THE WEATHER.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20480, 5 December 1934, Page 2

THE WEATHER.

PHASES OP THE MOON. DECEMBER.

Dec. 7, Dec. 13, Dec. 21, Dec. 29, 5.25 a.m. 10.52 p.m. 8.53 a.m. 1.38 p.m. Sun—Rose, 4.43 a.m.; sets, 7.58 p.m. Moon—Rose, 2.56 a.m.; sets, b. 31 P-m. TIDES.

)IAGNETIC OBSERVATORY, CHRISTCHURCH. ‘ lleteorologlcal observations taken at 44.30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 5, 1934: l Barometer—3o.lo6, steady._ l ‘Maximum temperature dunng precedling twenty-four hours—76.s. 1 Minimum temperature during preced—ing twenty—four hours—s4.B. Temerature at 9.30 a.m.-—Dry bull), 166.5: wet bulb, 60.3. ; Humidity per cent—67. ‘ )laximum temperature in sun—l4l. ‘ Minimum thermometer on grass—sl.o. ; Wind—E..\'.E., light. ‘ (‘loud (0-10)—9. ~ ‘ Rainfall—Nil. . Rainfall to date this year—26.39. ‘ Rainfall to date last year——ls.39‘ln. NOON READINGS. Barometer-430.100. steady. Temperature—67.2. \Vind—E.X.El, light. Cloud (o—lo)——6. ___—___— ” ~ “Star Specxal Forecast. ‘ Canterbury. XVlnd—Moderate easterly, changing to fresh southerly later, “feather—Signs of a. change are now Inore definite, and some rain. more or less general. should set in by to-nlght. Becomlng cooler. West Coast. W‘lnd—Moderate to fresh easterly. “'eather—Mainly fair to cloudy. F. L. WOOLES. ___-___- Government Forecast. General Inference—A low pressure trough with a centre to the north-east lof Cape Maria. \‘an Diemen is now crossing New Zealand. but has decreased nonsiderably in intensity since 3e5terday. Forecast—Light to moderate but freshenlng south-easterly winds. Weather: Cloudy, and with showers or mlsty rain in places, but more especially near the coast. Temperatures cooler. Seas: Moderate. ___—___.— lßeports From Other Places.

Wind. 0. ca!m: 1. light air: 2, slight breeze; 3. gentle breeze: 4, modera'e breeze: :3. fresn breeze: 6, strong breeze: 7, high wind; 8. gaie: 9. strong ga‘e: 10. whole iale; 11. storm; 12. hm‘rlcan& Weather. B. blue sky: BC. blue sky and d - var-her] clouds; C. cloudy; D, drizzle: F‘. fog: G. gloomy, dull: H, hall; L. lighxmng: M. mist; O, overcast: P. gassing showers; Q. squally: R. con~ sinuous or steady rain: S, snow: 'l' 'huuder; U. ugly. threatening: Z. haze

(Summer time.) High water. To-day. To-morrow. Tvttelton . 2.35 2.55 3.20 3.40 Sumner ?•?£ 3.20 3.40 New Brighton . 3.Jo 3.d5 4.20 4.40 Akaroa ***| 2 05 2.30 2.50 Timaru 1 - 4 ° Gr’ymouth.Hoki- -.a on m m tika, Nelson . 9.30 9.5o 10.20 10.40

The following is the telegraphed re— port of weather conditions throughout New Zealand at 9,3.m. (0-day:— Napier I30!” 74 NBA B Smooth C. Egmnnt . 30.03 70 13,2 BC Sn1..uth \Vanganui . 30.04 75 Palm B Smooth \Vellingtnn 301” 65 $12.31 C Slight (‘.Camnbell 30.08 64 SS‘VJ O Smnolh Farewell S. 30,00 74 SEE BC. Slight ‘(ireymouth 29.94 66 EJ BC Mud. ‘Arthur's P. —— 62 “2.1 n \(‘hristch‘oh 30.10 65 ESE} O iAkal‘na L.H. 30.11 61 E} 0 Slight ‘Dunedin . 30.15 60 NEJ OBIR ‘BquE . 30.17 52 513,5 ORRI Rough