WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22678, 5 April 1939, Page 17

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS FTHB PRESS Special Service.) WELLINGTON, -April 4. 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: Light to moderate southerly winds, later becoming variable with north-easterlies predominating on the coast. Weather air , to fine, but with possibly some morning fogs. Temperatures'rising nnd seas slight to, moderate. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is as follows: — Light to moderate and variable winds, with southerly predominating at first. Weather fine with mild day, but cool night temperatures. Seas, slight to moderate. DOMINION The Dominion forecast is as follows: Fair to line. Cold night temperatures with some frosts, but milder to-morrow. An extensive and rather intense anti-cyclone covers the Tasman Sea and extends on to the. Dominion.

Winds—South-west to south-east, strong at first in some exposed positions, but soon decreasing, and otherwise light to moderate. A change to northerlies probable . to-morrow over the southern half of the South Island. Seas (New Zealand waters)— Rather rough at first on parts of the East Coast, south of East Cape, and about Cook and Foveaux Straits, but decreasing; elsewhere slight to moderate. Eastern Tasman Sea—Light to moderate southerly to south-easterly winds, turning to west and north-west later in the southern portion. Seas slight to moderate. - CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER There was brilliant sunshine in Christchurch all day yesterday. The sky was practically clear. A light north-easterly wind, which increased in force in the late afternoon, kept the terhperature cool, the maximum during the day being 57 degrees. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was clear and there was no .wind. The temperature was 47 degrees. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on April 4:— 9 a.m. 5 p.m. Barometer .. .. 30.406 30.342 . Rising. Falling

breeze. Cloud (0-10) .. ..1 0 Rain *. • • n il ml Rainfall to date— . • _. This year .. • • L^tn. n Last year .. • • 5.96 m Observations taken up to 1 a.m. on April 5, at “The Press” Office:— 4 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer .. • .... 30.42 30.45 • . Rising Thermometer .. .. 49 47 Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. • ■ . Nil Rainfall for April, 1939 Nil Rainfall for April, 1938 Rainfall for Abril, 1937 .36in SUNSHINE (Magnetic Observatory Records) hj. m. Yesterday morning ..3 15 Yesterday afternoon .. 5 15

IN OTHER PLACES

Auckland—Rain in the morning yesterday was followed by fine but cloudy weather, with a light southerly. The maximum temperature was 68 degrees. The barometer was high and steady with the reading at 5 p.m. 1024 millibars. Wellington—After. Very light ram in the early morning the sky cleared and the afternoon was brilliantly fine. A fresh breze blew from the south-east in the morning, but gradually decreased. The minimum temperature on Monday night was 49.3 degrees, and the maximum yesterday 57.3 degrees. At 3.30 p.m. yesterday the temperature was 55.5 degrees, and the barometer reading 1027.8 millibars. ~ • , Dunedin —There was a cold, fresh breeze from the south-west yesterday, and although the sun shone for the greater part of the day. the temperature. did not rise above 60 degrees. The barometer was steady at around 30.44 inches. OFFICIAL REPORTS

SUN, MOON, TIDES

(Summer Time) Sun —To-day: Rises, 6.49 a.m!; sets, 6.16 p.m« To-morrow: Bises. 6,30 a.m,: sets, 0.15 p.m.

Phases of Moon for April: Full moon, April ‘4. 4.8 p.m. Last quarter, April 12, 4.17 a.m. New moon, April 20,. 4.35 a.m. •, First quarter, April 27, 6.25 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton—To-day, 4.41 a.m. and ‘5.12 p.m.; to-morrow, 5.40 «.m, and jfU5 p.m. 4

Thermometer— slowly. Dry bulb 52.2 56.9 Wet bulb 45.2 48.7 Max. prev. 24 hours 65.8 — Min. prev. 24 hours 45.1 — Max. in sun 95 113 Min. on grass - 35.9 — Max. during day — 57.0 Humidity, per cent. 53 50 Wind S.W. E. light, slight

Total .. 8 30 1936. 1937. 1938. 1939. h. m. h. m. h. m. h. m. .. 199 36 230 36 192 15 236 50 Feb. .. 132 48 199 18 173 36 192 5 March ., 144 51 97 31 147 40 161 25 April .. 12554 157 12 75 35 •28 0 •To April 4.

Station. Wind. Weather. Bar. •Ther Norfolk Island, E., light, blue sky, moderate 1019 74 sea Cape Maria van Diemen, S., light, blue sky. .1024 70 moderate sea Auckland, E.S.E., light, 1024 69 cloudy .. East Cape, S.S.W., strong, raining, rough sea .. 1030 59 Gisborne, N.N.W.. mod., 1028, 61 overcast, smooth sea Chateau Tongariro, N.E.,‘ mod., blue sky — — Cape Egmont, S.E., fresh, 1030 66 ‘ blue sky. mod. sea .. Napier. E.S.E., light, over1028 62 cast, smooth sea Wanganui, S.S.E., fresh, blue sky, mod. sea — ■— Farewell ' Spit, E.N.E., mod.K blue sky, mod. 1030 58 sea Wellington, S.S.E., light; 1028 56 hazy .. • • Cape Campbell, S.E., light, 1030 56 cloudy, slight swell .. Westport, W.. moderate. 1028 62 showery, slight swell Grey mouth, N.N.W., light, j.026 61 blue sky, mod. sea .. Akaroa Lighthouse, W., gentle, blue sky, mod. sea , ’ .. — 1030 52 Nugget Point, W., strong, 1030 51 cloudy, mod. sea, .. Bluff, W., fresh, blue sky, 1028 55 moderate sea Puysegur Point, S.W., fresh, showery, rough 1030 51 sea .. , Chatham Islands, noon, S.S.W., strong, blue 1020 54. sky, rough sea Sydney, S., gentle, over1020 66 east , Hobart, N.E., light, cloudy 1031 67