THE WEATHER

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20667, 4 March 1937, Page 2

THE WEATHER

TIMARU RECORDS Sun rose at Timaru to-day at 6.2 a.m.; sets at 7.6 p.m. High water at Timaru to-day 8.8 a.m.; 8.34 p.m. to-morrow. (Corrected to Summer Time) PHASES OF THE MOON Last Quarter .. .. Mar. 5 8.47 p.m. New Moon Mar. 13 7.2 a.m. First Quarter .. Mar. 19 11.16 p.m. Full Moon Mar. 27 10.42 a.m. CONDITIONS IN TIMARU A dull and lowering sky obscured the sun yesterday after heavy rain overnight and again in the morning. Shortly after noon, however, the clouds cleared slight. A moderate southerlywind kept the temperature low and the conditions pleasant. Late in the evenly 1 more showers fell. Records at Timaru Park yesterday were:— Barometer—29.l4. Max. temp.—sB.6 degs. ’ Min. temp, on grass—48.6. Wind—S.S.E.3. Rainfall to midnight—.66ins. Rainfall to date this year—6.74ins. Rainfall to date last year—9.9oins. Sunshine—. 7. Sunshine to date this year—399. Hits. IN OTHER CENTRES Christchurch—The sky was overcast yesterday, though not heavily, and an occasional light shower fell. There was a modertae south-west breeze. The maximum temperature was 60.1. The barometer was steady all day at 30.00 inches. Ashburton—The weather was unsettled yesterday, the sky being heavily overcast. Brief showers of rain fell during the morning and the temperature was cool. A southerly wind was blowing. Rain began to fall on Tuesday evening, and for a time came down heavily. Thirty-two points were recorded up to 9 a.m. Geraldine—Heavy rain in early morning; showery during the day. Rainfall at "Waitu,” 85 points. Temuka—Yesterday morning was wet and cold when a driving rain fell. The maximum shade temperature was 56 degrees and the minimum 48. The glass was rising last evening. Waimate (for the 24 hours ended 3 a.m. yesterday): Thermometer: maximum 64, minimum 50. rain .93 inches. Bright sunshine, two hours. Wind gauge—miles run in the last 24 hours—--69. Yesterday was overcast and cold. Dunedin—With the exception of a brief period of sunshine in the morning, the weather yesterday was dull and overcast. A moderate south-east-erly breeze kept the maximum temperature down to 58 degrees. The barometer fell to 29.95 inches, but later showed a rising tendency. DOMINION METEOROLOGIST (Forecast at 4 p.m. yesterday) General Situation—A narrow area of relatively .low pressure still covers the Dofniniorf, but an intense anticyclone over the Western Tasman Sea, centred near Tasmania, appears to be extending eastward. Winds—South-easterly to southerly, li'ht to moderate, but freshening somewhat. Seas (New Zealand waters)—Slight to moderate, but rising in Cook and Foveaux Straits and south of Castlepoint. Eastern Tasman Sea—South-east-erly winds, force moderate, with moderate seas, but wind and sea increasing in the southern half. Weather—Fine on the west coast of the South Island, elsewhere changeable with scattered showers, some heavy rain probable in the far north; conditions gradually improving, except in the eastern and northern portions of the North Island; temperatures cool.