WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22512, 21 September 1938, Page 17

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS [THE PRESS Special Service.] • WELLINGTON, September 20. a«Si«?^ ther for ecast for Canterbury issued at 5 p.m. by w + u ea i l - ng with the 24 hours follow: mg the time of issue, is as follows: Moderate north-westerly winds, freshening: in places during the day Some scattered rain in the western ranges, but weather otherwise fair to cloudy. Mild temperatures. Seas slight. WEST COAST <h £ f ?; e ? a , st for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Moderate to fresh winds between north-west and south-west. Weather mainly cloudy to overcast, and i wifh occasional showers. Temperatures moderate. Seas moderate to rather rough. ' • DOMINION The forecast for the Dominion is.— Fair to fine in eastern districts. Rather changeable in and west of the ranges, and in the far south, with occasional showers in many places. Temperatures cool, with some frosts in eastern districts. A shallow westerly depression is passing east of the South Island, but pressure is rising over the Dominion, and is high from eastern Australia across the north Tasman Sea. ! "Winds—North-westerlies predominating in Cook Strait and on most of the east coast, but elsewhere southwest to north-west. Light to moderate over the Auckland Province, and elsewhere moderate to strong. Seas (New Zealand waters)— Rather rough to rough about Cook and Foveaux Straits, and moderate to. rather rough on the west coast, south of Kawhia. Elsewhere slight to moderate. Eastern Tasman Sea —Moderate to strong winds between north-west and south-west. Sens rather rough. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER Yesterday was fine but mainly overcast in Ghristchurch. There was a ' moderate north-westerly wind.' The maximum temperature during the day was 60.4 degrees. a At 1 o'clock this morning there a was a clear sky and a light soatha westerly wind. The temperature n was 48 degrees. The barometer 5j was steady at 29.98 inches. | Meteorological observations, taken i at the Magnetic Observatory, Christ- !* church, on September 20:— 3 9 a.m. 3 p.m. 3 Barometer .. .. 29.766 29-79 C 3 Almost Almost II steady, steady.

EST OTHER PLACES Auckland —There was generally fine weather yesterday with a few showers in the morning and a moderate southwest wind- The maximum temperature was 64 degrees. The barometer .was steady with the reading at 5 p.m., 30.10 inches. Wellington—Yesterday was fine and clear, with a strong north-westerly wind. The minimum temperature on Monday night was 47.1 degrees and the maximum yesterday 57.4 degre--. At 3.30 pan. the temperature was 56.c degrees . and the barometer 29.885 inches. Dunedin—The sun shone brightly yesterday morning, and in spite of a light and variable breeze, the temperature reached a maximum of 60 degrees. In the afternoon the sky became overcast and the weather colder. The barometer rose in the afternoon to 29.85 inches... ■■'.■■ ■ -"- ~ ) OFFICIAL REPORTS'

j Thermometer — 1 Dry bulb 56.1 58.0 ] Wet bulb .. 47.8 49:5 j Max. prev. 24 hours 58.1 — • Min. prev. 24 hours 39.4 — ■ Max. in sun 108 109 j Min. on grass 26.8 — • Max. during day — 60.4 i Humidity, per cent. .. 48 " 50 ■j Wind . Calm. N.W •mod. 1 Cloud (0-10) .*■ 8 9 I Rain nil nil 1938 1 1937. 1 Rainfall to date 25.97in 17.10in I Observations taken up j September 21, at "The P to 1 a.m. on ress" Offlce:9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer . 29.97 29.93 steady Thermometer . 50 48 Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. nil Rainfall for. Sept., 1938 1.44in ainfall fox-. Sept., 1937 1.43in Rainfall for Sept., 1936 2.40in SUNSHINE (Magnetic Observatory Records.) 1 h '" ' Yesterday morning ., o' 20 Yesterday afternoon .. 0 . 15 Total .. 0 35 1935. 1936. 1937. 1938. Jan. .. 213 48 190 36 230 36 192 15 Feb. .. .156 6 132 48 199 18 173 36 Max. .. 183 0 192 54 121 0 -135 50 April .. 132 24 125 54 157 12 75 35 May .. 121 36 ISO 36 135 6 183 6 1 June ..» 72 6 122 12 92 54 111 12 [ July V. 118 12 126 34 153 36 109 48 Aug. .. 171 24 133 0 133 42 159 7 jSept. .. 174 42 . 194 24 130 18 •88 5 J. Total 1314 58 1377 18 1539 42 "1220 2111 J *To September 20. !

' ne SJtatign. Winfl. Weather. Bar. Ther. tol Norfolk • Island, E., light, fairly clear, calm sea 30.15 63 Cape Maria van Diemen, W., light, fairly clear, smooth sea 30.18 62 Auckland, W.S.W., moderate, cloudy 30.14 60 lir East Cape, W.N.W., moderate, fairly clear, toi slight swell 30.03 60 Gisborne, W.N.W., moderm! ate, fairly clear, smooth Ca sea 30.03 60 (8 Chateau Tongariro, S.W., fresh, overcast _ _ A'i Cape Egmont, W.N.W., to: Pc moderate, blue sky, Ki rough sea 30.07 58 Ai Napier, W., strong, fairly W clear, smooth sea 29.96 65 In Wanganui, W., fresh, to fairly clear, rough sea — — to W Farewell Spit, W.S.W., strong, fairly clear, • rough sea 29.99 57 Stephen Island, S.W., mi lir strong, blue sky, moderate swell 29,97 52 Wellington, N.W., strong. blue sky, mod. swell 29.87 .56 lir Cape Campbell, N.W., strong, fairly clear, ~ rough sea 29.82 56 S; Westport, W., moderate, cloudy, mod. swell .. 29.98 55 H Greymouth, N.W., moderate, showery, considerable swell 29.95 52 Akaroa Lighthouse, N.W., gentle, cloudy, smooth sea 29.76 58 Nugget Point, W., fresh, ' fairly clear, slight. swell 29.72 50 Bluff, W., moderate, showery, rough sea 29.77 52 Puysegur Point, W.N.W,; ] fresh, showery, rough ] sea .. .. 2984 47 ] CruVham Islands. N.W., 1 strong, cloudy, roughs s sea -. •* 29.80 54