WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22517, 27 September 1938, Page 17

WEATHER REPORT

_♦ OFFICIAL FORECASTS [THE PKESS Special Servjce.J WELLINGTON, September 26. The weather forecast for Canterbury and Marlborough, issued at 5 p.m. by the Meteorological Office, .Wellington, and dealing with the 24.hours following the time of issue, is as follows: Light to moderate and variable winds with north-easterlies later predominating Weather mainly fair to cloudy, but with possibly some light drizzling rain in places. Moderate day but cool night temperatures with some morning fogs. Sc»s, slight to moderate. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of J the South Island is:— ' Light to moderate and vart/jlc winds with north-easterlies prevailing;. Weather fair to line with moderate temperatures. Seas, slight to moderate. DOMINION Thft forecast for the Dominion is;— still mostly (air to fine, but cloudy and with scattered loeal rains on the east coast between Canterbury and East Cape. Mild day but cool night temperatures with some ground frosts and morning fogs. Pressure lias risen over New Zealand, an anti-cyclone be in* centred east of Otago. Winds--Light to fresh soutberllee to south-easterlies, from Nelson and Marlborough northwards. Elsewhere variable with east to north predominating. <i Seas fNew Zeuiand waters)— Slight to moderate. Eastern Tasman Sea—Light to moderate t-outh-enst to easterly wincw in northern portion and north-wester-lies in tho southern. Seas, slight to moderate.

CHIUSTCHURCH WEATHER

Yesterday wag fine but dull in Christchurch. There was a southwesterly wind in the morning, The maximum temperature during the day was 31.0 degrees.

At 1 o'clock this morning the t»ky was -cloudy and there was a light north-eaftterly wind. The temperature was 40 degrees, The barometer -reading was 30.33 Inches, falling. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christ-

church, on September 28'.'™ 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Barometer .. .. 30,325 30.290 Rising Falling slowly, slowly.

SUNBWNE

Tgtal 1314 88 1877 M 1839 42 •1168 23 »To September 2«.

IN OTHER PLACES Auckland—Sunny weather with, a light and variable wind ruled, during the day, conditions becoming cloudy in the late afternoon, The mßxtnrum temperature was 62 barometer was fairly steady, with the reading at 8 p.m, 30.10 inches, Wellington—Yesterday was cloudy but otherwise fine, with a moderate south-east breese. were moderate, the maximum yesterday being 85.2 degrees, At a p.m. the temperature was 80.2 degrees, and the barometer reading 30.283 inches. Dunedin—The sky was overcast yesterday, but the sun shone for bto during the middle of the day. There was very little wind, and the temperature was mild, the maximum being 54 degrees. The barometer fell slightly to 30.40 inches, but was usmg in the evening. OFFICIAL REPORTS

Thermometer— '\ Dry bulb .. •• 48.7 51.3 Wet bulb • ... 45.8 46,4 Max. prev, 24 hour* 58,3 —■ Mtn, prev, 84 hours 43.9 — Max. in sun • • 120 72 Min. on grass ■. 35.0 r Max. during day •• — 51.9 Humidity, per cent, .. 79 Wind •• W.S.w 06 . calm mod, Cloud (040) .»,. - .: » 9 nil Beiirt ■••♦'■ •• n '* 1938. 1937. Rainfall to date ■'..,'ZWWIn iS-Win; •Observations taken up to i »=»?*• ° ri September 87. at "The Press" Office:— 9 p.m. *J.-5!» Barometer • • 30.34 30.33 falling Thermometer - • • • 47 46 Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. nil Rainfall for Sept., 1938 1.44in Rainfall for. Sept., 1937 Rainfall far Sept., 1930 2.32in 2.55in

(Magnetic Observatory Bepordts.) m i yesterday morning yesterday afternoon .. 1 ... 0 25 15 Total 1035. 1839. .. 1 1W7. ""40 1933, 193 18 Jan. reb. ,, 813 41 .. 1M « ISO 89 193 49 mm* 30 1M 11 191 A 173 39 135 60 Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. ,, 183 0 ,. 1M84 .. isi m .. 72 « ,, 11818 . 171 24 .. 174 48 103 04 189 64 150 39 laa i» ia« 64 133 0 194 24 107 IS 138 a W 64 153 36 133 43 130 19 75 36 183 0 111 1a 109 48 162 36 •124 35

Station, Wind. Weather. Bar, Ther Norfolk island," E.8.E.. gentle, showery, slight swell ■ • * • 30.09 64 Cape Maria van Diemen, S., strong, blue sky. • mod, swell . • ,.,•.* 30.13 m Auckland, S.S.E., light, blue sky ... ■■ 30,08 03 East Cape, S.S.W., mod., showery, mod. swell .. 30,05 54 Gisboroe, S., mod,, fairly clear, smooth sea . .. 30.13 "55 Chateau Tongariro, 8.1.. mod., blue sky, , - - Cape Egmont. S.E., strong, — '—■ blue sky, rough sea Napier, SX fresh, threatening - • •'■ 30.00 59 30,17 57 Wanganui, S.W.. fresh, overcast, slight-swell ,. Farewell Spit, E., mod.. 30,21 58 fairly clear, slight swell 30,20 57 Stephen Island, S.E.. fresh, fairly clear, mod, swell 30.22 50 Wellington, S.S.E., mod,, overcast, mod. swell .. 30,83 50 Cape Campbell, S.E., gentle, overcast, slight swell - < 30,25 51. Westport. S.W., gentle, blue sky, mod. swell ,. Greymouth, S., light, blue 30,17 57 sky, eon. swell •• 30.18 09 Akaroa Lighthouse. S„ light, cloudy, smooth, tea sq,zb do Nugget Point, S„ „ light, _. fairly clear, smooth sea 30.32 SI Bluff, E„ light, blue iky, slight swell •... .. 30.28 50 Puysegur Point. S„ mod., blue sky, slight well.. Chatham Islands, N., mod., cloudy, slight swell .. 30.20 06 30.12 58 Sydney, N.E.. mod., cloudy 30.06 66 Hobart, N., strong, squally n 30.53 67