WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22593, 24 December 1938, Page 24

WEATHER REPORT

♦ OFFICIAL FORECASTS (THE PRESS Special Service.) WELLINGTON, December 23. 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 tending northerly or north-easterly on Saturday, and freshening on the coast. Weather fair to fine, temperatures cold hut rising. Prospects for fair weather on Sunday. Seas rough, but decreasing north of Kalkoura; slight to moderate elsewhere. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is;— Light to moderate and variable winds, tending northerly, and later freshening. Weather fair to fine; temperatures rising. Seas moderate. DOMINION The following is the Dominion foreast: — A few scattered light showers at first, mainly in eastern districts, hut the weather generally fair to fine. Temperatures cold, but rising. The tropical depression mentioned yesterday is now centred south of Tonga, and is moving south-eastward. An anticyclone is approaching across the North Tasman Sea, and a fresh depression has reached south-eastern Australia. Winds—Southerly, strong at first about Cook Strait, but soon moderating, and otherwise light to moderate. A change to northerlies advancing from the south to-morrow. Seas (New Zealand waters)— Rather rough to rough at first about Cook Strait and north of Cape Egmont, but decreasing to-night, and elsewhere slight to moderate. Eastern Tasman Sea—Light to fresh south-west to southerly winds, turning gradually to the west and north-west. -Seas moderate to rather rough. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather in, Christchurch yesterday was fair to fine, with a fresh outhwesterly breeze. Temperatures were cold, the maximum recorded being 56.8 degrees. At 1 a.m. the sky was clear, and there was no wind. The tcmpera-i tore was 47 degrees. The barometer was steady at 29.85 inches. - Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch. on December 23:

IN OTHER PLACES Auckland—'Yesterday was mainly fine, with , scattered showers in the morning and early in the afternoon. The sky was cloudy. Temperatures were cooler, the maximum being 66 degrees. The barometer fell, the reading at 5 p.m. being 29.63 inches. Wellington—lt was cloudy and overcast and cold yesterday morning, with occasional splashes of rain, but it improved slightly in the afternoon, when there was a fresh breeze. The maximum temperature was 65.5 degrees. The barometer stood at 52.6 degrees. Dunedin: The weather was rough, dull, and threatening early in the morning, with rain showers at intervals. The day later was fine ana warm, with bright sunshine, and there was a slight breeze from the south. The barometer was steady at 29.80 inches. The maximum temperature was 61 degrees. OFFICIAL REPORTS

SUN, MOON, TIDES (Summer Time) Sun—To-day; Rises, 4.45 a.m.; sets, 8.12 p.m. To-morrow: Rises 4.46 a.m.; sets. 6.12 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, 6.19 a.m. and 6.43 p.m.; to-morrow, 7.5 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Monday, 7.50 a.m., 8.14 p.m.

9 a.m 3 p.m. Barometer 29.747 29.743 Almost Almost steady. steady. Thermometer— Dry bulb .. 51.9 56.7 Wet bulb .. 47.9 50.6 Max. prev. 24 hours 61.2 — Min. prev. 24 hours 44.1 — Max. in sun 130 128 Min. on grass 44.1 — Max. during day — 56.8 Humidity per cent 72 62 Wind S.S.W., s.s.w,. st. br. fr, br. Cloud (0-10) .. 8 7 Rain 0.45in O.Olin 1938. 1937. Rainfall to date 32.74in 23.68in Observations taken up to 1 a.m. on December 24, at “The Press” Office: — c • - - 9 p.m. 1 a.m. ’Barometer- - . 29.85 29.85 Steady. Thermometer . 48 47 Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. . .09 Rainfall lor December,' 1938 2.18in Rainfall for December, 1937 3.83in Rainfall for December, 1936 2.08in SUNSHINE (Magnetic Observatory Records) h. n. Yesterday morning .. 3 45 Yesterday afternoon .. 6 20 Total .. 10 . 5 ■ * 1835. . 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 ,. 132 24 .125 54 157 12 75 35 May ..12136 150 36 135 6 183 6 June .. 72 6 122 15 98 54 111 12 July .. 118 12 126 54 153 36 109 48 Aug. .. 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 •165 30. Totals ISIS 30 1886 0 1925 0 •1817 22 •To December 23.

Station. Wind. Weather. Auckland,. S.S.W., fresh. Bar. Ther. showery East Cape, S.W., light. 29.62 60 overcast, smooth sea Gisborne, S.S.E., strong, 29.52 56 fairly clear, slight swell Chateau Tongariro, W., 29.54 62 moderate, blue sky .. Cape Egmont, S.E., strong, — — fairly clear, rough sea Napier, S.S.W., moderate, 29.58 62 cloudy Wanganui, S., gentle, fairly 29.55 58 clear, moderate swell Farewell Spit, N.W., light. 29.62 61 raining, heavy swell Stephen Island, S.E., strong, blue sky, rough 29.66 60 Wellington, S.S.E., fresh, 29.66 53 overcast, rough sea Westport, W.S.W., fresh, fairly clear, moderate 29.67 53 swell 29.62 60 Cape Campbell, S.S.W; high, fairly clear. rough sea Greymouth, S„ moderate, fairly clear, moderate 29.67 57 swell Akaroa Lighthouse, W.S.W., gentle, fairly clear. 29.66 62 moderate swell Nugget Point, S., gentle, 29.75 55 blue sky, slight swell Bluif, E., light, blue sky, smooth sea Chatham Island, E.S.E., high, cloudy, moderate 29.79 54 29.78 55 . swell 29.47 56 Sydney, E., light, overcast 29,68 81