WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22245, 9 November 1937, Page 17

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS (THE PRESS Special Service.] WELLINGTON, November 8. The weather forecast for Canterbury and Marlborough, Issued at 5 p.m. by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, and dealing with the 24 hours following the time of issue, is as follows; South-westerly winds soon prevailing and later becoming strong in exposed positions; weather cloudy to overcast, and some rain probable, but mainly light to moderate; temperatures becoming cooler. Seas rough north of Kalkoura, and elsewhere moderate hot rising. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Moderate to strong southerly winds; weather cool and changeable, with scattered rain, but improving; seas moderate to rather rough, DOMINION The forecast for the Dominion Is:— Cloudy to overcast, and with rain at tunes in most places with a . westerly aspect and the southern portion of the -South Island, and extending later to eastern districts «so; temperatures becoming cooler. An anti-cyclone is moving eastwards off the North Island today. a depression is crossing the southern portion of the South Aland, while its northern exten«©n is advancing from the Tasman Sea towards the Dominion. Pressure is rising over south-eastern Australia. * —Moderate to strong northerly *0 north-westerly winds, reaching gale “rce in some exposed positions south w New Plymouth and Napier; change ro southerlies setting In soon in the JfT south and extending over the Do“huon within the next 16 to 24 hours. 4 » u- s ew Zealand waters) —Rough iugh about Cook and Foveaux waits; moderate to rather rough on “J® West Coast; elsewhere slight to fS^,5 rat - e > 15114 later rising on the east TwJ; °f the South Island. Eastern inf? 311 ® ea: Northerly winds at first irj northern portion, but southerlies prevailing generally and becomj"gTresh to strong; seas rather rough 10 rough.

CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER

P® riot * of sunny weather in Christ,2~ rc o was broken yesterday. The was overcast all day. The weather "W warm and there was practically The maximum temperature was 88.2 degrees. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was clouded and there was no . ■weexe. The temperature was 58 ®®* r ecs, and the barometer was “eady at 29,85 Inches. » ft^»^? orolo Sical observations taken at ber Observatory on Novem--9.30 3.30 a.m. p.m. omete T .. 29.808 29.782 Falling slowly. ~ —. /«ry bulb „ 64.7, 58.2 £

« Wet bulb .. .. 53.5 52.9 Max. prev. 24 hours 76.6 Min. prev. 24 hours 58.4 Max. in sun .. 136 105 Min. on grass .. 49.7 Max. during day .. Humidity per cent, .. 42 68 Wind .. .. Calm E.N.E., v. light Cloud (0-10) f . ..9 10 Rain .. nil. niL 1937. 1936. Rainfall to date .. 18.57 in 29.46 in Observations taken up to 1 a.m. on November 9, at “The Press" Office:-r----9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer .• .. 29.85 29.85 steady Thermometer .. .. 58 58 Min. for 24 hours ended 9 p.m. .. .. 49.7 Max. for 24 hours ended 9 p.m. .. .. 68.2 Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 ajn. .. nil Rainfall for Nov., 1937 nil Rainfall for Nov., 1936 .71in Rainfall for Nov., 1935 .87in SUNSHINE (Magnetic Observatory records) hrs. min. Yesterday morning ..0 0 Yesterday afternoon ..0 0 Total .. .. 0 ,0 1034. 1935. 1936. 1937. hj. m. hj. m. hj. m. hj. m. Jan. .. 197 12 213 48 190 36 230 36 Feb. .. 211 48 156 6 132 48 199 18 Mar. .. 150 24 163 0 192 54 121 0 Apr. .. 124 24 132 24 125 54 157 12 May .. 113 12 121 36 150 36 135 6 June .. 73 36 72 6 122 12 98 54 July .. 148 12 118 12 126 54 153 36 Aug. .. 146 36 171 24 133 0 133 42 Sept. .. 156 42 174 42 192 24 130 18 Oct. .. 175 12 185 48 170 42 228 8 Nov. .. 235 18 164 24 162 24 *72 45 Totals 1732 36 1673 30 1700 24 *1654 24 •To November 8. OFFICIAL REPORTS Station. Wind. Weather. Bar. Ther. Norfolk Island, N.N.W., mod., fairly clear, smooth sea .. ~ 30.03 74' Cape Maria van Diemen, N.N.W., light, clear, smooth sea .. .. 30.07 57 Auckland, N.N.E., mod., cloudy .. .. 30.06 65 East Cape, N.W., fresh, fairly clear, mod. sea 30.04 68 Gisborne, N.W., gentle, clear, slight swell .. 29.96 65 Chateau Tongariro, N.N.W., light, overcast : 60 Cape Egmont, N., fresh, cloudy, mod. sea .. 30.05 65 Napier, W.N.W., strong, clear, smooth sea .. 29.93 75 Wanganui, W., mod., overcast, mod. sea .. 30.03 62 Farewell Spit, W., strong, cloudy, mod. sea .. 30.00 57 Stephen Island, N.W., strong, fairly clear, mod. sea .. 29.96 56 Wellington, N.W., strong, squally, rough sea .. 29.91 59 Cape Campbell, N.W., very strong, fairly clear, rough sea .. .. 29.83 58 Westport, N., light, overcast, slight swell .. 29.97 57 Greymouth, N.W., fresh, overcast, mod. swell 29,96 66 Akaroa Lighthouse, N.E., mod., overcast, slight swell .. .. 29.79 56 Nugget Point, W., strong. cloudy, mod. sea . .. 29.75 56 Bluff, W., mod., fairly clear, rough sea .. 29.76 55 Puysegur Point, N.W., strong, cloudy, rough sea 29.81 52 Chatham Islands, W., strong, cloudy, mod. sea .. 29.83 59

Sydney, S., gentle, overcast .. .. 30.06 63 Hobart, N.E., light, cloudy 30.18 64

IN OTHER PLACES

Auckland—The day was fine, but dull, with a moderate north north-westerly wind yesterday. Temperatures were warm, with a maximum reading of 68 degrees. The barometer began to fall in the afternoon, the reading at 5 p.m. being 30 inches. Wellington—The day was fine, but at times cloudy, with a north-westerly gale yesterday. The maximum temperature on Sunday night was 57.8 degrees and the maximum yesterday 60 degrees. Dunedin—The sky was dull and overcast yesterday and a cool breeze blew from the north-east. The maximum temperature was 57 degrees and the barometer was steady at 29.87 inches. SUN, MOON, TIDES SUMMER TIME Sun—To-day: Rises, 5.2 a.m.; sets, 7.25 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 5 a.m.; sets, 7.26 p.m. Phases of Moon for November New moon, November 3/ 4.16 p.m. First quarter. November 11. 953 p.m. Full moon, November 18, 8.10 p.m. Last quarter, November 25, 12.4 p.m High tide at Lyttelton—To-day, 8.46 a.m. and 9.10 p.m.; to-morrow, 9.27 am. and 9.52 p.m.