THE WEATHER
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS The following local observation- on the weather are supplied by Miss Budd, or Messrs BalTour, Irvine and Webster, Ltd., Hamilton:— Barometer Wednesday 30.20 Thursday 30.20 Thermometer Min. Max. Tuesday .... <6 57 Wednesday .. 50 5< Mean temperature, 53.5 deg. The barometer reads 30.20 M 023 millibars) and has very little movement. Fair to overcast weather Is indicated to-day and to-morrow, with mild temperatures, westerly winds prevailing; scattered rain. The Rainfall * Rain Tall r-»r 2 4 hours ended 9 o'clock this morning, .03in. Rainfall Tor previous 24 hours, .OMn. Rainfall Tor August to date, 2.7 7 in. Average rainfall Tor August, 3.90 In. Ramrall for year to date 29.161 n. Average yearly rainfall, 46.32 Inches. BPECIAL FORECAST (By Government Meteorologist) The special forecast by tne nGo\crnrnoot Meteorologist, cover /) in* the Waika:o-Thame3 Valley II General situation: A belt of high pressure extends from Australia across the North Island. Forecast: Light to fresh winds from a westerly quarter; a few Isolated showers, but weather mainly fair to fine, with cool night but moderate day temperatures; seas sllgnt to moderate.
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21198, 22 August 1940, Page 6
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179THE WEATHER Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21198, 22 August 1940, Page 6
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