THE WEATHER

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20612, 29 December 1936, Page 2

THE WEATHER

TIMARU RECORDS Sun rose at Timaru to-day 4.56 a.m.; sets 8.14 p.m. High water at Timaru 3.26 p.m. today; 3.54 a.m. to-morrow. (Corrected to Summer Time) PHASES OF THE MOON Full Moon .. .. Dec. 28, 4.0 p.m CONDITIONS IN TIMARU The rain which commenced about 1 a.m. yesterday, and fell steadily and almost unceasingly through the day, had at 9 o’clock last night amounted to nearly two inches. The rain was accompanied by a southerly wind, but in spite of these wintry conditions, the temperature was remarkably mild. Records at the Timaru Park yesteiday were:— Barometer—29. Bo. Max. temp.—64.B. Min. temp, on grass—s 2.6. Wind—S.E.2. Rainfall to 9 p.m—1.97 inches. Rainfall to date this year—3l.s3ins. Rainfall to date last year—lB 86ms Sunshine—Nil. Sunshine to date this year—1522.36 hours. IN OTHER CENTRES Christchurch: The weather yesterday was overcast and showery with a strong south-west wind in the morning. The barometer stood at 30.00 in. at 10 p.m. Ashburton—After fine, mild weather during the week-end, heavy rain began to fall about midnight and continued yesterday. The sky was hevaily overcast, with the wind from the southwest. The temperature was cool. Conditions cleared about 2 p.m., when the rain stopped and the sun began to break through the clouds. Geraldine—Steady downpour in the early morning; showery throughout the day. Rainfall on Mr B. R. Macdonald’s gauge for the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. yesterday, 151 points.

Temuka —Yesterday was wet with a cold driving rain from the south Up till 2 p.m. yesterday 149 points had been recorded. The maximum temperature was 60 degrees and the minimum 48. The glass was falling slowly last evening.

Waimate (for the 24 hours ended 9 am. yesterday)—Thermometer, highest 65, lowest 52; rain, 74 points; wind gauge, miles run in the last 24 hours, 104. Yesterday was wet. Dunedin —Yesterday was cold and showery, a light south-east wind being accompanied by a heavy drizzle and low-lying mist throughout the greater part of the day The maximum temperature was 58 degrees. The barometer was steady at 30.05 inches. DOMINION METEOROLOGIST (Forecast at 4 p.m. yesterday) General Situation.—A trough of low pressure lies in a north-west to southeast direction across the central portion of the Dominion, while an anticyclone of moderate intensity is advancing across the south Tasman Sea. Winds.—Moderate to strong northerlies at first about and north of Cook Strait, moderate to fresh southerlies or south easterlies thence southwards and extending over the whole Dominion by morning. Seas (New Zealand waters).—Rough in the Cook Strait area, elsewhere slight to moderate but later rising somewhat south of Castlepoint. Eastern Tasman Sea—Moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly winds and moderate to rather rough seas, conditions moderating to-morrow Weather.—Fair to fine in South Westland and the far south, elsewhere cloudy to overcast and in places misty or foggy with intermittent rain, improving by to-morrow, especially in western districts, temperatures becoming cool.