WEATHER SITUATION
Pressure High Over All New Zealand Following is the weather report and the forecast' for winds and seas issued by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, for the 24 hours ending 3 p.m. today: Pressure is again high over all the New Zealand area. In south-eastern Australia it is falling and renditions are disturbed, also, in the tropics. Forecast: —Winds: Strong easterlies in the far north, otherwise light to moderate and variable with south-east to north-east predominating.. Seas (N.Z. Waters) : Rather rough to rough north of the Bay of Plenty; otherwise slight, to moderate. Eastern Tasman Sea: Light to moderate and variable winds with south-east to north-east predominating. Seas slight to moderate.
YESTERDAY’S WEATHER Wellington: Fine and warm witli a light northerly breeze. Maximum temperature yesterday, 71.9 degrees; minimum on Tuesday night, 55.2 degrees. At 3.30 p.m. yesterday the temperature was 70.6 degrees and barometer reading 30.331 inches. Palmerston North: Clear sky, bright sunshine and very warm, with a light south-east breeze. Masterton: Fine, with passing cloud and light westerly wind. Wanganui: Blue sky and light south-westerly breeze. Sea smooth. Tlie. barometer reading at 4.30 p.m. was 30.40 inches. New Plymouth: Calm with bright sunshine; barometer at 5 p.m. 3.20 inches. Waipukurau: Extremely warm day witli beautiful sunshine, a maximum temperature of 82 degrees and a barometer reading of 30.40 inches. Napier .and Hastings: A return to midsummer weather, the day being line and hot with, a light easterly breeze. Auckland: Fine and sunny with a light to moderate north-east wind, the maximum temperature being 72 degrees. Barometric pressure was high and fairly steady with a reading. at 5 p.m. of 30.35 inches. Christchurch: Fine and clear with strong sunshine and a gentle southwesterly breeze. The maximum temperature was 70.6 deg. and the barometer at 5 p.m. read 30.32 in. and was falling slowly. Dimedin: Fine and warm witli a light north-east breeze and passing clouds. Tlie maximum temperature was 68 degrees and tlie barometer was steady nt 30.45 inches.
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Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 146, 16 March 1939, Page 8
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330WEATHER SITUATION Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 146, 16 March 1939, Page 8
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