"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20176, 3 March 1931, Page 14

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

** ' e i " ' i« ' ' , Readings by self-recording inatrumentsat "The ®®^ i ° h f stchurch ' up to 1 a.m. on Tuesday, Match 3<\i. (Standard Time.)

THE WEATHER. Meteorological observations taken at the i'agnetio Obeorvatory, Christoliurt'h, at 9 n.ni. aiiii 5 u.m. 2nd;- -1 "

Tasman Sea—Moderate south to east windß and moderate seas Jo the Eastern T °Woa"heiv—Mainly fair to fine, _but some scattered coastal showers on the East Coast north of Napier and south of Tiraoru. Cold niffhts, but mildor day temperatures.

Auckland—A prolonged spell of fine summer weather continued at, Auoklind yesterday. ' A light i breeze was • blowing from the north-east, and the barometer was steady •at SO.lOin. Wellington—Wellington had warm, calm, sunny' weather yesterday. There were no clouds, and -what faint breeze there was onme. from the • north. Dunodin—"The weather was fine but cloudy and-unsettled in Dunedin yesterday, with a , fresh wind from the south-west. The maximom temperature wa? 60 degrees, The baro. meter, which had risen' during the' week-end, pecame steady at ,80.10 m. Forecast. General , Situation —An anti-cyclone is covering New ZerflanKt.and' th* TasmanSea, . :Wind»~VVaii«bK: with* tight to moderate MUtherllcs r®»-ByMU!»g, t tntlyww* at 'Xi' s®W%foriana v wat*rs)— Generally smooth to 1 moderate; '

DOMINION REPORTS. (From readings taken at 4 p.m.) Station. Wind. Weather. Bar. Thar, Norfolk Island, E., fresh. breeze, overcast y , •• Cap*, Maria, 5.8., fresh breeze, blue ,sky, haze, mod. sea .. 30.11 60 Auckland, N.E.. . gentle breeze, blue sltjr . •• •• 30.11 7° East Cape. ' S.W.. slight breeze, •" cloudy,' mod; sea .. .. 80.16' 70 Cape Egmont, 8., ■ fresh breeze, bluo sky, Napier,' not received. Farewell Spit, W., mod. breeze, v blue sky; niod. sea ..' • • 30.10 63 Stephen Island, calm, blue sky,, , , smooth sea. •• 80.11 63 Wellington, N.W., light, Hpa . sky, smooth sea . •• 30.12 66 Cap* Campbell, N.N.E., light, , ■ bluOi sby* smooth aea .« 30.21 78 Greymouth, W., slight breeze, blutf sky, con. sea .. , .. 80;15 62 Aharoa Lighthouse, S., slight breeze, cloddy, smooth• sea .. 30.16 67 Nugget , Point, S., high wind, overcast, misty rain, rough ■eft ~ ;. .. .80.18 .it Ptiysegur Point) S., modi breeze, overcast, passing showers,,, mod, sea .< •• 30.33 50 Chatham Islands, S.W., mod. breeze, "cloudy, mod. sea .. 29.91 56. Sydney. 8.N.E., mod. breeze, overcast •• ... 30.02 Hoberi (9 a.m.), S.W., light, misty ram r , 80.2 a

.a.m.- ana o p.m lltUJJj — , 0 a.m. 6 p.m. Barometer 30.188: 30.115 Tbermometer — . Dry bulb .. 5SJ.7 57.1 Wet bulb. • 53.0 02.1 Max. prew 21 ' hoUTR ... 62,* — Mill. prev. ai Max. , in ' »un hours .. 45.7 — .. 134 136 Min. on grass • Max. during: .. 86.8 — dayt .. — 61.5 Humidity per cent;. .. 68 E.N.E., 71 "Wind .. E.N.E., lightmod. Cloud (0-10) ' ... 5 10 Kain .. nil. nil. 1981. 1930. Bsipfcll to. data .. 3.01in 5.88in