THE WEATHER

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20607, 22 December 1936, Page 2

THE WEATHER

TIMARU RECORDS Sun rose at Timaru to-day 4.53 a.m.; sets 8.11 p.m. High water at Timaru to-day 9.41 a.m.; 10.9 p.m. to-morrow. (Corrected to Summer Time) PHASES OF THE MOON First Quarter .... Dec. 21, 11.3 C p.m. Full Moon .. .. Dec. 28, 4.0 p.m. CONDITIONS IN TIMARU The weather continued dull and overcast yesterday, though the temperature was mild and at times there were signs of a clearing. There was no further rain but a chilly northerly wind was blowing. Records at Timaru Park yesterday were:— Barometer—29.42. Max. temp.—6o.4. Min. temp, on grass—49.B. Wind—S.E. 2. Rainfall at 9 a.m— ,04in. Rainfall to date this year—29.3lins. Rainfall to date last year—lB 86ins. Sunshine—Nil. Sunshine to date this year—lsl7.o6 hours. IN OTHER CENTRES Ashburton: After dull conditions on Sunday, yesterday was fine. The sky was overcast, but the temperature mild, with a wind from the south-east. Two points of rain fell in scattered showers on Sunday, when the maximum temperature was 57.2 degrees. Christchurch: The weather was cloudy in the morning with sunshine in the late afternoon. The wind was from the north-west. The maximum temperature was 70.8 degrees. The barometer, after falling, was steady later at 29.65 in.

Geialdine: Air temperatures, min. 52, max. 60, at 9 a.m. 48. Dull and overcast conditions prevailed throughot. the day.

Temuka: Yesterday was cold with intermittent showers throughout the morning. Four points of rain was recorded up to 4 p.m. The maximum temperature was 61 degrees and the minimum 50. The glass was falling last evening. Waimate (for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. yesterday): Thermometer, highest 56, lowest 49; rain, 0.15 inches; bright sunshine, nil; wind gauge, miles run in last 24 hours, 54? Yesterday was dull and clouded with a heavy drizzle falling throughout the day. Dunedin: The weather yesterday was cool with misty rain throughout the day. here .was a slight breeze from the north-east. The maximum temperature was 57 degrees. The baromet:.- fell to 29.65 in.

DOMINION METEOROLOGIST (Forecast at 4 p.m •yesterday) General Situation: An anti-cyclone has continued to extend across northern New Zealand, but a series of westerly depressions is passing in the south. Winds: Variable at first in the far south but mainly easterly or southeasterly, otherwise moderate to strongwinds between north-west and southwest prevailing, reaching gale force at times about Cook Strait. Seas (New Zealand waters): Rough in the Cook Strait area and rather rough on the West Coast of the South Island, elsewhere slight to moderate. Eastern Tasman Sea: Moderate to strong westerly winds backing later to southerlies in the southern portion, seas moderate to rather rough. Weather: Fine on the East Coast of the North Island, but elsewhere mainly cloudy or overcast; further rain probable in the western and southern portions of the South Island with some heavy falls in Westland, some isolated showers also in the western and central areas of the North Island; temperatures warm but becoming cooler later in the south.