THE WEATHER

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25473, 1 March 1944, Page 1

THE WEATHER

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS Forecast for Otago.—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: — f Moderate south-westerly winds prevailing; weather cloudy with a few showers; ' temperatures becoming cooler. Further Outlook.—Rather unsettled with occasional rain. Weather in Dunedin.—The weather yesterday was fine, but the sky was over- i cast for most of the day. There was a mcderate north-westerly breeze, and temperatures were warm. The barometer remained fairly steady, and at midnight the reading was 29.95 inches (1014 millibars). The following are the meteorological observations taken yesterday at the Daily

SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY The following is a summary of the weather records taken at the Daily Times Office during the month of February:—, Rainfall. —Total fall, 6.02 in; number of raih days, 4?; greatest fall for one day, 1.13 in. Sunshine.—Total sunshine, 141 hr 55min; number of days’ without sunshine, i; greatest period of daily sunshine, 13hr 50min. ■ Temperatures.—Average maximum, 72; ,average minimum, 52; highest recorded. 87; lowest recorded. 43.

Times Office: — Barometer — 8 a.m. Noon. 6 p.m. M’nt. Inches 29.94 29.90 29.90 29.95 Millibars 1014 1012 1012 1014 Thermometer 00 72 62 60 Maximum '.. 74 Minimum 58 Rainfall (inches) .. .. .. Nil Sunshine (hr min) .. .. .. 4.30