WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23301, 10 April 1941, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS (P.S.S.) WELLINGTON, April 9. 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 south-westerly winds, turning in places to easterly sea breezes. Weather fair to fine, but cold; Seas moderating. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is;— Light to moderate south-west-erly winds predominating. , Weather fair to fine, with slowly rising temperatures. Seas moderate. DOMINION The following is the forecast for the Dominion:— Weather becoming fair to fine almost generally. A few isolated showers still likely, however, on the Southland coast, and In (he northern portion of the Auckland Peninsula. Temperatures cold, but slowly rising. An anti-cyclone centred off the New South Wales coast extends across the north Tasman Sea and beyond New Zealand. Winds—Fresh but gradually decreasing south-westerly breezes, later becoming variable in parts of the South Island. , , Seas (New Zealand waters)— Moderating, but a southerly swell continuing, more especially on the east coast. Eastern Tasman Sea—Fresh southwest to west winds and rather rough seas, but wind and sea gradually moderating, CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather was fine but overcast yesterday, with a fresh, south-west , wind. The maximum temperature was 62 degrees. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was mainly clear and there i was no wind. The barometer was ' steady at 30.00 in (1015.9 millibars). ... Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory. Christchurch, on Wednesday,-April 9 ;-r- • 9 a.m. 3 p.m, Barometer (Inches) .. 29.800 29.858 ..(millibars) ... 1009.1 1011.0 Rising, Steady, slowly. Thermometer—, Dry bulb .. • ■ 40.3 50.3 Wet bulb 39.5 43.0 Maximum prev. 24 hours 52.4 Minimum prev. 24 hours 36.3 Minimum on grass < . . 32.8 Maximum during day .. Humidity, per cent. • • 48 Wind, , •• W.S.W., S.W.. >. * ' I fresh, mod. ; Cloud, (0*10) - 3 » Bain ' JOin nil. 1941. 1940 ■ Rainfall .in date .. ' 10.481n' e.861n i ‘ Observations taken, up to 1 a.m. on April 10, at “The Press” Office:— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (millibars) 1015.9 1015.9 . (inches) 30.00 30.00 Rainfall for 24 hours . ended 1 a.m. .. SUNSHINE (Magnetic Observatory Records.) hj. m. Yesterday morning *.. 4 0 Yesterday afternoon .. 0 SO V 'Total .’ ~4 30 1938. 1939. V 1940. 1941. ' hj. m. hj. ra. hj. m. hj. m. Jan ' . 192 12 236 8 202 10 239 20 .i VIZ 36 192 6 212 15 224 22 March'.. 146 34 158 6 224 25 171 30 April ‘ . 80 24 168 36 137 40 *56 40 ■ ifp. v ■ *To April 9. • : i IN OTHER PLACES Auckland—The weather was. cloudy yes- ' terday with passing showers and a fresh south-west wind. The. maximum tempevamre&KfjßS 80-degrees. The barometer was' rising' at 5 p.m. at 29.86 Inches. Willrngton— The weather was fine yesterday with - sunshine" and passing cloud i and ,>« moderate southerly wind. The v majamum temperature was 52 degrees. At 8 p.m. the barometer registered 1011 milllDliaedin—Overcast conditions prevailed In Dunedin yesterday There was a mod--1 ( ermte. but cold south-west breeze, and the ■ maximum temperature -was ,50 degrees. ’ . The barometer rose steadily to ,29.95 Inches (1014 milUbajjs) <|t 6 p.m. ; SUN, MOON, AND TIDES (Summer Time) . Bun—To-day: Rises, 0.68 a.m.; sets, 6.8 • p.m. To.-morrow:' Rises, 6.57 a.m.; fcets, 6.5 \ , ' .Phases of Moon for April - Pitst ! quarter: April 5, 11.42 a.m. ndl.Jnoqp: April 12. 8.45 a'.m. I*M\ouarter: April 19, 0.33 a.m. Newimoon; April 27, 0.53 a.m. High ; -tide. at Lyttelton—To-day, 2.24 * am. and 3.40 p.m.