THE WEATHER.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 18286, 23 December 1919, Page 6

THE WEATHER.

MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY, CHRISTCHURCH. Meteorological observations taken on Monday, December 22 1

DOMINION METEOROLOGIST'S FORECAST. P?«*anfc IrWlleftttona are for strong southerly u> waste.!; r-lnda, squally at times, and iuumgoablo weather generally. Scattered showers may bo oxpocted, particularly in the oast coast and southernmost districts of the South Island. The barometar has a rising tendency, but is unsteady in the extreme FOUtll. FORECAST FOR CANTERBURY. • Fresh north-east to northerly winds. 'Weartheir fair and warm. F. L. WOOLES.

9,80 a.m. 6 p.m. Barometer , « . 20.763 29.799 • Thermometer(rising) (rising) Dry bulb . . 67.0 66.4 Wet, bulb . , . 48.0. 49.1 Max. prow. 24 hours 61.8 — Miu. prov. 21 hours 88.6 — Max. in sun . . 183 181 Min. on grass . . 28.3 — Max. during day . —■ 62.7 Humidity per cent . 61 69 Wind .... •S.W., uu S.W., mCloud (0-10) . . . 8 7 Rainfall . . . Nil Nil 1919. 1918. Rainfall to date . . 21.526in 27.918in