THE WEATHER.

Waikato Times, Volume 113, Issue 18947, 17 May 1933, Page 6

THE WEATHER.

LOCAL OBSERVATION’S Miss Budd, or Balfour M. Irvine and Webster, Ltd., supplies the following observations of the weather: • Barometer. Tuesday w. 30.30 Wednesday ■■ 30.25 Thermometer. Max. Min. Monday 04-0 S’?- 0 Tuesday 65.0 59.0 The barometer reads 30.25 .with a falling tendency. In'dications are for cloudy and unsettled weather to-day and to-morrow, with warmer temperatures. Winds chiefly from a north-westerly direction. Rain following. 0.04 points of rain fell during the past 24 hours. Mean temperature 62 degrees. 80UTH AUCKLAND AREA. SPECIAL FORECAST. ;(By Govt. Meterologlst.) The Bpeclal foreoast by the Government meteorologist covering the WaikatoThsrnes Valley area is a follows Forecast: Moderate to strong north-westerly winds, backing to south-west within 24 hours. Weather changeable and rather squally with intermittent and scattered rains. Temperatures cooler. Seas moderate. General Inference: Pressure is still high to the northeast of New 7 Zealand, while the last portion of an extensive westerly depression is crossing the South Island. An intense anti-cyclone is again developing over Australia so that another spell of southwesterly weather is probable. THE RAINFALL. (Recorded at Ruakura.) Rainfall for 24 hours ended 9 o’clock this morning. .02in. Rainfall for previous 24 hours .OOins. Total for May 5.39in5. Rainfall for year to date, 20.72in5.