WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22687, 17 April 1939, Page 15

WEATHER REPORT

tES : »CIAL forecasts »• uS ■ WELLINGTON, April 16. °= (Si l a lr forecast for Canterbury ed a t 5 p.m. by UmS ■ iScal Office. ' ellington ’ Tail? l teor ° ° ith the 24 hours followfor the most to overcast. Ra:n pro- . western ranges and at frftndinir to parts of the „„s»h of Kalkoura. elsei WEST COAST und*- K is the forecast for the “lowest. Weather changerain. Tem»fce?in 0 o C dSte to mild. Seas R- 7 ® - Br roughI DOMINION P.*S| Wollowin# is the Dominion fore9jT. Lther mainly cloudy to overeat® 3 SS# ttones in districts I aspect, more “liß. n- «n the South Island, ■ Otago and Southland. ndn likely. Temmild- A® intense antiu g tjn centred near the Islands and extends on - New Zealand, while o™shallow depressions is W&Kdng across the Tasman Sea a W»flSe South Island. POCQ ■ to west prevailing, SS Betastrong south of New Ply10$!K,d Napier, and reaching gale : Snsome exposed positions. Light ilßforats in Vie north. (New Zealand waters) —Rather . ih An rough south of Cape Egmont BSjt Cook and Foveaux Straits, slight to moderate. East3i£;®£sman Sea—Winds between and south-west, moderate uSy®" but freshening at times. Seas *gjj®te to rough. (&IISTCHURCH WEATHER 'on-11 ' stLI I weather in Christchurch during ,J «*‘»ek-end was fine and warm, with SN ft sunshine. Yesterday there was “SUE light north-easterly breeze, and 2Li6ay was calm. The maximum SaHrature recorded at Saturday was MtiSgrees. tat It l o’clock this morning the sky ii* ■ cloudy, and a light north-east mil was blowing. The temperawas 61 degrees and the baro(ailing slowly, recorded 30.10 Sr • SSrAorological observations taken at S&ipilagnetic Observatory, ChristWi ah. on April 15:— «), 9.30 a.m. Imeter 30.130 ■ steady. tAiometer—-■-’ibulb 62.4 3# R bulb 57.1 2 ; iximum, previous 24 hours 67.1 S. ■nimum, previous 24 hours 46.8 jJgAimum in sun .. 106 SBjiimum on grass .. 38.3 during day per cent. ■ , 70 ‘ a*®' calm m. t (o-io) .. .. o ,-<i 'i nil 1939. 1938. i « fall to date .. 11.96 in 8.28 in SSj! teorological observations taken at Hi Magnetic Observatory, Christch. on April 16;— • « ■' ■ 9.30 a.m. meter .. .. 30.123 ? steady. mf, mcmeter—--7 bulb 64.4 r:; it bulb ~ .. .. 58.6 B atimun), previous 24 hours 73.2 I nimum, previous 24 hours 54.6 I isimum in ,pun .. 120 nimum on grass .. 47.3 | iximum- during day ~ i idity, per cent. .. 68 S’* I E.N.E., 1' ■ v. It. t-3 d (0-10) .. 10 fi - •• ■ • • .. nil ? . . lw J A 1939. 1938. i'P all to date .. 1.96 in 8.43 in ; 1 nervations taken up to 1 a.m. on . 117, at “The Press” Office:— : 9 p.m. 1 a.m. meter .. , .. 30.12 30.10 Fllg. -1 mometer .. 62 sl gY ly ‘ i ilaU for 24 hours yjj ®«ed 1 a,m. .. .nu for April, 1939 Nil 4 S* / or April, 1938 2.86 in if fall for April, 1937 ,45in I SUNSHINE (Uagnotle Observatory Records) ;s; Jahwdmy morning .. *5 20' afternoon ..4 10 v.2* t< !* y morning ..1 15 P restenUy afternoon ..2 15 * Total .. ..“is 5 W3B. 1937. 1938. 1939. ni- hj. m. hj. m. hj. m. V IS 38 230 36 192 15 236 SO * * ” J35 !? 199 18 173 36 192 5 1 1 “ fi 97 31 147 40 161 25 : •• 124 54 157 12 75 35 *IX2 40 •To April 16. r IN OTHER PLACES I tt^?n^~'Ehe weather at the weekbuL£azy- with » light , ~!™. a i e north-north-east wind. rJr Tnhh? 1 temperature was 69 v barometer was high and lav Re reading at 5 p.m. on lay being 30.33 inches (1027 millweather in WellingL with V l efe i c ' e was hn®. hut over- '■ maxima fre t s h n °rth-west breeze. 1 ty^perature yesterday Weather Was dull hut Urday was e ni»r^ Ve ; r he week-end. ight northerly, 6^s ast hut fine, with „ L ddeg r ees ant ! 0 inches. Sutov wll e t K dy at about today whPn +v,^ eather continued atoe was again 73 1 2 aximum tern ‘ ometer had ß a c73,ifi egrees - Th e icy. t a slight falling ten/Ss„

Greymouth, N.W., moderate breeze, overcast, moderate swell • - 1025 63 Akaroa Lighthouse, calm. cloudy, smooth sea . ■ 1018 73 Bluff, N., slight breeze, raining • • 1013 68 Puysegur Point, N., strong breeze, raining, rough sea • • 1010 60 Chatham Islands (noon), N.N.E., moderate breeze, passing cloud, slight swell -. 1032 60 Sydney. N.E., slight breeze, passing cloud . • 1014 74 Hobart. N.W., moderate breeze, cloudy .. 1007 55 SUN, MOON, TIDES (Summer Time) Sun—To-day: Rises, 7.3 a.m.; sets, 5.56 p.m. To-morow: Rises, 7.4 a.m.'; sets, 5.54 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. v First quarter, April 27, 6.25 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton—To-day, 2.20 a.m. and 2.40 p.m.; to-morrow, 2.53 *.m. and 3.20 p.m.

OFFICIAL reports • . ton. Wind. Weather. Bar. rher. «l0Udy breeze > Uland nf se fbreei. „ JV-E- ’ slight overcast blue e ’s>v sllght breeze . 1026 1027 69 69 *>01116 smooth sea 1027 65 breero E 'V, m °derate ■Worn sk *' f en ” e breeze. Jessing cloud, smooth 1027 1026 63 67 te 0 Spi V S ' w - fresh haz y. slight 1025 69 w v strong c.crcast, rough fe?n. N.N.W.. fresh overcast, rough 1025 1025 67 63 »| Cam p beUi N-t stron „ .5 n e ® ze - Passmg clouC Moderate swell 1024 1020 63 63