WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23129, 19 September 1940, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS [THE PRESS Special Service.] WELLINGTON, September 18. 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 winds from a northerly quarter. Weather fair to fine and milder. Seas slight. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Moderate to fresh winds from a \ westerly quarter. Weather cloudy with some scattered rain, especially in the south. Temperatures moderate. Seas slight to moderate but rising. DOMINION Weather for the most part fair to fine, but a few isolated showers over the Auckland peninsula; scattered rain in western and far southern areas of the South Island. Temperatures milder. An extensive anti-cyclone is centred over the north Tasman Sea. Pressure is relatively low to the south and south-east of New Zealand, and a vigorous depression is approaching / Tasmania from the west. Winds—From a westerly quarter prevailing, moderate to fresh generally, later becoming strong in exposed positions south of Taranaki. Seas (New Zealand waters)— Slight or moderate generally at first, but rising south of Cape Egmont and about Cook and Foveaux Straits. Eastern Tasman S_ea —Moderate to fresh south-westerly winds and moderate seas in the northern portion; strong north-westerly winds and rough seas an the southern portion, CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather was fine and sunny yesterday with a light breeze from the south-west in the early part of the day and later from the north-east. The eaximum temperature was 56.2 deees. At 1 o'clock this morning the ' sky wur cloudy and a light easterly breeze was blowing. The temperature was 47 degrees. The ! barometer, falling, registered 29.99 inches (1015.6 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Wednesday, September 18: 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Barometer (inches) .. 29.917 29.919 (millibars) .. 1013 1013 Elsing. Steady. Thermometer — Dry bulb .. .. 50.3 55.0 Wet-bulb ..' '.. 45.1 '49.3 I Maximum prev. 24 hours 54.0 ' Minimum prev. 24 hours, 36.5 ,Minimum,on, grass .. 29.3 ■Maximum during day .. —• \ 56.2 Humidity,, per cent. ... 85 '64 Wind W.S.W., N.E., light, light. Cloud (0-10) .... 2 3 Rain .. '.. .. nil ml * '■■■■> 1940. 1939.' Rainfall to date .. 23.81 iii 20.24 m Observations taken up to 1 a.m. on September 19, at "The Press" Office:— - ; 9p.m. la.m. Barometer (millibars) 1015.9 1015.6 (inches) 30.00 29.99 r Falling. .Thermometer • '.-. 48 47 Rainfall for 24 hours f . ended 1 a.m. .. nil 1 .' \ SUNSHINE \ (Magnetic Observatory Records) Yesterday morning ~ 5 30 Yesterday afternoon ... 3 J\ Total ~ •.. 9 10

•To September 18: , IN OTHER PLACES !WeHlngton—The weather was fine and aunny yesterday, with a light northerly wind. The maximum temperature was - 62 ijetteesv The barometer registered 1013 millibars at 5 p.m. Auckland—The weather was showery yesterday, with a moderate to fresh south•west wind. The maximum temperature vas 59 degrees. The barometer was Hteady and registered 30.12 inches (1020 millibars) at 5 pjn. Dunedin —The sun shone for.a time yesterday morning; but the sky later became overcast. The» was a light breeze from the south-west. The maximum temperature was 86 degrees. '.\ The barometer was steady at »95. inches (1014 millibars). SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Rises, 5.55 aJn.; sets, 5.52 \> To-morrow: Rises, 5,53 a jn.; sets, 8 .53 ' Phases of .Moon for September New moon,. September 2, 3.45 pjn. First quarter. September 9, 13 a.m. Full moon, September 17, 4.11 a.m. last quarter, September 25. 5.17 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton—To-day, 5.37 , ; ' ■ f ain. and 6 p.m.; to-morrow, 6.25 \ ajn. and 6.47 p.m.

r • 1937. 1938. 1939; 1940. . h. m. h. m. h. m. h. on. Jan. .. 230 36 192 12 233 6 202 10 Feb. .. 119 18 173 38 192 6 217 50 Smirch .. 121 0 146 36 138 6 216 40 April .. 157 12 80 24 186 30 137 40 May .. 135 6 183 6 155 18 119 12 June .. 93 54 111 12 102 18 161 48 July .. 193 39 109 48 95 30 132 30 Aug. .. 133 42 162 36 117 0 141 0 Sept .. 130 18 152 42 179 36 •81 55