the weather

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 336, 23 April 1928, Page 3

the weather

TO-DAY'S OBSERVATIONS vi.teorological observations taken at the ~£rt Park Observatoy at 9 a.m. to-day Government Observer. at 9 a m„ (>2degr. Temperature in shade yesterday: MaxiIZr 6fcdeg-: minimum, 55degmaxitemperature in sun, l’adeg. ■SELht sunshine yesterday. shrs 45min. Minimum temperature on .grass, 50deg. Direction of wind at '.I a.m.. W.S.W. Velocity wind previous 24 hours, 87 m S’nfali during previous 24 hours. to date »» month, 1,97 in. Average for April. o.TTin. north island conditions

Wind-force indicated Dy letters: C, calm; L, light; B*\ breeze; FB, fresh breeze; MG, moderate gale; G. whole or heavy gale; W, gale of exceptional severity. Weather estimated as:—B, blue skv be the atmosphere clear or heavy; c* louds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rainF. foggy; G. gloomy, dark weather; H* hail; L, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast’ the whole sky covered with thick clouds’p. passing showers; Q, squally; R rain’ continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder- U ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy! PACIFIC ISLANDS REPORT Received at 11.36 a.m. by Radio.

Observations taken at 9 a.m. Station. Wind. Bar. Ther. Wea. Maria V.D.SW lb 30.21 64 BC 30.20 60 RC Hokianga Has. W lb 30.15 61 BC St.bW mg 30.13 64 O vanulcau Heads -w lb 30.11 67 B c .. VV S \V mg 30.11 62 Br: 61 BC 64 BC . . W br 29.96 68 c Bast Cape .. . ,N"W lb 29.95 61 BC .. NW br 29.94 63 B Vetf Plymouth W fb 29.97 60 I* Wellington ., 29.85 60 B Thames .. .. 30.07 64 BC Opotiki .. .. 30.10 65 O

Station. Wind. Bar. 30.00 Rarotonga . - • Not Apia . E 2 29.85 Nukualofa .. • -E by S 5 29.99 78 EC Suva 29.95 79 Awanul .. .. . .NE 2 30.40 Norfolk Is. .. ..SE 3 30.24 70 MR