THE WEATHER.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16414, 7 January 1919, Page 5

THE WEATHER.

CHRISTCHURCH OBSERVATIONS. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, at 9.80 a.m. and 5 p.m. on January 6th: — 9.30 a.m. 5 p.m. Temp, dry bulb .. .. 57 66.6 Temp, wet bulb .. ... 50.4 60 Humidity per cent. ..63 62 Max. temp, in sun .. 141 140 Min. therm, on grass .. 44.1 Wind S.W., N., mod. light. Cloud (0-10) .. ..6 4 ASHBURTON. The leadings taken at the Aahburton Domain weather station at 0 a.m. yesterday were:—Barometer, 09.68; thermometer, mas. 65, min. 45; rain, 0-2iiii. The total rainfall for December was 1.30 in and the total lor December, 1917, was 4.89 m. The totals for each month in 1918 were: — January .. .. 2.4 Sin February, .. .. 2.40 in March .. ~ .. 2.97 in April .. .. 0.92 in May .. ... .. 0.76 in •Tune ... .. .. 2.52iu i July .. .. .. 3.66 m August .. .. .. 2.57 in . September .. .. 2.16 in October .. .. .. 1.41 in November .. .. 3.48 in December ... .. l.oOin Total ..i .. 26.95 in RAINFALL AT HAPUKA, KAIKOTJRA. The rainfall ior 1917 and 1918 at Hapuka, Eoikoura, as recorded by Mr T. Harle, is as follows: — 1917. 1918. Rainy Rainy in. days. in. days, January .. 5.70 4 8.07 16 February 4.45 14 7.38 9 March .. 3.88 10 2.58 13 April .. 3.26 11 4.26 10 May .. 11.05 16 1.10 4 June .. 4.72 9 4.05 10 J-uly .. 4.51 12 6.34 12 August .. 4.21 11 2.70 9 September 13.55 13 9.55 10 October .. 2.73 9 3.78 10 November 7.09 13 4.56 15 December 10.82 14 4.09 11 ToUla .. 75.97 . 136 68.46" 129 DOMINION RECORDS. At 4 p.m. yesterday.

DOMINION FORECAST. The following is the Dominion meleorolo- | gist's forecast, issued at Wellington at 4 - p.m. yesterday:— I Present indications are for southerly . breezes, veering to freshening westerlies and ' northerlies eooo. Fair to cloudy weather is probable generally, but unsettled and equally conditions ere likely to follow shortly in and southward of Cook Strait. The barometer has &> rising tendency* but falling in the jouth soon.

.o.y m "Wind. Bar. Ther. Weather. Cape Maria S., fresh 29.96 62 Cloudy Russell S.W., fresh 29.85 66 Cloudy Manukau H. S.S.W.jfx. 23.85 63 Cloudy Auckland "VV.S.W., It 29.83 64 Fair Tauianga W*» fresn 29.68 70 Ftair G is borne S., breeze 29.80 60 Cloudy Pt. Ahuxiri S., fresh 29.60 5S Drizzle Castlepoint S.W., light 29.81. 61 Fine Wellington S.,breeze 29.81 62 Fine N. Plymouth N.W., light 29.70 62 Fine C. Egmont S. W\, light 29.72 66 Hazy. Wangunui S., light 29.78 63 Fine Farewell S. N.'W'.j fresh 29.87 72 Fine C. Foulwind S.W., light 29.83 68 Fine

Greymouth S.W., brwtc 29.8G 70 Cloudy Stephen I. S.E., light 29.85 56 Kino C. Campbell S., light 129.85 60 Gloomy Kaikoura S., light 29.83 C4 Gloomy Akoroa L.H. S., light £9.80 55 Fine Pt, Chalmers S.W., br. 29.83 S8 Overcast Nuggets S., fresh ' 23.84 48 Showery Bluff W.S.W., It 29.83 53 Overcast