THE WEATHER

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20672, 10 March 1937, Page 2

THE WEATHER

TIMARU RECORDS Sun rose at Timaru to-daj’ at 6.18 a.m ; sets at 6.55 p.m.. High water at Timaru 1.28 p.m. today; 1.52 a.m. to-morrow. (Corrected io Summer Time) PHASES OF THE MOON New Moon Mar. 12 7.2 a.m First Quarter .. Mar. 19 11.16 p.m. Full Moon Mar. 27 10.42 a.m. CONDITIONS IN TIMARU Cold south-west conditions prevailed in Timaru yesterday and the weather was most unpleasant with several heavy showers in the afternoon. Records at Timaru Park yesterday were’ : Barometer—29.3o. Max. temp.—s 7.4. Min. temp, on grass—36.4. Wind—N.E.2. Rainfall to midnight—,o2lns. Rainfall to date this year—6.7 Bins. Rainfall to date last year—ll.2slns. Sunshine—4.9 hours. Sunshine to date this year—427.7hrs. IN OTHER CENTRES Christchurch— After a bright sunny morning with a mild temperature, the weather changed to the south. The day then became quite wintry with driving showers and a bitter wind. The barometer rose sharply from 29.52 to 29.68 at 7.30 p.m. Ashburton— Fine weather prevailed yesterday during the morning. The sky was overcast early, but cleared later for the sun to shine brightly. About mid-day the sky was overcast, and the light northerly wind had changed to the south, from which quarter black clouds arose. The rainfall on Monday amounted to nine points. Geraldine— Bright and fine in the morning dull and overcast with heavy intermittent showers during the afternoon keen south-west wind. Waimate (for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. yesterday): Thermometer: maximum 56.5, minimum 45, bright sunshine 42 minutes. Wind gauge—miles run in the last 24 hours—s 7. Rain, .11 inches. Yesterday was overcast and windy with several sharp showers. Dunedin— Cold and stormy weather prevailed yesterday, frequent heavv rain storms, accompanied by a strong south-westerly breeze sweeping over the city. The maximum temperature was 52 degrees. The barometer, after falling to 29.54 inches, commenced to rise slowly during the afternoon. FOMINION METEORC-.OGIST (Forecast at 4 p.m. yesterday) General Situation—While an anticyclone has gradually extended from the South-Western Tasman Sea towards Northern New Zealand, a series of secondary depressions has continued to cross the Dominion with lowest pressure to the souh. A rather deeo one is now lying across the South Island. Winds—Moderate to strong westerly to south-westerly, occasionally reaching gale force in places south of New Plymouth and Napier; soon becoming more generally southerly. Seas (New Zealand waters)—Rough about Cook and Foveaux Straits, and becoming rough north of Cape EgI .ont; elsewhere moderate, but a considerable southerly swell on the west coas’ of the South Island and later rising south of East Cape. Eastern Tasman Sea—Strong southwesterly to southerly winds of gale force in the southern portion; seas rough. Weather—Changeable and squally, with passing showers in most districts, and hail and thunder in places; temperatures becoming cold; improving soon on the west coast of the 1 uth Island.