WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22908, 3 January 1940, Page 9

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS

ITHE PRESS Special Service] WELLINGTON, January 2. 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 fbllo'ws: — Moderate to strong but gradually decreasing south-westerly winds. Weather cool and rather changeable, with occasional passing showers, but Improving. Setts rather . rough. WEST COAST The forecast for the West CoaSt of the South Island is:— Moderate to strong but decreasing south-westerly winds. Weather fair to flpc, and mild. Sea orate. DOMINION The forecast for the Dominion is:— Rather changeable at first with occasional passing showers in most districts, but Soon improving from the west. Temperatures cool to - moderate. A depression is moving away to the east. Pressure has risen rapidly over the South Island. . . , , .Winds Strong, south-westerlies, gradually moderating to-morrow, • . Seas (New Zealand waters) —Slight to moderate north of East Cape. Elsewhere rather rough to rough, bu,t gradually.moderating ‘ on the West Coast. _ Eastern Tasman gen—Freeh but decreasing south-westerly winds. Moderate to rather rough seas. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER Yesterday morning was dqii In Christchurch with a light south-west hreege. The sky cleared in the afterr noon and the temperature reached a maximum of 03 degrees. At ,I'o'clock this morning the sky was partly overcast and there was • a, light south-west wind. The temperature was 54 degrees, and the barometer was steady at 1020.? millibars (30.14 inches). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, ■ Christchurch, on January-2, 1040: _ • 9 3.TTI. Barometer ;; f 0 9 s° Rising Thermometer— ' ■ „ Dry bulb • . '«* 49.6 Wet "bylb •• *• «« 48»7 Maicimum prev-?4 bo W s ». js.a Minimum prev. 34 hours •• 48.5 Minimum on grass ' •• •• 41 , 4 * Maximum during day .. i. —' Humidity per cent. .. .. 94 Wind »• ,v H-W„ ” ■ ' ' Jt, breeze. Cloud (0-10) ' A Rain .. ~ ~ 0.0710 1940, 1939, Rainfall to date .. .. 0.071n 0.02 in Observations taken up to i a.m. on January 3, at "The Press” Office;— - p p,m. I a,m. Barometer (millibars) 1010. 1090 7 (inches) 30.09 3Q.14 - : - SteadyThermometer -. 55 54 Rainfall for 24 hours - , ended 1 a.m- ’9§! n Rainfall for Jan,, 104Q '’So— Rainfall fop Jan., 1930 Rainfall for Jan.! 1933 .05m SUNSHINE ■ (Magnetic Observatory Records) . < • nu»i-.v Yesterday morning .. 0 20 • Yesterday afternoon ~.,.0- 40, r^rs *■*"*" • ; r( .. Total *, •» V 0 1938. 1037, 1039 1839 m, hj m: : hj; m. n m Jan .. 100 3 8 330 33 103 13 333 0. B’eb .. 133 43 ,199'18 148 48 108 3b Maich. 193 84 }« 0 146 54 , 1M ; . » Anril .. 185 64 157 12 00 24 180 38 May mag 136 6 183 0 ififi June . 122 18 08 84 111 12 103 18 July 188 34 .133 30 109 48 ,05 30 AU£UBt «p : 133 ■ 0 133 42 , 188 SB ih- § Sqpt .. 199 24 130 18 152 43 170 S| Oet ...170 43 818-0 187 35' 20130. Nov. ' .. 108 24 -222 24 tO7 30 19t 18 .. 185 56 114 28 323 40 19BM Totals .1866 oTlSas" 1937.. 1030, 1030- 1940. hj. m. hj, m, hj; m, hj. m. Jan. .. 230 38 192 18 238 ,6 *8 40 , . *Tp January 2. y - IN OTHER PLACES Auckland— Yesterday. was cloudy with light showers and a moderate tu fresh south-west wind, The maximum tempera?ture was 70 degrees. The barometer, at 5 p m/was falling, slightly at ao.oa malms Yesterday was overcast wUh light showers and a moderate southerly. Wind, which decreased in the evening. The maximum- temperature was. 89.6 _degrees.: At k p.m,. the. temperature wasf 3 aegrees htul the barometer at XOl7-3 mßUblsunldtn—Theow'eather yestardsy was unsettled with a Jre?U-freeze front, ift® Swthlwest. ■^f a yy; r^ n n r „ sho^ maximum being SB degrees, x^J I S,»^q|fn4 :p ■jneter Yjoiv^^filbars) 10 afternoon at 30,04 OFFICIAL REPORTS station. Wind. Weather. Bar. Ther. Cape Maria van Diemen; W;S.W., moderate, showery. ■ -smooth sea -.. ■ • • • •• East Cape. W.N.W., moderate,. hazy, moderate swell . ~ 1010 <o Cape Egmont, s.w,, ' fresh, -.. ■ , * fairly clear, rough sea 1015 84 Farewell ,£?pit. S.E.W., strong; • _ ■- fairly clear, rough sea .. 1013 ea Stephen’s Island, S.E., strong, • • fairly clear, rough sea .. 1014, 04 Cape, Campbell, S., strong, . . , overcast, rough sea Ipl? ; 58 -. Westport, S.W., high fairly. . Q clear, moderate swell . .. Ido oa ’Greymouth, S.S.W., strong, ;'fairly clear, consld.- swell 1016 58... Akgroa Lighthouse. S.W.. mod- _ n ; erate. blue sky, rough sea ,1014 56 Bluff- S,S.W„ strong, showery, „ i rough sea. „ . •• 1016 88 Puysegur Point, -S.W, fresh, „ n fairly clear,. rough sea .. 1020 53 Chatham Islands. W.S.W.. • strong, overcast, rough sea 1003 87 SUN, MOON, TIDES (Summor (Time.) : Sun —Tp-day : Rises, 4.52 o-m.: sols,. 8.14 p.m.. ; , - To-morrow: rßlses, '4.53 a.m.; .;sets, 0.14 ...ipun;.. - : - i ‘ ■ . Phases of Moon for. January. . Last quarter, - January 2,. 4.56 p.m. New moon, January 10, 1.53 a,m. First quarter, January 18, 6;21 a.m. -Full moon, January 25. 11.22 a.m. ■ v High tide ,at I,yttoltpn—To-day, 10.55 a.m. and 11.29 p.m.; to-morrow, 11.51 am; .and —-r- p.m. v . / ■ -- -