THE WEATHER.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 731, 7 April 1933, Page 2

THE WEATHER.

PRASES OP THE MOON. APRIL.

April 11. April 17, April 25, May 3, 1.8 a.m. 3.47 p.m. 6.8 a.m. 10.9 a.m Sun rose, 6.23 *.»v -ets, 5.40 p.m. TIDES.

MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY, CHRISTCHURCH. e^eor °l°gical observations taken at 9.30 a.m. on Friday, April 7, 1923: Barometer—3o.3l9, steady. Maximum temperature during preceding twenty-fcur hours 57.7. Minimum temperature during preceding twenty-four hours—so. 4 Temperature at 9.30 a.m.—Dry bulb, s<-<; wet bulb, 53.6. Humidity per cent 75. Maximum temperature in sun—67. w. ni i nu l!? thermometer on grass—47.s. \Vmd—N.E., strong breeze. Cloud (0-10) —2. Rainfall—O.Olin. Rainfall to date this year—2.94in. I Rainfall to date last year—4.4iin." NOON READINGS. Barometer—3o.274, falling slowly. Temperature—sß.9. Wind—E.N.E., fresh breeze. Cloud (0-10)—2.

“ Star ” Special Forecast. Canterbury. W r ind—Moderate to fresh east to north-east. Weather—Fair. West Coast. Wind—Moderate east to north. W 7 eather—Fair to cloudy. F. L. WOOLES. Government Forecast. General Inference.—The anti-cyclone referred to during the past few days is still intense and is • now centred east of Cook Strait. A cyclone is located over the western Tasman Sea. Forecast.—Freshening north-easc to northerly winds. Fair to fine weather, with rising temperatures, but cloud increasing and unsettled conditions likely after about twenty-four hours. Seas.—Moderate. The southerly swell is now decreasing. Reports from Other Places. The following is the telegraphed report of weather conditions throughout Xew Zealand at 9 a.m. to-day:—

Wind—l, light air; 2, light breeze; 3, gentle breeze; 4, moderate breeze; 5, 1 fresh breeze; 6, strong breeze; 7, high - wind; 8, gale; 9, strong gale; 10. whole gale; 11, storm; 12, hurricane. Weather—B, blue sky; BC, blue sky 1 and detached clouds; C, cloudy, passing clouds; D, drizzle; F. 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 threaten- 1 tng appearance; Z, hazy.

High water— To-day. To-morrow. Lyttelton 0.50 l.To 1,34 'l.Ti Sumner 0.50 1.10 1.34 l 55 New Brighton . 1.50 2.10 2.34 2 55 Akaroa 31.30 11.50 0 14 0 35 Timaru - 0.20 0.44 1.05 Greymouth 7.55 S.20 8.40 9 oo Hokitika 7.55 8.20 8.40 9.00 kelson 6.21 6.55 7.23 8.00

Napier 30.46 61 NE,2 BC Mod. C. Egmont . 30.31 63 N,4 C Mod. Wanganui . 30.37 64 NE,1 BC Smooth Wellington 30.33 58 NE, 1 BZ Mod. C. Campbell 30.34 NW.l B Mod. Farewell S. 30.31 3035 60 E,4 BC Mod. Arthur Pass 40 Calm BC Mod. B Christch'ch 30.32 58 NE,6 B Akaroa L.H. 30.35 53 NE.l BQ Smooth Dunedin 30.27 50 Calm B Bluff 30.29 47 2ST.2 B Smooth