WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22591, 22 December 1938, Page 15

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS

[THK PKESS Special Service.]

WELLINGTON, December 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:

Winds rather variable with south-westerlies predominating and occasionally freshening. Weather changeable and with rain at times. Isolated thunder and hail still possible. Temperatures cool. Seas slight to moderate.

WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:—

Fresh west to south winds. Weather cool and changeable with showers at times and fair intervals. Seas moderate to rather rough.

DOMINION The forecast for the Dominion is:—

Weather changeable with occasional rain in most districts, but more especially in the South Island. Temperatures moderate to cool. Although yesterday's depression has passed off, pressure has remained low over the Dominion. An anti-cyclone is centred west of Tasmania, but is making little progress eastward.

Winds —West to south predominating, mostly light to moderate, but strong at times in most places, and rising to gale in some exposed positions. Seas (New Zealand waters)— Rather rough to rough on the West Coast north of East Cape, and at times in Cook Strait. Otherwise slight to modEastern Tasman Sea—Moderate to strong south-westerly winds. Rather rough to rough seas.

CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER

Yesterday was overcast and showery in Christchurch, with a slight to moderate north-easterly wind. Temperatures were cold, the maximum recorded being 59.90.

At 1 o'clock this morning the sky was cloudy and there was no wind. The temperature was 50 degrees and the" barometer was almost steady at 29.59 inches.

Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on December 21:— 9 a.m. 5 p.m. Barometer .. 29.511 29.415 , Falling Almost slowly, steady. Thermometer— Dry bulb .. .- 56.2 58.8 Wet bulb .. •• 50-4 53 - 7 Max. prev. 24 hours 56.4 Min. prev. 24 hours 46.3 Max. in sun - • lljj lzu Min. on grate •• 30.d Max. during day .. £a.a Humidity, per cent. 84 69^ Wina v.lt. mod. Cloud (0-10) • • • ; 8 Kain 1938. 1937. Rainfall to date .. 31.88 in 23.68 in Observations taken up to 1 a.m. on December 22, at "The Press" Office:— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Fiarnmeter .. •• 29 - 61 2959 Barometer Almost steady. Thermometer .. ..52 50 Rainfall for 24 hours ended lam • • • • - Rainfali for December, 1938 l.|2in RainfaU for December 1937 3.83 m Rainfall for December. 1936 2.08 in SUNSHINE (Magnetic Observatory Records) Yesterday morning .. ■ 2 30 Yesterday afternoon .. 1 u

EST OTHER PLACES

Auckland—The day was fine, with a cloudy sky and a moderate to fresh westerly wind. The maximum, temperature was 72 degrees. The barometer rose slightly, the reading at 5 pjn. being 29.75 inches. Wellington—Yesterday was fair, with a north-westerly wind which freshened about noon. Temperatures although cool in the morning rose rapidly in the afternoon, the maximum being 63.9 degrees. At 3.30 p.m. the temperature was 62.9 degrees, and the barometer was at 29.469 inches. Dunedin —The weather yesterday was dull, with frequent showers. There was no wind, and the maximum temperature was 55 degrees, while the "barometer was steady at 29.55 inches.

OFFICIAL REPORTS

SUN, MOON, TIDES

(Summer Time) Sun: To-day: Rises, 4.44 a.m.; sets, 8.11

p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 4.45 a.m.; sets, 8.11 p.m. Phases of Moon for December Full moon, December 7, 10.22 p.m. Last quarter, December 14, 1.17 p.m. New moon, December 22, 6.7 p.m. First quarter, December 30, 10.53 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton—To-day,. 4.40 a.m. and 5.1 p.m.; to-morrow, 5.29 a.m. and 5.54 p.m.

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Total .. 3 30 1935. 1936. 1937. 1938. Jan. • • 213 48 190 36 230 36 192 15 Feb. 156 6 132 48 199 18 173 36 Mar. • • 163 0 192 54 121 0 135 50 April May . • 132 24 125 54 157 12 75 35 121 36 150 36 135 6 183 6 June •• 72 6 122 15 98 54 111 12 July Aug. .. 118 12 126 54 153 36 109 48 171 24 133 0 133 42 162 36 Sept. .. 174 42 192 24 130 18 152 42 Oct. 185 48 170 42 228 6 187 36 Nov. 164 24 162 24 222 24 167 36 Dec. 242 0 185 36 114 28 •150 45 Totals 1913 30 1886 0 1925 0 •1802 37 •To December 21.

Station. Wind. Weather. Bar. Ther Norfolk Island, S.S.E., gentle, fairly clear, slight swell 29.92 79 Cape Maria van Diemen, S.W., strong, hazy, rough sea 29.90 67 Auckland, W., fresh, fairly clear 29.75 67 East Cape, W.N.W., moderate, fairly clear, moderate swell 29.57 72 Gisborne, S.E., light, showery, smooth sea 29.58 67 Chateau Tongariro, -W., fresh, overcast — — Cape Egmont, W.. fresh, fairly clear, rough sea 29.64 56 Napier, N.E., moderate. fairly clear 29.58 67 Wangahui, W., high, over- . cast, rough sea 29.59 66 Farewell Spit, W.S.W., strong, fairly clear, moderate swell 29.57 62 Stephen Island, S.W., strong, hazy, rough sea 29.53 59 Wellington, N.W., fresh, cloudy, moderate swell 29.47 63 Cape Campbell. N.W., light. cloudy, slight swell .. 29.41 64 Westport, S.W., fresh, fairly clear, moderate swell 29.53 58 Greymouth, S.S.W., moderate, showery, moderate swell 29.54 54 Akaroa Lighthouse, N.W., light, cloudy, slight swell 29.47 60 Nugget Point, S., light, cloudy, smooth sea .. 29.44 54 Huff, S., light, overcast, imooth s_ea 29.46 57 Fuysegur Point, S.W., li*ht, raining, slight ■well 29.52 51

Chatham Islands, S.W., high, cloudy, rough sea 29.38 52 Sydney, E.N.E.. gentle, overcast 30.00 72 Hobart, S., light, blue sky 30.09 66