THE WEATHER

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23883, 10 August 1939, Page 16

THE WEATHER

FORECAST FOR OTAGO INTERMITTENT RAIN PROBABLE The following official weather forecast for Otago, covering the ensuing 24 hours, was issued at s'p.m. yesterday by the Meteorological Office in Wellington:— - Moderate and variable winds. Weather cloudy and unsettled, with rain at time's. Seas moderate.. '..' DOMINION FORECAST TEMPERATURES BECOMING . . V COOLER ;. . ■The.following- is "the .official-weather forecast for the Dominion:— • . -.-'; , A complex disturbance covers the Tasma'n.'Sea and the;"New Zealand area", the lowest pressures being to the west of the South'lsland. • ; .Indications are for:-i-' ■• and; variable over the southern half of the South Island, with southerlies predominating, otherwise rnodefate Jto: strong.. riorth*westexlies. later' changing to .westerly,! or. possibly 'south-westerly.'•'; ~;-: ' . \\' c ';Seas'.—New Zealand' waters: Bough norths of Westport and offshore oh the east coast of the North Island, slight to moderate elsewhere. Eastern Tasman Sea: Variable winds at first in the southern portion, otherwise moderate to strong; weste-lies; seas moderate in the south;, rather rough in. the north.

Weather.—Cloudy to overcast and unsettled, with rain at times in most places, some heavy falls likely in

central districts; temperatures moderate in the south, mild in the north, but later becoming cooler generally. WEATHER IN DUNEDIN Rain commenced to fall early yesterday morning and continued throughout the day, .47 inches being recorded. Temperatures were mild, the maximum being 52 degrees, and there was no wind. The barometer was steady at 29.50 inches. The following observations were taken on the' self-recording instruments at the Otago Daily Times: Office, Dunedin, up to midnight on Wednesday, August 9:— .".''"" Barometer 8 a.m. Noon. 6 p.m. Midnight. 29.50 29.50. 29.48 29.50 Thermometer « 50 47 30

Maximum temperature for 24 hours ended 6 p.m. yesterday—s2deg. Minimum temperature for 24 hours ended 6 p.m. yesterday—4odeg. Average maximum temperature for January. 65deg: for February, .69deg; for March, 64deg; for April, 63deg; for May, 56deg; for June. 55deg; for July. 47deg. ..... ~ Average minimum temperature for January, 49deg; for February, 51deg; for March, 51deg; for April, 47deg; for May, 41deg; for June. 40deg; for July, 34deg. Average maximum temperature for week ended August s—46deg. Rainfall for 24 hours ended midnight yesterday—.47in. Rainfall for week ended August 5 .27in. Rainfall for January, 2.00 in; for February, 1.55 in; for March, ,93in; for April, l.lYiri; for May, .86in; for June, 2.18 in; for July, 5.88 in. Rainfall for 1932, 29.83 in; for 1933, 33.04 in; for 1934, 29.28 in; for 1935, 27.13 in; for 1936. 36.37 in; for 1937, 31.19 in: for 1938. 3L33in. Rainfall for 1939 to date—ls.l7in. , Sunshine for 1939 to date—992hr 25min. .-..'.- Sunshine for week . ended August; 5 —l7hr 55mih. ..'.. . » ■ - Sunshine for January. 207 hr 55min; for February, 198 hr smm; for March, 125 hr 35min; fpr April, Is4hr, 20min; for May, 128 hr 20min; for June, "92hr 20min; for July, slhr 50min. Sunshine for 1932, 1705 hr; for 1953, 1954ihr: for. 1934, 1565 hr; for 1935, 1867 hr omin; for 1936, 1491 hr 38min; for 1937, 1559 hr 25min; for 1938, 1719 hr 15min. . ' Sunshine ior 24 hours ended midnight yesterday—Before noon, nil; after.noon, nil. ■ • .