THE WEATHER

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20507, 25 May 1938, Page 6

THE WEATHER

LOCAL OBSERVATIONS The following local observations on the weather are supplied by Miss Budd, of Messrs Balfour. Irvine and Webster. Limited, Hamilton: Barometer Tuesday 30.50 Wednesday 30.30 Thermometer Max. Min. Monday <52 58 Tuesday 65 47 Mean Temperature, 50 deg. The barometer reads 30.30 and has a falling tendency. Fair to overcast weather is indicated to-day and to-mor-row, wit!i lower temperature and north-westerly winus prevailing. The Rainfall Rainfall for 2« hours ended •j o’clock this morning. .09in. Rainfall for previous 2 A hours. .00m. Rainfall for May to dafe, 3.22in. Average rainfall for May, 4.63in. Rainfall for year to date. 20.01in. Average yearly rainfall, 46.32 m. SPECIAL FORECAST (By Govt. Meteorologist). The epecial foreeatt by the Government Meteorologist COVtrtal the WalkatnThamee Valiev »« ns follow*: Forecast: Light to moderate easterly wind prevailing, but gradually backing to southerly. Weather changeable and with occasional, but mainly light, rain in many places. Temperatures becoming rather cooler. Sea slieht to moderate. General Inference: Pressure has fallen over and to the east of the South Island, but it is rising again in the latter area. F.lsewhere high pressures prevail, especially over Tasmania and the Tasman Sea.