"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20100, 2 December 1930, Page 16

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

THE WEATHER.

Meteorolo«ical observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on December Ist: 9 a.m. 5 p.m. Barometer ♦. ». 29.935. .2Q.767 Thfrrmbmeter— Dry balb .. 59.7 f.6.6 Wet bulb .. ... 52.7 52.4 Max. prev. 24 hours w 75.4 Min. prev. 24 hours 45,2 Max. in sun .. 145 144 Min, on grass 35.9 Max. during day Humidity per cent. .. "61 -39 "Wind .. .. 8.N.K.-, N.W., mod. et. br. Olond (O-lO) w 7 7 Bain .. .. nil. nil. 1930. 3929. Kainfall to dale —, ",. 21.260 in 20.158 in is .Auckland—The weather was dull and 'halfiudy yesterday." 'The'wind was o light p ■{" "tarly, and a light rain fell during the coiOfoing. . • Th'e baromete.r. .i.s-. ,uns.teady, - the staeadinj; lait> night being 30.10. "Wellinfiton—The weather was fine yesterday xriln a etrong wind from the north. Dunedin—The weather was dull and unsettled yesterday. The morning was fine but zain commenced to fall after mid-day ana were frequent showers during the afternoon. The wind was very high from the south-east/: Tte maximum temperature wan 62 degrees. The barometer is steady at 29.60. ' v Forecast. General situation——A. depression is passing JMi of the Donjinioo. and is being followed by ba intense anti-cyclone from the Tasman Sea.

Winds—Moderate to strbng "westerly "backing shortly to southeriiei from Canterbury northwards, elsewhere strong southerlies. Seas (New ZealaDd waters) —Rather rough about Cook and Foveaux Straits and rising south ot Castlepoint, elsewhere, moderate. Tasman Sea-—Moderate, to fresh southerly winds find rather rougbi seas" in the eastern Tasman Sea. Weather —Cloudy ' and unsettled with showers at times in most districts, hail and thunder* at places, temperatures becoming cold.' DOMINION REPORTS. (Fr'orrr readings t&kan at 4 p.m.) Station. Wind. Weather. Bar. Ther. .Norfolk Island, calm, fine 30.18 Cape Maria, Xv.il.- f light, cloudy, smooth sea .. .. 30.29 GS Auckland, W., .light, ' showery 30.15 61 Kasf* Cape, breeze, fine, mod. •6ca. .. .. 30.03 70 Cape N.W., light', "fihfc, mod. sea .. .. .. 30.15 67 Is'apier, N.E., lig-Ht # .fine, amootii sea .. .. 39.96 67 Faiewcl! Spit, W"., fresh, cloudy, rougli - .. ... 30.03 65 Stephen Island, W., bxeezo, cloudy, mod. sea .. 30.00 63 Wellington, W.N.W., strong, overcast, rough eea .. 39.95 M Capo Campbell, N., fresh, clotitdy, rough sea .. .. .. 29.86 67 Greyrnouth, - N.N.W.,- light, • cloudy, con., sea , .. .. 30.03 56. Akarda ; *I/igfatht>"use, E/, light, fine, smooth sea ..• 29.77 63 Kugjrefc Point,. S.W., etrong, ahowory, mod. sea .. .. 29.87 46 I'uysegnr Point, S.W., light, overcast, mod. sea .. .. 30.01 47 Chatham Islands, W., light, fine, smooth sea . .. . ... 29.90 53 Sydney, S.K., Tig*ht, overcast .. 30.33 KobarV:S.E.; light, fine ' 30.44