THE WEATHER

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20731, 15 February 1939, Page 6

THE WEATHER

LOCAL OBSERVATIONS The following local observations on the weathpr was supplied by Miss Budd. or Messrs Balfour Irvine and Webster, Ltd, Hamilton. Barometer Tuesday 30.00 Wednesday 29.80 Thermometer Max. Min. Monday 60 * 57 Tuesday 70 58 Mean temperature, 64 deg. The barometer reads 29.80 and has a railing tendency. Cloudy and un-ettied weather is indicated to-day and to-morrow with high westerly winds prevailiny. mild temperatures and rain following The Rainfall Rainfall ror 24 hours ended 9 o’clock this morning. .00in. Rainrall Tor previous 24 hours, .OOin. Rainrall for February to date, 1.421 n. , Average rainfall ror February, 3.101 n. Rainrall for year to date 8.67in. Average yearly rainrall 46.32in. BPECIAL FORECAST (By Government Meteorologist) The special rorecast by the Government Meteorologist, covering the Waikato-Thames Valley Is as follows: General situation: A deep depression passed rapidly across the South Island last night and an anti-cvclone Is advancing rrom south-eastern Australia on to the Tasman Sea. Forecast: Moderate to strong south-westerly winds rising to gale Torce in a Tew exposed positions but decreasing tomorrow. Weather cool and changeable with showers at first in many places but improving. Seas rough on the west coast, moderate to rather rough on the east.