WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22851, 26 October 1939, Page 13

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS

[THE PRESS Special Service.]

WELLINGTON, October 25

The weather forecast for Canterbury issued at 5 p.m. by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, and dealing with the 24 hours following the time of issue, is as follows: —

Moderate to fresh southerly winds. Weather changeable, with passing showers. Cool temperatures. Seas moderate to rather rough.

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

Moderate to fresh southerly winds. Weather cool and showery, but improving. Seas moderate.

DOMINION The forecast for the Dominion is;—

Unsettled in the western districts south of Taranaki, and in the far south, with rain at times. Otherwise fair to cloudy, but becoming showery and colder with the southerly change. Conditions improving later in Westland. An anti-cyclone is moving slowly eastwards off the North Island, while the last of a series of depressions has commenced to cross the South Island.

Winds—Northerly to westerly predominating at first. Mairlly moderate in force, but strong at times in the central provinces. A change to fresh southerlies setting in shortly in the south and probably extending to beyond Cook Strait to-morrow. Seas (New Zealand waters) —Rough in the Cook Strait area. Otherwise slight to moderate, but rising south of Banks Peninsula and about Foveaux Strait.

Eastern Tasman Sea—Moderate northerly winds and moderate seas at first, but a change to strong southerlies ‘advancing from the south-west.

CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER

Yesterday was fine and warm in Christchurch, with bright sunshine in the afternoon and a moderate southwest wind all day. The maximum temperature was 66.2 degrees.

At 1 o’clock this morning very light rain was falling and there was a moderate south-westerly wind. The temperature was 50 degrees, and the barometer, at 1010.5 millibars (29.84 inches), was falling sharply.

Observations taken up to 1 a.m. on i October 26, at “The Press’’ Office: — 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (millibars) 1010.8 1010.5 (inches) 29.85 29.84 Falling ' sharply. Thermometer .. 52 50 Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. .. nil Rainfall for October, 1939 .llin Rainfall for Oct., 1938 1.27 in : Rainfall for Oct., 1937 ,02in Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on : October 25, 1939: 9.30 3.30 a.m. p.m. 1 Barometer (millibars) .. 1008.5 1006.1 (inches) .. 29.78 29.71 Almost Falling steady, slowly. Thermometer— Dry bulb .. .. 58.5 62.3 Wet bulb .. .. 54.6 58.1 Maximum prev. 24 hours 64.3 Minimum prev. 24 hours 53.2 Minimum on grass ~ 46.2 Maximum during day .. Humidity per cent. .. 76 62 Wind .. .. S.W.. S.W., mod. mod. Cloud (0-10) .. ..3 1 Rain .. .. nil. nil. 1939 1938 Raihfall to date .. .. 20.43 in. 27.14 in

SUNSHINE (Magnetic Observatory Records) hj. m.

IN other places

Auckland—Yesterday was cloudy but fine with a light south-west wind. The maximum temperature was 68 degrees. The barometer was falling slightly at 5 o’clock at 30.03 inches (,1017 millibars). Wellington—Yesterday was overcast with a strong squally north-westerly wind. Several gusts of more than 50 miles an hour were recorded at Kelburn Observatory. The maximum temperature was 58.8 degrees. At 6 p.m. the temperature was 55.0 degrees and the barometer at 1010 millibars (29.825 inches). Dunedin—The sky was overcast yesterday. The temperature was cool until the early afternoon, when a maximum of 56 degrees was reached. There was practically no wind, and heavy rain showers fell during the afternoon and evening. The barometer was steady at 29.90 Inches (1012 millibars).

OFFICIAL REPORTS

SUN, MOON, TIDES

(Summer Time) Sun—To-day: Rises, 5.22 a.m.; sets, 7.3 p.m. To-morrow: Rises. 5.20 a.m.; sets, 7.7 p.m. Phases of Moon for October Last quarter. October 6. 5.27 p.m. New moon, October 13. 8.30 a.m. First quarter, October 20, 3.24 p.m. Full moon. October 23, 6.42 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton—To-day, 2 .34 a.m. and 2.48 p.m.; to-morrow, 3.13 a.m. and 3.27 p.m.

Yesterday morning .. o 0 Yesterday afternoon 4 •• 3 10 Total .. 3 10 1936. 1937. 1938. 1939 h m. h. tn. h. m h. m. Jan. 190 36 230 36 192 12 234 42 Feb. 132 48 199 18 148 48 185 36 March .. 192 54 121 0 146 54 158 6 April 125 54 157 12 80 24 186 36 May .. 150 36 135 6 183 6 155 18 June 122 12 98 54 111 12 102 18 July 126 54 153 36 109 48 95 30 August .. 133 0 133 42 162 36 117 0 Sept 192 24 130 18 152 42 179 35 Oct. 170 42 228 6 187 36 •148 16 Total 1538 0 1587 48 1475 18 •1562 42 •To October 25.

Station. Wind. Weather. Cape Maria van Diemen, W.S.W., ■ light, overcast Bar. Ther. calm sea East Cape. N.W., mod., fairly 1018 64 clear, moderate swell Cape Egmont, N., gentle, cloudy, moderate swell ,. Farewell Spit, W.N.W., gale, 1012 66 1013 66 overcast, rough sea Stephen’s Island. N.W., high, 1014 59 overcast, rough sea Cape Campbell, N.W., strong. 1012 56 cloudy, rough sea Westport. S.W., light, overcast, 1008, , 58 moderate swell Greymouth, N.W., gentle, driz1013 56 zling, moderate swell Akaroa Lighthouse, S.W., 1011 54 gentle, misty, slight swell Bluff, S.W., fresh, showery. 1009 54 moderate swell Puysegur. Point, N.N.E., light. 1009 48 overcast, slight swell Chatham Islands. W.N.W. 1011 47 fresh, overcast, slight swell 1016 54