THE WEATHER.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 939, 8 December 1933, Page 2

THE WEATHER.

PHASES OP THE MOON DECEMBER—JANUARY.

Dec. 10. Dec. 17. Dec. 24. Jan. 1. 6.24 p.m. 2.53 p.m. 5.9 a.m. 8.54 a.m. Sun—Rose, 4.43 a.m.; sets, 8.2 p.m.

TIDES. (Summer Time.) High Water— To-day. To-morrow.

E BIAGNETIC OBSERVATORY. i CHRISTCHI'RCH. Meteorological nbservatinns takpn at l .9341 a.rn. on Friday. Di‘t‘émhef 8, 1933: } Barometer-30198, steady. ‘ Elaximum temperature during preced—iing twenty-four hours—7s.s. 1 hlinimum temperature during precedling twenty-four hours—47.9. ‘ Temperatur» at 9.30 Emu—Dry bulb, 61.6: “rat bulh, 55.7. Humidity per cent—67. Maximum temperature in slum—l 22. ’39lth‘num Ulermometer on grass—— ‘ .8. “find—NAT... light. (‘loud (0-10)-—7. , Rainfall—Nil. Rainfall to date this year—dlsyin. Rainfall to date last year—l9.6mm NOON READINGS. Barometer—3o.lß4. steady. Temnerature—63.6. “find—E” strong breeze. Cloud (0-10)——8. u 9: ~ Star Spectal Forecast. Canterbury. “'ind—lfoderate to strong north-east tn northerly. “Weather—Fine. \Varmer to-morrow. Wont Coast. “’ind—Moderalo tn strong northerly. ‘ \Veather—Unsettled. Showery at times? F. L. WOOLES. . Government Forecast. General inference—A moderate anti—-r-yclone now lies cen‘rally over New Zealand. Pressure is low over Aus» tralia. Forecast—~nght to moderate and variable winds, with northerlios soon predominating and later freshening. \Veather: Fair to fine and again becoming warm. Seas: Smooth to moderate. Reports From Other Places. “Th! 30119213. ‘§,3£'.°..!e‘°3fia?“ea '"°'

Dunedin A 30.18 62 Nll2 0 Bluff . 30.13 59 ENE,2 (3 Smooth Wind—d. llghl air: 2. lush; breeze; 8. gentle breeze: 4. modbrate breeze: 5, fresh breeze; 6. strong breeze; 7. high wind; 8. gale; 9. strong gale; 10. whole sale; 11. storm; 12. hurricane. Weather—B. blue sky: BC. blue sky and detached clouds; C. r‘loudy. 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 lhowers: Q, Equally: R. continuous or steady min: 3. snow; ’l‘. thunder; U. “Ely. threatening appearance: Z. hazy.

a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. Lyttelton .. 8.56 9.20 9.36 10.0 Sumner .... 8.56 0.20 9.86 10.0 New Brighton 9.56 10.20 10.86 11.0 Akaroa 7.86 8.00 8.16 8.40 Timaru S.6 8.30 8.46 9.20 (rreymoutb . . 2.20 2.41 3.2 3.24 Hokitika 2.20 2.41 3.2 3.24

um Au:luvv‘ll§ .B u“: uunca-uyucu ..7 R1011. of weather conditions throughout ew Zealand at 9 am. today:— Napier . 30.16 70 SWJ B Nod. C'.Egmont . 30‘16 66 WNW,2C Mod. “'anganui ‘ 30.19 77 “7.1 B Smooth Wellington 30.20 59 S31 0 Slight (‘.Campbell 30.20 61 5.4 1302 310d. Farewell S. 30.12 69 F14 B“. Mod. Greymouth 30.16 64 Calm MR Slight Arthur‘s P. ———- 66 NVVJ BL: Chl‘istch’ch 30320 63 N112; (;