THE WEATHER
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS Tbe following local observations on the weather are supplied by Miss Budd. or Messrs Balfour, Irvine and Webster, Ltd., Hamilton:— Barometer Thursday 29.75 Friday 29.80 Thermometer Min. Max. Wednesday .. 47 6*2 Thursday .... 50 60 Mean temperature, 55 deg. The barometer reads 29.50 (1009 millibars) and has a rising tendencycontinued unsettled weather is Indicated to-day and to-morrow with mild temperatures, scattered showers, winds variable. The Rainfall Ralnrall Tor 24 hours ended 9 o’clock this morning, .04in. Ralnrall Tor previous 24 hours, .nin. Rainfall for August to date, 2.631 n. Average ralnrall for August, 3.961 n. Ralnrall Tor year to date 29.021 n. Average yearly rainfall, 46.32 Inches. SPECIAL FORECAST (By Government Meteorologist) Tbe special forecast by the Government Meteorologist, covering the Walka'.o-Thames Valley is follow?: General situation: Pressure Is low near Chatham Islands and high over Australia, while a weak westerly disturbance Is crossing the Dominion. Forecast: Light south-westerly winds, freshening at times; a few scattered showers, but weather mainly Tair and cool, with some rrosts to-night; seas moderate.
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21193, 16 August 1940, Page 4
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172THE WEATHER Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21193, 16 August 1940, Page 4
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