THE WEATHER

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 347, 7 May 1928, Page 3

THE WEATHER

TO-DAY’S OBSERVATIONS Meteorological observations taken at the Albert Paik Observatory at 9 a.m. to-day the Government Observer: ’Barometer, 29.578 in. Air temperature at 9 a.m., 58deg. Temperature in shade yesterday: Maxl61deg.; minimum, 54deg.; minimum temperature in sun, 104 deg. Bright sunshine yesterday, nil. Minimum temperature on grass, 48deg. Direction of wind at 9 a.m., SSE. Velocity wind previous 24 hours, 221 during previous 24 hours, 1.57 to date this month, 2.46 in. Average for May, 4.55 inches. H NORTH island conditions Observations taken at 9 a.m. Station Wind. Bar. Ther. Wea.

O calm; L. light; Br. breeze; FB, fresh hreeze' mg. moderate gale; G, whole or helvy gale; W. gale of exceptional S6 \Veather estimated as:— B, blue Bky, h, the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, Tends passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; « foggy ; G. gloomy, dark weather; H, hall- L, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds: P passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy

rape Marla V.D. S s 29.6S 62 G ■Russell . .. S fb Hokianga Hds. SW hw 29.60 61 O 29.65 62 C 62 BC Manukau Heads SW g Auckland .. -- g mb Tiritlri | Kawhia ® Tauranga .. ..Srnfo East Cape .. ..SW fb Gisborne . . .. S sb New Plymouth S sb Wellington .... SW lb Thames 1D 0l w t ind-force Indicated 59 BC 29.59 29.48 29.45 29.53 29.57 58 57 56 56 56 55 52 B BC BC B OMR O B 29.45 29.53 by 64 BC 59 O letters: —