"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18659, 7 April 1926, Page 13

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

I Bladings toy self-recording Instruments at "The Press" Office, Christchurcli, up to 1 a.m. on Wednesday, April 7th. Ther - BarO" Wind, X.K. overcast; barometer, steady. _ , Barometer, thermometer, 50. at \ am. at 1 a.m . Sun 'to-day): meter

'I Rises 6.26 a.m.; sets, - jFhasesof Moon 5.39 p.m. ,; ._, i? &WC j Icr April: Sun (to-morrow): |& » T 1 L„t Quarter: 8 ! Sd 8h 20m ~m. °' d7 p ' m - i-j X ,* Moon: M |._ New Moon: Rises, p.in.; sets, j3oj 13d Oh 26m a.m. 2.48 p.m. - ij 80 P!„ ( r, . Hiph Water at 9-| ! First Quarter: Lvtle'ton- 8 l-i j- aid lOh Mm a.m. 'Jo-dnV, morning 11.25; IH, ; 0 Full Moon: afternoon. 11.31. |_| _ 26d llh 17m p.m. To-morrow, morning, I H —; afternoon, 0.23. ■ ~g i SYNOPSIS. Lyttelton: | ~ ~~ 9.30a.m.1.30 p.m. 9 p.m. la.m. 9am Xoon a p.m. M _ SO M Barometer 30.32 30.30 30.33 30.33 30.42 30.43 30.41 1 Nj Theimomcter 52 54 52 50 52 5' <" ■ _ H Maximum temperature for 24 hours ended 9 p.m. yesterday—sl a pp. ■ 40 I Minimum temperature for 24 hours ended 9 pm. yesterday—4ideg. H _ fl Rainfall for 24 hours ending 1 a.m. to-day—.o2in. B 28 ■ Rainfall for April, 1925—.30 in. fl ~ 30 fl Rainfall for April, 192&-.37 in. H J I Rainfall for 1925 to date—3.77in. fl ._! ■ Rainfall for 192G to date—6.92in. fl -| 20 B Sunshine recorded on "The Press*' recorder yesterday—nil. Total for M H year to dale, 527 hours 50 minutes; for corresponding period last ■ I ~ I y*"**!*, 618 hour* 50 minutes; tor corresponding period "921, ■ I 0 ■ hours; for ..orresponding period 1923, 722 hours 20 minutes. i; J

THE WEATHER. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, at 0.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on April 6th: n.TOa.m. 5 p.m. Barometer •«. C 0.400 30.3G6 Thermometer— Dry bulb .. „ 52.6 65.1 AVet bulb ~ 50,6 491 Max. prev. 2t hours .. 58,6 Min. j>rev. 24 hours ... 17.1 . _ Max. in sun .. ~.116. 67 Min. on grass .. », ,'!9.2 Max. during day : „ Humidity per cent. .. PC 80 Wind .. ~ calm. calm. Cloud (0-10) ... ~10 10 Bain .. .. ~ . nil. nil. Forecast. Present indications are for variable winds, decreasing southerlies, giving place shortly to freshening northeilies; weather mild and fair to cloudy generally. The barometer is falling everywhere soon.

DOMINION REPORTS. (From observations taken at 9 a.m. yesterday.) Station. Wind. Bar. Titer. Wth. Napier 5.W.,1. 3<MO ob OD C. Egmont X., 1. *>-">" -» £M Wanganui Calm :w.3"> B.H Wellington X.K., 1. ™.: IS sf ; "' C.Campbell S-.E., 1. 30.10 1.'.! O ; Farewell S. S., 1. r><- \\\ Gieyroouth N.K., br. 30.33 s<i »C Arthur's Pass N.W., 1. 4j B Christchurch W., 1. 30.41 50 () Dunedin S.W., 1. 30.11 50 BC Bluff S., 1. 30.38 50 CM AkaroaL.H. S.'W., 1. 30.42 53 OP "Wind.—C, Calm; 1,. light; br., breeze; f.b., fiesli breeze; m.g., moderate gale; g, gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.—B, blue sky, bo the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, cloudy, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; O, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; hj, lightning; M, misty, U, overcast, the wholo sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; It, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy.