THE WEATHER

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 123, 15 August 1927, Page 2

THE WEATHER

TO-DAY’S OBSERVATIONS Meteorological observations taken *’ the Albert Park Observatory at 9 a.m. today by Captain D. McLeay, the Govern* ment Observer: Barometer. 29.931 inches. Air temperature at 9 a.m., 58.3 decgl* Temperature in shade yesterday: maximum, 57 degrees; minimum, 47 degiw Maximum temperature in sun, 113 a grees. r Bright sunshine yesterday, 1 hour » minutes. .. . Minimum temperature on grass, « grees. Direction of wind at 9 a.m., 8-W. Velocity of wind previous 24 hours, miles. Rainfall during previous 24 hours, Rainfall to date this month, 2.8 T inch*

Wind force indicated by calm; L, light breeze; Br, bj*ete. fresh breeze, MG, moderate g* ie ; whole or heavy gale; W, gale of exceptional severity. Weather estiß*W> —B, blue sky, be the atmosphere or heavy: C, clouds, passing cloua*. ■ drizzling rain; F, foggy-; G, gloomy* weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, mwjJO, overcast, the whole sky thick clouds; P, passing shoWST*. J* squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, sn° T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening- app** ance; Z. hazy. _

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGEThp following vessels are expertedl? be within range of the undennentw*** wireless stations to-night: — Auckland.—Tofua, Aorangi, Kanna. adian Prospector, Albany, Canadian Cpnqueror, M* l * H.M.S. Diomede. Chatham Islands.—Baron Kuthven. Wellington.—Wahine, Maori, - N 'K a i o ' W: hura, Maheno. Kaponga. Melbourne. Waikouaiti, Uaitomo, Hunter, Placuna, Tamaroa. Awarua.— Tahiti Manuka, Karetu, korai, Tutanekai. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—ARRIVAL TO-DAY Xnatiawa (7 a.m.), 451 tons, Pert Hokianga. The Rarawa, sailing at 3 P-®* :.J« for Xew Plymouth, returns a.m. on Wednesday. . . _♦ on*' The Xgatiawa. which arnvea» this morning from Haiua again at 4 o'clock this afternoon.^ lan. Kawhia and Port " t to-d-' The Arapawa leaves and arrives back at Onehunjt* nesday to load for W anganu 4-0(0, fL The Anchor Line steamer k** turns to onehunsra on JhursdM for Nelson and Coast P

NORTH ISLAND < :ondii noi KS taken at 9 am.:Wa. C 0 Win. Bar. Tner. Cape Maria . . Russell .... WSW f b 29.87 . SW 1 29.93 56 54 Hokianga Hds. . SW f b 29.94 Kaipara Sig. St . SW 1 29.92 bu 0 0 H Manukau Hds. ■ N 1 29.92 54 Auckland . . . . S br 29.90 Tiritiri .... . SSW 1 Kawhia .... . SE L 29.85 54 Tauranga . . . . S 1 29.91 East Cape . NNW f b 29.9o 0°K Gisborne .... . W 1 29.91 51 New Plymouth . WSW 1 29.90 53 BC Wellington . . . N br 29.93 53 Thames .... 29.88 Opotiki .... • NE lb 29.80 ai