WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23003, 24 April 1940, Page 10

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS fXHE PRESS Special Service.] WELLINGTON, April 23. 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 moderate northerly winds, freshening somewhat on the coast. Weather fine and mild. Seas slight. WEST COAST The following is the forecast for the West Coast of the South Island;— Light to moderate northerly winds predominating. Weather fine, bat cloud increasing and scattered showers developing, in the south. Mild temperatures. Seas slight to moderate. DOMINION The following is the Dominion forecast: — Weather mostly fair to fine. Isolated showers still possible, however, in districts with an easterly aspect from Hawke’s Bay northwards, and scattered showers developing later in the far southwest. Cold again to-night, but temperatures becoming milder. An anti-cyclone covers the northern Tasman Sea and New Zealand, bat pressure is beginning to fall in the south. Winds —Light to moderate and variable northerlies predominating over the South Island and gradually fresheiSefs (New Zealand waters) —Slight or moderate. „ ~ , . Eastern Tasman Sea—Light and variable winds in the northern portion; moderate northerlies in the southern. Seas slight to moderate. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER Yesterday in Christchurch the weather was again mild and sunny, with light north-easterly winds The maximum temperature was 54.7 degrees. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was clear and a light northerly wind was blowing. The temperature was 48 degrees, and the barometer, falling slowly, recorded 30.20 inches (1022.7 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch on April 23: „ „„ * 9.30 3.30 a.m. p.m. Barometer (inches) .. 30.369 30.266 (millibars) .. 1028.4 1024.9 Steady. Falling slowly. Thermometer — Dry bulb .. .. 44.4 54.0 Wet bulb .. .. 43.4 48.8 Maximum prev. 24 hours 54.2 Minimum prev. 24 hours 35.1 Minimum on grass .. 29.8 Maximum during day .. Humidity, per cent. • ■ 66 Wind .. .. N.N.E., E.N.E., v. It. fr.br. Cloud (0-10) .. ..0 2 Rain .. •. .. nil. nil. 1940. 1939. Rainfall to date .. 8.28 in 2.26 in Observations taken up to I a.m. on April 24, at “The Press” Office:— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (millibars) 1023.4 1022.7 (inches) 30.22 30.20 Falling Thermometer .. 48 . 48 Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. .. nil SUNSHINE (Magnetic Observatory Records) \ hr. min. Yesterday morning .. 4 20 Yesterday afternoon ..5 10 Total .. .. 9 30 1937. 1938. 1939. 1940. hj. m. hj. m. hj. m. hj. m. Jan. .. 230 36 192 12 233 6 202 10 Feb. .. 119 18 173 36 192 6 217 50 March .. 121 0 146 36 158 6 216 40 April .. 157 12 80 24 186 36 *lO6 14 •To April 23. IN OTHER PLACES Auckland —The weather yesterday was fine and sunny with a light southerly wind. The barometer was fairly steady, the 5 p.m. reading being 30.33 inches (1027 millibars). Wellington—The weather was calm and brilliantly fine yesterday. The minimum temperature on Monday night was 39.4 degrees, and the maximum yesterday 58.6 degrees. At 6 p.m. the temperature was 46.1 degrees and the barometer showed 1027.3 millibars. Dunedin—The weather was sunny yesterday, and there was no wind. The maximum temperature was 59 degrees. The barometer fell to 30.20 inches (1023 millibars). SUN, MOON, TIDES (Summer Time.) Sun—To-day: Rises, 7.12 a.m.; sets, 5.43 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 7.13 a.m.; sets, 5.41 p.m. Phases of Moon for April New moon, April 8, 7.48 a.m. First quarter, April 16, 1.16 a.m. Full moon, April 22. 4.7 p.m. Last quarter, April 29, 7.19 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton—To-day, 5.38 a.m. and 6.15 p.m.; to-morrow, 6.42 a.m. and 7.16 p.m.