WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22830, 2 October 1939, Page 15

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS I . [IHE PRESS Special Service.] - I WELLINGTON, October 1. 1 ' - The weather forecast for Canterbury | I Issued at 5 p.m., by the Meteorological Wellington, and dealing with _ foe 24 h° urs following the time of t / jssue, is as follows: i Moderate north-east winds pre--1 dominating on the coast. Otherwise between north-west and 1 south-west. Weather fair to fine. ■ Moderate temperatures. Seas ( ri ? ght ’ WEST COAST "The forecast for the West Coast of ! rjiie South Island is:— Variable winds with moderate south - westerly predominating. Showers in the south and extending northwards at times. Otherwise weather fair. Seas moderate .to rather rough. DOMINION : - for the Dominion is:— For the most part fair to fine. > Soule rain at times, however, in the western and southern districts " of- the .South Island, and conditions gradually becoming unsettled also in North Auckland. Temperatures moderate to mild. There has been little change in the situation since yesterday. Anti- " cyclones are centred east of the North Island and over New South Wales respectively, while a weak depression is remaining stationary in the north-west Tasman Sea. ‘ Winds —North-easterly predominating in ftie AucTslaiKi province. Elsewhere varying between north-west imd south-west. Force, fresh at times from Cook Strait southwards. Otherwise- moderate. ", Seas (New Zealand waters)— Moderate to rather rough at times on the , West Coast south of Cape Egmont and about Cook and Foveaux Straits. Blight to moderate elsewhere. "Eastern Tasman Sea—Moderate' to fresh" north-east winds in the northern portion and west to south-west in- the southern. Seas moderate. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather in Christchurch during * the week-end was fine, with brilliant . sunshine on both Saturday and yesterday. There was a cool north-westerly ; jrfnd on Saturday, when the maximum ■•temperature was 58 degrees, and the " evening was cold, but yesterday was ' warm after a frost of 2.2 degre'es. , v At I o’clock this morning the ' shy was overcast .and there was a . • ■ (('.moderate westerly wind. - The tern- • perature 'was SO degrees, and the 1 • .barometer, at 1029.1 millibars . <*.(30.39 inches) was rising rapidly. 1 • f Meteorological observations taken at j - 'the r , Magnetic Observatory, Christ- ; church,-on September 30, 1939: ' Hi Barometer — 9 a.m. ' Millibars .. .. 1018 • j-Inches .. .. 30.074 ! ph l s*. ' • rising L‘-f‘ *" ■ slowly, Thermometer — " i ;\Dry bulb ~ .. .. 50.8 V Wet bulb .. .. 45.9 Max. prov. 24 hours .. .. 55.3 Min. prev. 24 hours .. ■ .. 39.2 ■ v- Min. on grass .. 35.7 Max. during day .. .. ■EinnMity. per cent. ~ .. 66 • iWihd- •*" .. .. W.N.W.. < . > ' . v. light. 1 Cloud'(o-10) .. .. 8 ‘ Rail) . .. .. nil i 1939 1938. 'itetntall to -date - .. 20.32 in 25.27 in c Meteorological observations taken at the, 1 Magnetic Observatory, Christ- ' churtji,. on. October 1, 1939: - Barometer— 9 a.m. 7 , /Millibars ... .. , .. 1016 , ' .. 29.997 , . ” ’ ‘ falling • r' ‘ slowly. ] ' Thermometer— - / Dry bulb .. .. .. 58.0 /.Wet bulb- , / 49.7 ■ jfMax. prev. 24 hours .. 58.0 , ■Min; prev. : 24 hours .. .. 35.0 ,-,Min, on 5 grass .. .. 29.8 iMax. during day .. .. Humidity, per cent. .. .. 51 . ..Wind .. .. E.NE., , i; i " ' it. breeze. , * Cloud (0-10) .. .. 0 Bate ' .. .. nil "i '%' h * - 1939. 1938. ' Rainfall to "date .. 20.22 in 25.27 in : f- Observations taken up to 1 a.m. on October 2, at “The Press” Office:— . / 1 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (millibars) 1023 1029.1 (inches) ■ 30.21 30.39 y ‘l* ' ‘ , ' 'rising \ . ■ raoidly thermometer .. 51 50 Rainfall. for 24 hours 'Vi ended 1 a.m. .. nil Rainfall for Oct., 1939 nil Rainfall for Oct., 1938 nil jwinlall for Oct., 1937 nil • SUNSHINE _ / ; " (Magnetic Observatory Records) 7 ' * ’ ' hj. m. i $ morning .. 4 40 1 ■ - -Saturday afternoon .. 5 0 V morning ..5 20 ,~V?sterday afternoon .. 4 . 10 ,1./ Votal " ..19 10 1938.' 1937. 1938. 1939. «• . hj. m. hj. m. hj. m. hj. m. •an.. .. 190 36 230 36 192 12 234 42 1 i'SeL... ’• 132 48 199 18 148 48 185 36 . aHS“ >• 192 54 121 0 146 54 158 6 ’ , vS® •• 123 54 157 12 80 24 188 36 “ay iso so 135 6 183 6 155 18 ,| "-■'r2S® •• "1 22 12 98 54 111 12 102 18 V"? .. 126 54 153 36 109 48 , 95 30 August.. 133 0 133 42 162 36 117 0 nSr*-- ’• 1 92 24 - 130 18 152 42 180 5 1 .. 170 42 228 6 187 36 ■ *9 30 .-Total 1538 0 1587 24 1475 18 *1419 41 V *To October 1. . 1 IN OTHER PLACES . —Saturday was fine and in the morning but cloudy in afternoon. The wind changed north-west to west and then -'TjSHtA-west. Sunday was fine and , , ■SS{p n y with clouds in the afternoon. /Ur*? e ‘-Wind changed from south-west ‘kJ2’ sou th-east and back to south-west. ' r y,ine maximum temperature was 67 ' ■ . The "barometer rose steadily ; .-ine reading at.s o’clock on Sunday beteS:3o.2l inches (1023 millibars). ' —The weather in the 1 was fine. Both Saturday and . were sunny with parsing Bght southerly wind on Sat- ■ -“Way morning turned to the north in .;'-}£ o e .u afte ™ 00n ’ an d toy Sunday had 6116(7 considerably. The maximum on Saturday was' 58,7 ,deaPd.on Sunday 57.6 degrees." At the temperature " was 54 debarometer- at 1019 milli---Kn.- (30 " 09 inches '- - sun shone brightly I ur<^? y - morning" and the temreached a_ maximum of 60 T There was a slight breezy te north-east. The, sky became "/it*!/ 68 . "the afternoon and the ‘i^S® 868^1166 cooler. The temperature yesterday, but in. the afterthere" was a gusty wind from v ijg/®puth-west and there was '• some ' l "i,f^? ; P a ssing cloud. The .maximum WBS - ■ degrees and the was' unsteady about 29.99 (1910" millibars).

OFFICIAL REPORTS Station. Wind. Weather. Bar. Ther. Norfolk Island, N.E.,' light,' ; overcast, slight swell . . 1016 ou Cape Maria van Diemen, N.E., light, raining, slight swell • > /, . . 1023 62 Auckland, S.S.W., mod., , cloudy, smooth sea. .. ,1024 bz Gisborne,; W.N.W., fresh, : fairly clear, mod. swell 1021 bi Cape; Egmont, W., gentle, ■ ■ fairly clear, mod. swell, 1022 60 Napier, .N.E., gentle, blue ' ■ ’ sky, smooth sea .. 1018 bo Wanganui, N., mod., fairly clear, slight swell ~— Stephen’s Island, N.W., mod., blue sky, slight swell- .. ...1020 56 Wellington, N., mod., fairly _ clear, very rough swell 1019 54 Cape Campbell, N., high, . blue sky,/rough sea .: 1016 55 Greymouth, S.S.W., gentle, t fairly clear, mod. swell , 1024 5b Akaroa Lighthouse, W.. • light, blue sky. slight . • , sweli •• •• 1015 58 Bluff, W-. high,; fairly __ clear .. V. 1016 55 Puysegur Point, N.W., high, showery, rough sea - .. : 1021 51 Chatham Islands, W., fresh, fairly clear 1018 51 SUN, MOON. TIDES (Summer Time) . Sun—To-day; Rises, 6.2 a.m.; sets. 6.36 • p>ni« _ To-morrow: Klses, 6.1 a.m.; sets, 6.37 p.m. Phases of Moon'for, September'■ Last quarter, September 7, 7.54 a.m. New: moon, September; 13, 10.52 p.m. 1 First quarter, September 20," 10.4 pjn. Full moon. September 29. 2.27 ajn., , ! High - tide at Lyttelton—To-day. 6.4E I . a.m. and 7.38 p.m.; to-morrow, 7.3£ am. and 8.1 pm.-