WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23087, 1 August 1940, Page 8

WEATHER REPORT

♦ OFFICIAL FORECASTS [THE PRESS Special Service.] WELLINGTON, July 31. ‘ 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 and variable winds. Weather fair to fine, with moderate temperatures. Seas slight. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Light to moderate and variable winds, chiefly from a westerly quarter. Scattered showers, but weather otherwise fair. Moderate temperatures. Moderate «cas. DOMINION The Dominion forecast is:— Weather mainly fair, with moderate temperatures; rather changeable, however, in western districts of the South Island, and in the far north and far south, with some scattered rain probable. The situation is developing into one of the westerly type, with a belt of high pressure extending from New South Wales to beyond the North Island. A weak depression is passing to the south. Winds—Easterly in the Auckland peninsula, otherwise from a westerly quarter, force mainly light or moderate, but strong at times in some exposed positions from Cook Strait southwards. Seas (New Zealand waters)— Rather rough to rough at times in Cook and Foveaux Straits, and on parts of the west coast of the South Island; slight to moderate elsewhere. Eastern Tasman Sea—Fresh westerly winds in the south, with rather rough seas; otherwise light to moderate variable winds, and moderate seas. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather was tine and for the most part sunny yesterday. The maximum temperature was 64 degrees. There was a light north-east breeze in the morning, and the afternoon was calm. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was overcast and a light easterly breeze was blowing. The barometer was steady at 30.33 inches (1027.1 millibars). The temperature was 49 degrees. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Wednesday, July 31:— 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Barometer (inches) .. 30.122 30.128 (millibars) .. 1020 1020 Steady. Almost steady. Thermometer— Dry bulb .. .. 40.1 59.9 Wet bulb .. .. 38.7 52.8 Maximum prev. 24 hours. 56.2 Minimum prev. 24 hours 33.4 Minimum on grass 28.1 Maximum during day .. Humidity, per cent. .. 87 58 Wind .. N.E., Calm si. br. Cloud (0-10) ..1 9 Rain .. .. ..‘nil nil 1940. 1939. Rainfall to dale .. 18,22 in 14.57 in Observations taken up to 1 a.m. on August 1, at “The Press” Office:— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (millibars) 1027.1 1027.1 (inches) 30.33 30.33 Steady. Thermometer .. 49 49 Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. .. nil SUNSHINE (Magnetic Observatory Records.) Yesterday morning .. 4 20 Yesterday afternoon ..0 30 Total .. ..4 50 1937. 1938. 1939. 1940. hj. in. hj. m. hj. m. hj. m. Jan. .. 230 36 192 12 238 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 36 137 40 May .. 135 6 183 6 155 18 119 12 June .. 93 54 111 12 102 18 136 0 July .. 153 36 109 48 95 30 *133 5 *To July 31. IN OTHER PEACES Auckland—The weather was fine but cloudy yesterday, with a south-east breeze. The maximum temperature was 56 degrees. The barometer registered 30.3Cin (1028 millibars) at 5 p.m. Wellington—The weather was fine but cloudy yesterday, with a fresh north-west breeze. The maximum temperature was 52 degrees. The barometer registered 1025 millibars at 5 p.m. Dunedin—After a bright and unusually warm morning, with a moderate northwest wind, the weather yesterday changed rapidly early in the afternoon, the wind changing to the south, and the sky becoming heavily overcast. A few light showers fell during the late afternoon. The maximum temperature was 64 degrees. The barometer, after falling slightly to 30.15 inches, rose sharply in the afternoon, and stood'at 30.30 inches (1026 millibars) at 6 p.m. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day; Rises, 7.13 a.m.; sets. 4.58 p.m. To-morrow; Rises, 7.12 a.m.; sets, 4.39 p;m. Phases of Moon for August New moon, August 4, 7.39 a.m. First quarter, August 10.J1.30 p.m. Full moon, August 18, 10.32 a.m. Last quarter. August 26, 3.3 p.m. High tide at Lytteltonv-To-day, 1.9 a.m, and 1.33 p.m.; to-morrow. 1.32 a.m. and 2.18 p.m.