WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22910, 5 January 1940, Page 11

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS

[THE PRESS Special Service] WELLINGTON, January 4. 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: Light to fresh winds from between north-east and north-west. Weather fair to fine and warm. Sea slight. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Moderate to fresh winds from a westerly quarter. Weather fair and warm, but scattered rain developing in the south. Sea moderate, but rising. . DOMINION The Dominion forecast is:— Weather fair to fine and warm, but with scattered rain developing to-morrow in the far south-west and south. An intense anticyclone extends over New Zealand from the north-west. Winds—Light to moderate and variable over the North Island, gradually freshening northerlies to north-west-erlies about and south of Cook Strait. Seas (New Zealand waters) —Rather rough south of Westport and about Foveaux Strait, elsewhere slight or moderate. Eastern Tasman Sea: Light and variable winds and slight seas in the northern portion: fresh to strong northwesterly winds and rough seas in the southern portion. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather was fine in Christchurch yesterday, with a bright morning and the sun shining intermittently in the afternoon. The wind was from the north-east and the maximum temperature during the day was 64 degrees. . . At 1 o'clock this morning the sky was clear and there was no wind. The temperature was 56 de-: grees. The barometer was steady at 30.27 in (1025.1 millibars). • Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on January 4, 1940 :• — 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Barometer (inches) .. 30.228 30.236 (millibars) .. 1024 1024 ...... Falling Thermometer — Dry bulb .. .. 62.8 61.8 Wet bulb .••,_••■ fS.B 56.2 Maximum prev. 24 hours 64.3 Minimum prev. 24 hours 46.0 Minimum on grass .. 40.6 Maximum during day .. Humidity per cent. ••_§*« « e Sr«. Wind .'.' *. E.N.E., E.N.E., mod. fresh. Cloud (0-10) .. .. 2 8 Rain .... .. nil.. nil. ** am . ' 1940. 1939. Rainfall to date .. .. o.oßin 0.02 in Observations taken up to 1 a.m. on January 5, at "The Press" Office;— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (millibars) 1025.1 1025.1 (inches) 30.27 30.27 . ; Steady. Thermometer ...'.. 57 56*' Rainfall for 24 hours ■ ended 1 a.m. .. ■ nil. Rainfall for Jan., 1940 .06m Rainfall for Jan., 1939 .02m Rainfall for Jan.. 1938 .07m SUNSHINE x (Magnetic Observatory Records) -...-, hr. min. . Yesterday morninj! .""••'. 5 ?2 Yesterday afternoon ... ' 3 40 Total .. -.7 10 _ hj. m. hj. m. hj. m. hj. m. Jan. ..230 36 192 12 238- 6 *lB 20 •To January 4. IN OTHER PLACES Auckland—The weather was fine and sunny yesterday, with a light south-west breeze. The maximum temperature was 70 degrees. _. . /■ '■ ■ Wellington—The weather was fine and sunny, with a light north-westerly breeze. The minimum temperature on Wednesday night was 48.2 degrees, and the maximum yesterday 68.8 degrees. At 6 p.m. yesterday the temperature was 61.3 degrees, and the barometer registered 1025.6 millibars. Dunedin—The weather in the morning was fine and calm, but a light breeze prevailed from the, south-west in the afternoon, and the sky became overcast and rain threatened for some time. The barometer was-steady at 30.25 inches (1024 millibars). The maximum temperature was 67 degrees. OFFICIAL REPORTS Station. Wind. " Weather. Bar. Ther. Cape Maria van Dlemen, S.. , mod., blue sky, mod. swell 1027 66 N Auckland. S.S.W.. mod., fairly ■ ,■ clear,, smooth sea 1026 70 East Cape, S.W., gentle, fairly ... clear, slight swell : *.. 1025 68 Gisborne, S.S.E., mod., fairly .. „„ clear, slight swell ..„,.. 1028 68 Chateau Tdngariro, N.N.W.. light, fairly clear .. „' v Cape Egmont, S.W., light, . fairly clear, slight swell .. 1026 67 Napier, N.E., mpd., fairly clear, ■ smooth sea .. .... 10*3 oa Wanganui, W., mod., fairly m o clear, slight swell .. 1025 72 Farewell Spit, N., light, blue . = _ sky, slight swell .. .. 1025 66 Stephen's Island, N.N.Wgentle, fairly clear, slight n fwell • • • • • • • 1024 67 Wellington, N.N.W., light, fairly clear, slight swell .. .. 1024 67 Cape Campbell, N., fresh, fairly clear, mod. swell .. 1023 66 Westport, S.W.. strong, fairly o - clear, slight swell .. 1026 63 Greymbuth, S., mod., overcast, mod. swell ■■■..-■ .. 1028 61 Akafoa Lighthouse, N.E., gentle, , cloudy, slight swell . .. 1024 64 Nugget Point,. ;S.W... gentle, n cloudy, mod. swell .. 1021 70 Bluff, S.W., mod., fairly clear, o rough sea .. ■.. 1022 68 Puysegur Point. N., high. overcast, rough sea .. 1024 62 Chatham Islands, S.W., strong, . overcast, rough sea .. 1018 55 SUN, MOON, TIQES (Summer Time.) Sun—To-day: Rises, 4.54 a.m.; sets, 8.14 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 4.55 a.m.; sets, 8.14 p.m. Phases of Moon for January Last quarter, January 2, 4.56 pjn. New moon, January 10, 1.53 a.m. First quarter. January 18, 6.21 a.m. Full moon, January 25, 11.22 a.m.; ' High tide at Lyttelton-—To-day, 12.25 a.m. and 12.45 p.m.; to-morrow, 1.16 a.m. and 1.36 p.m.