THE WEATHER

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23989, 12 December 1939, Page 7

THE WEATHER

FORECAST FOR OTAGO CONDITIONS CLOUDY AND COOL The following official weather forecast for Otago, covering the ensuing 24 hours, was issued at 5 p.m. yesterday by the Meteorological Office in Wellington:— 1 Moderate to fresh south-westerly winds. Weather, fair to cloudy and cool. Sea slight to moderate. DOMINION FORECAST FLOODING LIKELY IN CENTRAL AREAS The following is the official weather forecast for the Dominion:— A deep and extensive cyclone is centred over the North Island, and it is moving very slowly south-eastward. Indications are for:— Moderate northerlies at first in the Hawke's Bay-Poverty Bay area, otherwise winds between south-east and south-west prevailing. Moderate to strong generally, reaching gale or strong gale force in many places from Marlborough northwords. Seas.—New Zealand waters: Moderate south of Bank's Peninsula and Farewell Spit, elsewhere rough to high. Eastern Tasman Sea: Strong southerly winds to gales, rough seas. Weather.—Fair to' cloudy in western and southern areas of the South Island, elsewhere stormy and unsettled. Widespread rain probable, with heavy falls, and flooding likely in central areas: and later in the Hawke's Bay-Poverty Bay districts. Temperatures cool. WEATHER IN DUNEDIN There was a light breeze from the south yesterday morning and temperatures were cool. Conditions improved later and the maximum temperature was 59 degrees. The barometer remained steady during the day the reading at midnight being 30.00 inches (1016 millibars). The following observations were taken on the self-recording instruments at the Otago Daily Times Office, Dunedin, up to midnight on Monday, December 11: Barometer 8 a.m. Noon. 6 p.m. Midnight. Inches 30.05 30.00 30.00 30.00 Millibars 1018 ' 1016 1016 1018 Thermometer 50 56 53 49

Maximum temperature for 24 hours ended 6 p.m. yesterday—s9deg. Minimum temperature for 24 hours ended 6 p.m. yesterday—4Bdeg. Average maximum temperature for January, 65deg; for February, 69deg; for March, 64deg; for April, 63deg; for May, 56deg; for June, 55deg; for July, 47deg; for August, 49deg; for September, SGdeg; for October, 61deg; for November, 64deg. Average minimum temperature for January, 49deg; for February, 51deg; for March, 51deg; for April, 47deg; for May, 41deg; for June, 40'deg: for July, 34deg; for August, 37deg; for September, 41deg; for October, 43deg; for November, 48deg. Average maximum temperature for week ended December 2,69 deg; for week ended December 9,71 deg. ■ Rainfall for 24 hours ended midnight yesterday—nil, ' Rainfall for week ended December 2, .07in; for week ended December 9, .llin. Rainfall for January ,2.00 in; for February, 1.55 in; for March, .93in; for April, 1 17in; for May, .86in; for June, 2.18 in; for July, 5.88 in; for August. 2.29 in; for Septemper, 1.44 in; for October, .98in; tor November, 1.44 in. Rainfal' for 1932, 29.83 in; for 1933, 33.40 in; for 1934, 29.28 in; for 1935, 27.13 in; for 1936, '36.27in; for 1937, 31.19 in; for 1938, 31.33 in. Rainfall for 1939 to date—2l 27in. _ Sunshine for 1939 to date—ls47hr 50min. Sunshine for week ended December 2, 40hr 45min; for week ended December 9 41hr 'Sunshine for January, 207 hr 55min; for February, 198 hr smin; for March, I2shr 35min; for April, 154 hr 20min; for May, 128 hr 20min; for June, 92hr 20min; for July, 51 hr 50min; for August, 98hr 30min; for September, 127 hr 30min; for October. 168 hr 35min; for November. 148 hr 35min. Sunshine for 1932. 1705 hr; for 1933, 1954 hr; for 1934, 1585 hr; for 1935, 1867 hr 6min; for 1936, 1491 hr 38min; for 1937, 1559 hr 25min; for 1938, 1719 hr 15min. Sunshine for 24 hours ended midnight yesterday—Before noon. 20min; after noon, 2hr smin; total, 2hr 25min. OFFICIAL REPORT (Per United Press Association) WELLINGTON, Dec. 11. The following was the official" weather

report at 4 p.m. to-day:— Bar. ' Ther. Cape Maria—S.S.W.. strong br.. overcast, showery, high seas 999 61 Auckland—S.S.W., fresh br.. overcast, slight swell .. . 990 63 East Cape—N.. mod. br., overcast, mist, haze, rough seas .. 991 66 Glsborne—N.E., mod. br., detached clouds, rain in sight. 980 70 Chateau Tongariro (9 a.m.)— N., slight br., detached clouds "— —- Cape Egmont—S., strong br., overcast, rain, rough seas .. 994 57 Napier—N.E., mod. br., cloudy, hazy, mod. swell 990 64 Wanganui—S., gale, overcast. rain in sight, rough seas .. 992 69 Farewell SDit—E.S.E., gentle br., overcast, rain, rough seas 998 61 Stephen Island—S.S.W.. gale. overcast, rain, very rough . 998 35 Wellington—S., fresh br., overcast, rain, very rough seas .. 997 84 Cape Campbell—S.S.W., gale, overcast, rain, hazy, rough 1000 S3 Westport—S.S.E., high wind, detached' clouds, slight swell 999 69 Greymouth—E.S.E., high wind, detached clouds, considerable 1002 68 Akaroa Light—S.W., fresh br., overcast, mist, squalls, rough 1009 51 Nugget Point—E., slight br., detached clouds, slight swell 1013 58 Bluff—E., gale, blustery, rough 1012 55 Puysegur Point—S.E.. detached clouds. moderate 1008 65 Chatham Islands—N.E., fresh br., overcast, moderate swell 1010 59