THE WEATHER.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16722, 3 January 1920, Page 4

THE WEATHER.

CHRISTCHURCH OBSERVATORY. Meleorologioal oboorvations taken at ti>« Magnetic Observatory, Christcburch, at 9JO a.m. and 5 pjc. on January '2nd: — 9.30 a.m. 5 p.®. Temp, dry bnlb .. .. 62.5 63 Terap. wet bulb .. ... 33.6 Humidity per oeot. ..75 85 Max. tamp, in cua •. 140 136 Min. therm. on guss .. 55 — Wind .. .. .. X.E., E.N.E., mod. mod. Cloud (0-30) .. .. P S Th« readings t&kem at tbo A&hburton Domain weather station at 9 a.m. yesterday were: —Barometer, Z3.3T; thermometer, max. C 3, min. 51. j RAINTALL AT WAIPARA. i The rainfall at TVaipan in 1919 was as follows January .. .. .90 February .. .. .20 March .. .. .3') April .. .. .94 May SI .Tune .. •. 1.72 .Inly .. .. 3.14 I August .. .. 2.X Septets bor .. .. 4.** October •• .. 1.13 ,\"ovp mWo r .. .. 2.30 December .. .. ".22 Total .. 21.94 There were t.l wet days. Th* heaviest (all recorded wi« on September 11th, wben a tew point* under 3 incbe» {ell. RAINFALL AT LINCOLN COLLEGE. Mr L. 0. "Wild supplies us with the rainfall fijrrrce for tbo past year at Lincoln College £lr follows: — Inches. January .. 4*H) February .. .. .'2l March ... .. .55 I April .. .. 2.04 May ... .- 1.10 .Tune .. .. 2.54 .Inly .. .. 2.46 August .. .. 1.96 .September .• .. --65 October •• ..*1.68 ' November .. .. 2.41 ' Deoemhftr .. .. 1.11 Total M-Sl , i The average fall _at tho Collcffo for (he j put 37 years in '25.35 inches. j DOMINION RECORDS. At 4 pjn. yesterday. Wind. Bar. Tbea\ C Maria N.E.. fmsh 30.17 68 Cloudy Ruwell N.. light 30.10 73 Cloudy Maaukau 11. S.W.. jisrbt 30.11 74 Kain Auckland N.E.. lia-bt 30.1.1 73 Fair Tauransa W.. lifrht 30.09 75 Sbowtsry fii«borr.e N-E., light 30.03 7n Overcast P. Ahuriri Calm 30.06 73 Overcast Castlcpoini N.E.. breoxo 30.07 62 PoKRy Wellinffton N., li?ht 30.06 fi!> Pair N.T'lrnxmth N.W„li e bt 30.04 70 Finn C. Ecmont N."W\, frrnh 30.04 70 Fine . Wanptnui 30.07 72 Fair Fart-wall S. N., fresh 30.17 69 Fin« C. Foulwind W., lijjht 30.10 76 Fim (iTcvmouth W., licht 30.06 74 Pine Stephen T. W.. li*ht 30.15 fit Hazy 0. Campbell X.. fwwh •"*>•<*> 68 Haiy Kaikoura. N.K., liithl 29.99 68 Fair Aka.ro* L.H. fresh 2H.98 70 Haxy P. Cbaimers N.E., frmli 29.97 6ft Overcaat Nupwt* S.W.. fT«>h 29.96 55 Foßjry • Bluff S.E., liffht 29.94 fifi CJoudy SUMMARY AND FORECAST. Anti-cyclonic pressure has dominated. but is now passing to tbo ea*tward. Tho woalber ha# been fair generally, though dull and mistv at time*. arul ecattprred driulo wa« reported yeetorday. Moderate and variablo breezofl hav© prevailed. Present indications are for inereoflinj? northorlv winds, veering' to «iet and snmthenct shortly in. and southward of Cook Strait. Warm and haarr conditior» are likely to Rive place soon to trnflettled cloudy and misty weather, with rain folloiwro?: in many parts of tbo country. Tho barometer has a falling tendency-