WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23131, 21 September 1940, Page 12

WEATHER REPORT

<> OFFICIAL FORECASTS (THE PRESS Special Service.] WELLINGTON, September 20. 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; — Sea breezes on parts of the coast, but otherwise winds from a westerly quarter .prevailing' and. becoming strong at times. Weather fair to fine, with moderate temperatures. Seas slight to moderate. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast is:— Moderate to fresh winds from a westerly quarter. Weather unsettled, with drizzle or ram-, at times, and moderate temperatures. Seas moderate to rather rough. DOMINION The Dominion forecast is:— Falx to fine east of the main ranges and ever the Auckland peninsula, ■ Unsettled in western areas from Taranaki southwards and in the far south, with drizzle or rain at times. Temperatures cool in the south,, otherwise moderate to mild. A depression located in the south Tasman Sea yesterday has now moved to a posL tion some distance south-east of the Scuth Island. An anti-cyclone remains almost stationary to the north. ■ Winds —From between- north-west and south-west prevailing, mainly moderate to fresh, but strong to gale force at times in some exposed positions south of Taranaki and Hawke’s Bay. Seas. New Zealand waters—Rather rough to rough about Cook and Foveaux Straits, and south of Cape Egmonf, slight or moderate elsewhere. Eastern: Tasman Sea—Winds from a .westerly Quarter, moderate in the northern portion, with slight or moderate seas, strong at times in the southern portion, with rough seas. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The day was brilliantly sunny and ■warm in Christchurch, The maximum temperature being 58.1 degrees. There was a gentle north-east breeze. Af 1 o’clock this morning the sky was overcast arid/ there was no ! wind. The temperature was 55 ; degrees. The barometer reading ■was 30 inches' (1015,9 millibars). . Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic ' Observatory, Christchurch, oh Friday, September 20:— ■ • ' ' 9a.m. 3 p.m. Barometer (inches)- :. . 29.938 29.869 (millibars) ..1013.8 1011.5 , Rising Falling slowly, slowly. ThermometerDry bulb 56.9 57.3 Wet bnlb .. '52.2 52.0 : Maximum prev. 24 hours 67.3 Minimum prev. 24 hours 47.6 ■ Minimum on grass .. 42.0 Maximum during day • .. Humidity, per cent. • .. 71 67 Wind "... .. - E.N.E..E.W.E,. gentle, gentle. Cloud (0-10) .. 3 1 Rain . .. ... .. .nil nil 1940. 1939 A Rainfall to date 23.81 in 20.24 in Observations taken up to 1 am, on ■September 21. at “The Press” Office;— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer /(millibars) 1014.2 1015.9 /(inches) 29.95 30.00 - Rising ' , slowly Thermometer ■ .. 55 55 Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a,m. , - nil ' SUNSHINE (Magnetic Observatory Records) Yesterday morning .. 4 30

IN OTHER PIECES ■ Auckland—The day was’ sunny and fine, ■ With- a light.to fresh westerly breeze. The maximum temperature was 65 degrees. The 5 p.m. barometer- reading was 30.27 inches-(1025 millibars). : ■tVeUingtcm—The day was cloudy, with a north-west breeze. The maxi- ; mum temperaturei was 58.degrees. The 5 p.m. barometer reading was ‘lOl4 millibarsi , ‘ Dunedin—The 'sun shone brightly, but ' there'.were, passing clouds and the . temperature, was affected by a light northeast breeze,' the maximum being .67 de- ; grees. The barometer - fell slightly, but was rising in the evening at 30.00 inches (10X6 millibars). SUN, MOON, AND TIDES . Sun.—To-day:.Rises, 5.51 a.m.;. sets, 5.54 ■• * p.m. . To-morrow: Rises. 5.49 a.m.;. sets,. 5.55 - pm. . .. Phases of Moon for September . New moon; September 2. 3.45 p.m. . jl'irst quarter. Seritember 9.-7.2 a.m. Full moon. Seotember 17. 4.11 a.m. • -last quarter. September. 25. 5.17 a.m. High-, tide at v-Lyttelton—To-day, 7.15' ajn. and 7.35 p.m.; to-morrow, 7.55. - - • a.m. and 8.15 p.tn.

, Yesterday afternoon- .. 5 , 35 Total ..10 • 5 : 1937 1933 1939 1940 ■ h m h m. h. rm h, m Jan. .. 230 36 192 12 ; 238 6. 202 in Feb. .. 119 18 173 36 192 6 217 50 March .. 121 0 146 36 158 6 216 40 April .. 157 12 80 24 186 35 137 40 Mavi ..135 6 183 6 , 155 18 119 ♦2 June ; .. 93 54 111 12 102 18 161 48 July .. 153 36 109 48 95 30 132 30 Aug. ... 133 42 162 36 m 0 141 n Sept; ... 130 18 , 152 42 179 36 . *96 50 •To September 20. .