WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22460, 22 July 1938, Page 21

WEATHER REPORT

j OFFICIAL FORECASTS TTHE PRESS Special Service.) WELLINGTON, July 21. 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: Moderate to fresh southerly winds. Weather cloudy to overcast, and In places misty, with further intermittent rain. Temperatures cold. Seas moderate, but with an easterly swell. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Light to moderate southerly winds prevailing. Weather fair to fine, and cool. Seas, slight to moderate. DOMINION The Dominion forecast is:—. Weather fair to eloudy in western and southern districts of the South Island, elsewhere overcast and in places misty, with further rain in most districts, and heavy falls in eastern areas; gradually improving, however, in the north and west. Temperatures becoming cooler. A deep and complex cyclonic depression is situated to the east of the North Island, and is moving south-eastwards. Prossure is low. also, over southeastern Australia. Winds—Light to moderate and variable in the far south, elsewhere easterly to southerly, and later southwesterly prevailing, force moderate to strong generally from Cook Strait northwards, and reaching gale force in exposed positions. Seas 'New Zealand waters)-Rough to very 'rough in places north of Kaikoura and Farewell Spit, bu> moderating north of East Cape- else where slight to moderate, with it heavy swell on the east coast. Eastern Tasman Sea—Southerly winds, strong to gale force in the northern portion, with very rougn seas: light to moderate in the southern portion, with slight seas.

CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER Misty rain fell in Christchurch all day yesterday, and there Was a i;<<ht wind from the south-west. The maximum temperature during the day was 45.3 degrees. At 1 o'clock this morning the sky was clear and a south-west wind ■waa Mowing. The temperature was 39 degrees and the barometer wa» steady at 29.79 Inches.

IN OTHER PLACES Auckland—Steady rain, with a fresh wind from the south-east, fell during the day. The barometer fell sharply until the late afternoon, when it began to recover, the change being accompanied by the wind moving into the south. The reading at '5 p.m. was 29.24 inches. The maximum temperature was 57 degrees. • Wellington—The weather was dull and misty, with an intermittent drizzle, and a moderate to fresh southerly breeze. The temperature was rather mild. At 3 p.m. the barometer read 29.577 inches. Dunedin—There were passing clouds in the sky and the sun shone intermittently. A cold breeze blew from the south-west, and the maximum temperature was 47 degrees. The barometer fell to 29.85 inches. OFFICIAL REPORTS

Bluff, W.N.W., light, fairly clear, smooth sea .. 29.78 48 Puysegur Point, S.E., mod., showery, slight swell .. 20.88 48 Chatham Islands, E.N.E., strong, overcast, mod. swell .. 29.74 83 Sydney. W., gentle, fairly clear .. .. 29.68 67 Hobart, N., light, raining 29.65 49 SUN, MOON, TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises, T. 23 ajn.: sets, 4.48 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 7.22 ajn.; sets, 4.49 p.m. Phases of Moon for July First quarter, July 5. 1.17 a.m. Full moon, July 13, 2.35 a.m. Last quarter. July 20. 11.49 p.m. New moon July 27, 3.24 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton—To-day, 11.12 a.m. 3nd 11.35 p.m.; to-morrow, and 12.5 p.m.

Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic < Observatory, Christ. church, on July 21:— 9 a.m. 5 p.ti. Barometer — # , 29.799 29.,.o Falling F: !nj slowly. slow ;• Thermometer— Dry bulb .. .. 41.9 45.1 Wet bulb .. 41.6 44.9 Max. prtv. 24 hours 46.2 Mln. prev. 24 hours 41.5 — Max. in sun 52 52 Min. on grass 37.3 Max. during day .. — 45.3 Humidity per cent. 97 98 Wind . # S.W. S.W. It. It .. . cloud (o-io) ;. # , 10 10 Rain ... 0.22in 0.04in 1938. 1937. Rainfall to date •• 21.061n 14.27in Observations taken up to 1 i a.m. on July 22, at "The Press" Offlce:- - 9p.m . 1 a.m. Barometer .. 29.78 29.79 ; Steady Thermometer . . 41 39 Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. .08in Rainfall for July . 1938 2.63in Rainfall for July, 1937 1.33in Rainfall for July. 1936 •• 1.46in SUNSHINE (Magnetic Observatory Records.) Yesterday morning n. .. 0 m. 0 Yesterday afternoon .. 0 0 Total .. "o~ 0 1935. 1936. 1937. 1938 Jan. .. 213 48 190 36 230 36 192 If Feb. .. 156 6 132 48 199 18 173 36 Mar. .. 163 0 192 34 121 0 135 50 April .. 132 24 125 54 157 12 75 35 May .. 121 36 150 36 135 6 183 6 June .. 72 6 122 12 92 54 111 12 July .. 118 12 126 54 153 36 •76 30 Total 977 52~ 1 1051~54 1095~42 ♦940 39 •To July 21

Station. Wind. Weather. Bar. Ther Norfolk Island, S.S.W„ mod., fairly clear, rough sea 29.86 63 Cape Maria van Diemen, S.W., strong, cloudy, rough sea 29.41 57 Auckland, S., fresh, raining 29.26 53 East Cape, E.S.E., light,' raining, rough sfea 29.14 58 Gisborne, E.S.E., fresh, raining, smooth sea 29.26 56 Chateau Tcngariro, E., strong, overcast — _— Cape Egmont, S.S.E., strong, overcast, rough sea 29.42 54 Napier, E., mod., raining. rough sea 29.37 _ Wanganui, S.E., mod., overcast, mod. swell 29.47 57 Farewell Spit, S.E., gentle, cloudy, mod. swell 29.52 55 Stephen Island, S.E., strong, cloudy, rough sea 29.54 51 Wellington, S., light drizzling, rough sea 29.58 47 Cape Campbell, S., mod., overcast, mod. swell 29.69 48 Westport, S.W., gentle. fairly clear, slight swell 29.53 55 Greymouth. S., light. fairly clear, mod. swell 29.57 54 Akaroa Lighthouse. S.W., frrsh, raining, rough sea 29.75 44 Point. S.W.. light, Uut sky, slight swell 39.76 44