THE WEATHER.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16725, 7 January 1920, Page 9

THE WEATHER.

cnnisTciiuncn observatory. Mctooroloeical observation* lakrn at <h* Magnetic Obsorratory. Christchurch, at 3-" 1 ' a.m. und 5 p.m. on January f!th :— 0.10 a.to. 3 p m. Temp. dry. bulb .. ,'0.9 5" Tfmp. wet bulb .. 4f> .10.7 Humidity por »*nt. .. 57 f>( Ma*, temp, in Kin .. Ml 115 Min. thenn. on gTaa® ..41 — Wind N.E., lisht. lirht. Cloud (0-10) .. 0 1 The readings taken at the Asbbnrton Ho- . main weather station at !> a-m. yesterday ■were: -Barometer, 30.10; thermometer, max. | 61, min. 41. Tho meteorological observation* taken at • the Ashhurton flomain weather station for the month of December were as follows: — Highest baromet<«», 30.20 inches, on the .list; lowest, 29.(5 inches, on the 13th: highest maximum thermometer. SG decree*, on the J6th; lowest, .">1 decrees, on tho 9th; hiphest minimum, ol desrew, on tho 31st; lowest, 29 decrees, on tho 22nd. From two to •njrht of frost were recislered, the heaviwt boingr on tho 22nd. The total rainfall wag 1.64 inch*". Tho total fall for tho Tear was 26.515 inches, a« against 27.05 inches for 1918, and 33.95 inches for 1317, For 1915 tho fall only reached 15.08 inches, and 1916 24-45 inches. RAINFALL AT WADDING TON*. The rainfall for the year 1919 at "Fair Yisw," Waddingtoc, was as follows; — In. January .. 3.95 Viabruary .. ~ ,5 J March .. .. .78 April 2.01 May .. ... .51 ■Tun® ~ ~ 2.17 July .. .. .1.91 August 1.6? .. .. 6.2fi October .. .. .S3 NoTember .. .. 2.0fl December 2.96 Total .. .. 28.05 SUMMARY AND FORECAST. Atmospherio pressure ha* increased evorrwherre. and southerly wind* havo prevailed with increasing force. Rain foil last night in th« western ami Eajrt Coast district* of th# North Island, and the. weather has been cold and changeable generally, but improving to-day. I'reiKmt indications are for moderate to strong fouth-eaat winds northward of New Plymouth and Napier, and southerly hreotes elsewhere, vcerintr shortly to westerlies anil northerlies. Fair weather may be expected generally, hut cloudy at times, especially in the northern ar.d •outhemmost districts. Tho barometer has little movement.