"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20490, 8 March 1932, Page 14

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Headings by self-recording instrument!! at. "The Press" Office, Christchurch, tip to 1 a.m. on Tuesday, March Bth. (Standard time.)

THE WEATHER. Meteorological observations taken at the Kagnetio Observatory, Christchurch, at 8 ii.sn. and 5 p.nx, on March 7th: 9 a.m. 5 p.m. Barometer .. - 30.424 30.854 Thermometer— Dry bulb - •• £•» Wet bulb -- •• 54 - 7 Max. prev. 24 hours .. 69.7 Min. prev. 24 hours .. 01.l Max. in sun 102 120 Min. on. grass ... •• Max. during day ... per cent. „ ' mod. flfc. br. Cloud (0-10) .. •• I?, ' * IVn nil. nil. la 1932. 1931. lis«r.fali to date .. .. 4.05 in S- 86 " 1 Auckland —A light easterly wind and continuous rain were experienced during ine <lav. but conditions improved in the evening. There was very little movement of the barometer. which was steady last night at 29.9j. Wellington—The Weather yesterday was fine hiis overcast at times. A light wind blew from the soatb. * Dunedin—The weather was sunny and pleasant yesterday, with- a fresh hreeze from t ;„, north-east. The barometer fell during the day, but was rising last night and registered 30.30. Forecast. General Situation—A • tropical disturbance is still centred ribrth-north-east of _ New Mtkr. land, while pressure is very high in the south. A shaUo* westerly depression is advancing across the south' Tasman Sea. . Winds —South-easterly in and north of Cook Strait, and stroilg to gale force in places, «ast to north over the South ißland, and moderate but freshening.

Seas (New Zealand waters) —Rough north of farewell Spit and Kaikoura, elsewhere m °Eastern Tasman Sea—Moderate northerly winds and moderate seas. _ _ ~ . n . Weather —Dull, with rain m Auckland pro vince and between Cook Strait and HwU s Bay; soma heavy falls m the far: n ° north-east, elsewhere mainly fair, tempera tures moderatei DOMINION REPORTS. (From readings taken at 4 pm.)

Station. Wind. Weather, Tber. Norfolk Island, S., breeze, fine Cape Maria, S.E., gale, ram and fog, rough sea •• Auckland, E.S.E., light, showEast'ciape, S.E.I high,' overcast, heavy &ea .. ■ • • ■ Cape Egmont, S.E., gale, line, rough soa ... •• Napier. E.S.E., strong, overcast, rough sea ... •• Varewell Spit, S.E., strong, fine, con. sea , -I Stephen Island,. S.S.E., high, fine, rough sea ... • ■ • • Wellington, S.E., light, fine, mod. sea •• Cape Campbell, S., light, overcast, mod. swell .. Gieymouth, 8.W., liglit, fog, smooth sea ■ • Akatoa Lighthouse, N.E., breeze, fine, mod. swell •• jlu<j<ret Point, N., fresh, fine, rather rough sea .. Puysegur Point, Is.W., breeze. fin®, mod. sea Chatham. Islands, E., strong, line, rough sea .. Sydney, N.E , light, cloudy ..., Ilnbart, N.W., light, overcast .. 29.93 29.74 29.91 30.02 30.U 30.22 30.24 60 65 66 66 66 . 67,, 30.26 30.28 59 63 30.38 30.21 30.36 30.20 30.27 30.43 29.91' 39.82 61 63 62 61 63 58