"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18425, 4 July 1925, Page 16

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Readings toy self-recording Instruments at "The Press" Office, Christchurch. up to 1 a.m. on Saturday, July 4th.

THE WEATHER. Meteorological observation* taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Chrialtchurch, at OX9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on July 3idi:—

DOMINION REPORTS. (From observations taken at 9 a.m. yesterday.)

Wind—C, calm; 1, light; br, breeze; fb, fresh breeze; tag, moderate gale; g, gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather—l?, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, cloudy, passing clouda; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty;. O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, i>aesing showers; Q, squally; K, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy.

Forecast. Present indications are for atronf? southerly winds veering to westerlies northwards of Farewell Spit and Kaikoura, and northerlie* elsewhere. A continuance of unsettled dull nnd misty weather may be, expected with heavy rain in many parts. The barometer has a temporary rising tendency.

9.30 a.m. 5 p.m. Barometer. :..> ,..; 23.88* 29.862 Thermometer— Dry bulb .. 50.6 59 V!et bulb ... 49.9 48 Ms*, pr'ev. 24 hours ... 53.5 — Mill. prev. 24 hours ,.. 50 — Msfct. in sun .. 53 61 Min. on grass .. ,„, 47.2 — Haac. during day ... — 52.3 Humidity per cent. :.. 95 86 Wind .„ B.S.B., E., light. light. Cloud (0-10) 9 9 Bain ..: ... .... 0.298in. nil.

Station. Wind Bar. j L'her ■. Wth Napier W., 1. 29.55 49 R Cape Egmont S.E., i.b. 29.50 49 0 Wanganui Calm 2-J.54 59 I) Wellington S.S.E., 1. 2S.6t 53 CP Cape Campbell S.E., f.b. 2i).6S 45 R Farewell Spit AV., 1. 29.61 50 II Groymoutb. E., b. 23.65 46 0 Arthur's Pass S.W., 1. — 46 0 Christchurch E.,1. 23.79 53 BC Akarosv Lighthouse X.E., f.b. 29.82 « M Dunedin N.E., f.b. 29.87 49 D Bluff E.. f.b. 23.76 47 BC