THE WEATHER.
PHASES OF 7HE MOON APRIL AND MAT.
April 24. April 22. April 30. May 6. 11.57 a.m. 9.20 a.m. 12.15 a.m. 6.11 p m. Sun—Rose 6.56 a.m., sets 6.6 p.m. TIDES. (Summer Time.)
MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY, CHRISTCHURCH. Meteorological observations taken At 9.30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 10, 1934: — Barometer—29.66 3, rising slowly. Maximum temperature during preceding twenty-four hours—66.B. Minimum temperature during preceding twenty-four hours—so. 4. Temperature at 3.50 a.m.—Dry bulb 53.5, wet bulb 53.3. Humidity per cent— Minimum thrmometer on grass—49.6. Wind—W.S.W.. mod. Cloud (0-10)—10. Rainfall—o.o2in. Rainfall to date this year—b.iMn. Rainfall to date last year—2.9 4m. NOON READINGS. Barometer —29.695, almost steady. Temperature—-56.4. Wind—Calm. Cloud (0-10) —10. “Star” Special Forecast. Canterbury. Wind—Moderate to strong southerly. Weather—Continue unsettled, with further rain at times. Becoming niucn colder later with hail likely in places and snow on the back country. West Coast. Wind—Moderate to strong southerly Weather— Changeable but mainly fair and cold. F T _ WOOLES. Government Forecast. General Inference. —The trough of a westerly depression is crossing the Dominion. At 9 a.m. it lay through Cook Strait. An anti-cyclone has reached south-eastern Australia. Forecast—Moderate to strong southerly winds. Weather: Cold and changeable, with showers in most places at first, but improving gradually inland and a more general improvement likely to-morrow. Seas; Rough. Reports From Other Places. The following ts the telegraphed report of weather conditions throughout New Zealand at 9 a.m. to-day:— Napier . 29.76 65 N,4 BC Smooth C. Egmont . 29.79 59 W.r, OD Mod. Wanganui . 29.72 63 NNW.I O Smooth Wellington 29.62 59 WNW.fi ODQ R'Jh C Campbell 29.57 60 NW,4 C Rough Farewell S. 29.62 59 W. 6 C Rough Greymouth 29.74 55 Calm C Mod. Arthur's P. 4S NW,2 C Christch’ch 29.65 52 SWO Akaroa L.H. 29.65 52 SW.S OMR Mod. Dunedin . 29.69 52 SW.2 OP Mod. Bluff . 29.74 48 5.4 OR Mod. Wind—l, light air; 2, slight breeze; 3 gentle breeze; 4, moderate breeze; 5. 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 and detached clouds; C, cloudy, passing clouds; D, drizzle; F, foggy; G. gloomy, dark weather; H. hail; L. lightnlhg: M. misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds: P, passing showers; Q, squally; R. continuous or steady rain; S. snow; T. thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance: Z. hazy.
High Water— To-day. To-morrow. a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. Lvttelton 0.46 1.13 1.40 3.0o Sumner 0.46 1.13 1.40 2.05 XsTew Brighton .. 1.46 2.13 2.40 3.00 Akaroa 11.53 — 0.20 0.45 Timaru — 0.23 0.50 1.15 Greymouth, Hokitika. Nelson . . 7.55 S.30 S.50 5.«.0
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20276, 10 April 1934, Page 2
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434THE WEATHER. Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20276, 10 April 1934, Page 2
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