"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19178, 8 December 1927, Page 13

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Headings by self-recording Instruments at "The Press" Office, Christchurch, up to midnight on Wednesday, December 7th, according to N.Z. standard time.

THE WEATHER

Metoorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, at 9.30 a.m. and 3 p.m. on December 7th: r, , • 9.30 a.m. 5 p.m. Barometer .. .. 29.603 30.001 iiierrnometer— Eft •• 58 -' ■ 5 1' 8 jy et b,llb .. 53.2 45.8 Jlax. prev. 24 hours .. 8-2 . _ Mill. prev. 21 hours 60.8 Max. in sun . 143 iiw Min. on grass ... 4C _ Max. durin™ day ' Humidity per cent. . 7 1 6i Wint ' S.V., S.W., n, , .. v. strong, mod. Cloud (0-10) .. ..7 9 Kahl •• •• •• nil. O.OlOin.

DOMINION REPORTS

(From observations takon at 9 a.m. yesterday.) Station. Wind. Bar. Ther. AVth. C. Egmont X.W., f.b. 29.52 60 E Wanganui X., bi\ 29.82 61 OR Wellington N.W., f.b. 29.73 GO 0 C. Campbell N.W.,f.b. 29.74 62 C Farewell S. W., f.b. 29.76 66 Z Greymoutb W.,br. 23.81 57 P Arthur's P. N.W., f.b Christchurch 2C.W., f.b. 29.49 70 B Akaroa L.H. N., f.b. 23.52 72 CZ Dunedin S.W., 1. 29.74 45 OR Bluff S.S.W.. 1. 29.80 4S EC

Forecast. l'rescut indications are t'or south-westerly winds, becoming general over the eastorn lasman Sea and New Zealand waters; moderate to strong at first, but decreasing gradually from the westward; the weather cloudy und shewery at first, but improving soon; cold temperature.

Wind.—C, calm; 1, light; br, breeze; f.b., freab breeze; m.g., moderate gale; g, whole o/ heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity.

\A oatlier.—l3, blue sky, bo tho atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; K foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, rn;sty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; I?, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening- appearance ; Z, hazy.