WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22524, 5 October 1938, Page 7

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS [THE PRESS Special Service.] WELLINGTON, October 4. 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: Moderate north-westerly -winds freshening: gradually and probably reaching; gale force later in exposed positions inland. Weather mainly fair to cloudy, and warm, but rain developing: later in the back country. Seas moderate.

WEST COAST -The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:<—

Moderate to strong north-wester-ly winds reaching: g-ale force in some exposed positions. Weather cloudy to. overcast and rain probable with some heavy falls. Temperatures mild. Seas rather rough to rough.

DOMINION The forecast for the Dominion is:-

Becoming cloudy to overcast in districts with a westerly aspect from Kawhia southwards and the far south, with at first scattered, and later more general rain. Fair in the eastern districts. Temperatures mild. An anti-cyclone is passing by to the north, but a deep depression is located over Tasmania and advancing across the South Tasman Sea.

Winds —Northerlies in Cook .Strait and on the East Coast of the South Island, elsewhere south-west to west at first, but gradually turning to northwest. Force moderate to strong and later rising to gale force about and south of Cook Strait.' Seas (New Zealand waters) —Rathei rough to rough about Cook and Foveaux Straits. Elsewhere slight to moderate, but rising; south of Kawhia Eastern Tasman Sea—Moderate- but freshening north-westerly winds. Sear moderate, but rising, especially in the soutnern portion. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER \ Yesterday was fine in Christchurch with the sun shining weakly through hazy clouds.. There was an easterly wind. The maximum temperature during the day was 60.4 degrees. At 1 o'clock this morning the sky wan cloudy, and there was a light easterly wind. The temperature was 54 degrees, and the barometer was steady at 29.99 inches. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on October 4:— 9 a.m. 5 p.m. Barometer .. .. 29.980 29.888 Falling Falling slowly. Thc-mometer— Dry bulb .. .. 57.7 ■ - 59.3 Wet bulb .. 52.3 .' 53.2 Max. prev. 24 hours .62.2 Min. prev. 24 hours 48.0 Maximum in sun .. 120 123 Minimum on grass .. 36.6 Max. during day Wind N.E. E., mod. mod. Cloud (0-10)"... 5 6 Rain . " ..Nil Nil 1938. 1937. Rainfall to .date . - 25.97 in 18.22 in Observations taken up to 1 a.m. on October 5, at "The Press" Office:— —• ;-.....- 9..p.m_.l a.m. Barometer. .. .. 30.01 29.99 Steady. Thermometer .. .. 56 54 Rainfall for ,24 hours ended 1 a.m. nil Rainfall for October, 1938 nil Rainfall for October, 1937 .Olin Rainfall for October, 1936 .02m SUNSHINE (Magnetic Observatory Records.) hj. ■ m. Yesterday morning '.. 4 35 Yesterday afternoon ~. 2 o

IN OTHER PLACES

Auckland— Cloudy but fine weather, with a fresh south-west wind, ruled during the day, the maximum temperature being 64 degrees. The barometer was fairly., steady, the reading at 5 p.m. being 30.20,' inches. Wellington—The' Weather was fine and very mild. The sky was clear in the morning; but in the afternoon there was considerable high: cloud and a fresh breeze from'-the north-west. The maximum temperature was 61.8 degrees, and the minimum temperature on Monday night 49.1 degrees. At 3.30 p.m. yesterday the temperature was 58.1 .degrees and the barometer 29.97 inches. ..:..' ~ _, Dunedin—The weather yesterday was fine but dull; with sunshine from time to time for short periods. The day was mild, the maximum temperature being 64 degrees. The barometer fell to 29.92 inches. OFFICIAL REPORTS

■."'Total-A C% "■[ } >f 6 ■.. 35 ' 1 • 193S7> 193*f % -1937. 1938. Jan. .. 213 48 180 38 .230 36 192 15 Feb. .. 156 « 132 48 199 18 173 36 Mar. ..163 0 192 54 121 0 135 50 April .. 132 2* 125 54 157 12 . 75 35 1 May .. 121 36 150 36 135 6 183 6 1 June ... 72 6 122 12 92 54 111 12 0 July .. 118 12 126 54 153 36 109 48 1 Aug. . 171 24 133 0 133 42 162 36 Sept. .. 174 12 194 24 130 18 152 42 Oct. .. 185 48 170 42 228 6 •25 55 Total 1509 6 1538 0 1767 48 •1322 35 •To October 4.

Station. Wind. Weather. Bar. ' rher Norfolk Island, E., light, fairly, clear, calm sea 30.21 67 Cape /Maria van Diemen, S:W.. fresh, blue sky. slight swell 30.29 61 Auckland. S:W., fresh, fairly clear 30.20 60 East Cape, N., fresh, fairly clear, slight swell .. 30.04 64 Gisborne. E.S.E., light, ~l? . fairly clear, smooth sea 30.06 64 Chateau Tongariro, W., moderate, fairly clear. — Cape Egmont,' W., moderate, blue sky,:rough 1 '■"• sea •:■" "'■"• ' •*• ■ • '"•'• ■ 30.19 61 Napier,. N.E., light, fairly - clear, smooth sea 30.06 63 Wanganui, high, fairly clear, moderate swell 30.15 61 Farewell Spit, S.W., strong, hazy,' moderate swell 30.05 61 Stephen Island, W.S.W-. fresh, tiazy, moderate swell ■•...'. 30.05 57 Wellington, N., gentle, - overcast, mod. swell 29.92 58 Cape Campbell, N., fresh, cloudy, moderate swell 29.89 57 Westport. W.S.W., strong, cloudy, moderate swell 30.13 57 Greymouth, S.W., moderate, overcast, moderate swell .. 30.17 58 Akaroa Lighthouse, N., 1 light, overcast, smooth sea — 29.88 62 Nugget Point, N.W., gentle, overcast, slight swell 29.82 55 Bluff, W;, fresh, overcast, moderate swell 20.33 59 Puysegur Point, N.W., strong gale, showery, very rough sea 29.80 53 Chatham . .Islands, W:, high, cloudy, rough , ■-" sea'- •* • • 29.83 S3