon by r * «tror.g Botiifl-weat gale. Weaiber fine in the 'meantime, but expect a further stormy change •hortly, wi*h rain, slset and snow squalls, chiefly affecting Banks Peninsula and North Canterbury. F. L. WOOLES.

DOMINION FORECAST. Dominion. Mteorologist's forecast?—• Fraisent indications are for cool and chan<»««li!« weather and strong but decreasing •ontherly winds, to inoroasing northerlioa again shortly. Barometer unsteady.

>»onuay, Auguss o:~ 8.30 a.m. ! 6 p.m. [ Jwometer . , . {29.939 29.931 i (rising) (steady) Wwrmometer— \ I)ry bulb . , . 42.5 43.0 Wat buib . 85.4 87.1 Max prev. 34 hours 59.6 i Min. prev. 24 hours 84.0 i-i Max. in sun . . 105 116 Min. on. grass , , 217 — . > Max. during day . — 46.4 'Humidity per oent . 54 , 69 j Wind ... , S.W., st. S.W., L 1 Cloud (O-10) . , 4 0 j Kiinfnll . . , 0.115m. Nil 1918. 1917. Rainfall to data 21.312in. 17.781in.