THE WEATHER
MAINLY FAIR
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 : Situation.—There is an intense anticyclone east of the North Island, and a trough of low pressure in Cook Strait. Forecast to 5 p.m. To-day.—Light, variable breezes; some morning coastal fog, but weather otherwise fair, or fine. Further Outlook.—Fair. Weather in Dunedin.—Although some rain fell on Saturday night the weather generally in Dunedin during the week-end was fine and sunny. There was a light air from the north-east yesterday. The barometer was steady, the reading at midnight being 30.36 inches (1023 millibars). The following are the meteorological observations taken during the week-end at the Daily Times Office:—
SATURDAY 8 a.m. Noon 6 p.m. M’nt. Barometer— 30.15 Inches 30.00 29.97 29.94 Millibars 1016 1015 1014 1021 Thermometer .52 63 58 51 Maximum 65 Minimum 46 Rainfall (inches) 0.005 Sunshine (hr.. min.) .. • .. 7.15 SUNDAY Barometer— 30.36 Inches 30.34 30.34 30.36 Millibars 1027 1027 1028 1028 Thermometer 50 64 46 42 Maximum 66 Minimum 46 Rainfall (inches) 0.002 Sunshine (hr., min.) .. .. 8.15
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 25915, 6 August 1945, Page 1
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188THE WEATHER Otago Daily Times, Issue 25915, 6 August 1945, Page 1
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