WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23323, 8 May 1941, Page 8

WEATHER REPORT

♦ OFFICIAL FORECASTS (P.S.S.) WELLINGTON, May 7. 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 and variable winds, with south-westerlies freshening at times. Weather fair to cloudy, with a few isolated showers still likely about the high country and about Banks Peninsula. Temperatures moderate. Seas moderate. YEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Moderate to fresh south-westerly winds. Weather cloudy* with occasional drizzle or rain. Moderate temperatures. Seas rather rough. DOMINION The Dominion forecast is;— Further rain In Westland, Southland, and on the Otago coast. Scattered showers still likely in and west of the North Island ranges. Elsewhere fair to fine. Temperatures cool in the south and moderate elsewhere. Winds—Moderate to strong southwesterly. with local gales still likely south of Dunedin., .... Seas (New Zealand waters)— Moderate inshore on the east coast north of the Otago peninsula, otherwise rough. Eastern Tasman Sea—Strong southwesterly winds. Rough seas. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather was overcast yesterday with a light north-east breeze. The maximum temperature was 51.8 degrees. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was overcast and a moderate south-west wind was blowing. The barometer, rising, registered 30.06 in (1018 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Wednesday. May ,7:- oam3pm Barometer (Inches) .. 29.822 29.734 (millibars) .. 1009.9 1006.9 Steady.Rising slowly. Thermometer— Dry bulb .. .. 54.8 54.9 Wet bulb ~ . • 53.2 52.2 Maximum prev. 24 hours 59.7 Minimum prev. 24 hours 45.7 • Minimum on grass .. 41.2 Maximum duping day .. Humidity, per cent. .. 93- 82 Wind .. .. ..E.N.E..E.N.E., v. It. - v. it. Cloud (0-ip) Rain .. .. •• nil nil 1941. 1940. Rainfall to date .. .. 12.87 in 11.061 a Observations taken up to 1 a.m. on May, 8, at “The Press”; pffice:r- r y L . 0 ami, 1 a.m. Barometer 'millibars)!, .1017.6 1018.0 (inches). 30.05 30.06 Rainfall for 24 hours . ended 1 a.m. .. .32m ’■.i.SUNSHINE ' , (Magnetic .Observatory Records) hj. m. . Yesterday morning .. 2 - O , Yesterday afternoon ..2 0 Total -■ ..4,0 1938. 1939. 1940, 1941. hj. m. hj. m. hj. m. hj. m. Jam .. 192 12 236 6 202 10 239 20 Feb. .. IT3 38 192 6 212 15 224 22' March 143 34 158 8 224 25 171.30 April *4 24 186 38 137 40 166 20 May XE3 6 155 18 118 12 »17 50 •To May 7. ' IN OTHER PLACES Auckland—The weather was fine but overcast yesterday, With a fresh south-. ; west wind., The maximum temperature was 62 degrees. The barometer was,falling 1 at 5 pm., at 30.001 a (1016 millibars). ’ Wellington—The weather was fine yesterday, with a moderate north-west wind. The maximum temperature was 62 degrees. 'The barometer at 5 p.m. registered 1008 millibars.. Dunedin—Dull weather yesterday momtdg was followed by hqavy rain in. the afternoon. The barometer woe. steady at 29.90 Inches (1012 millibar*}? and there was a slight breeze from the south-east. The maximum temperature was . 58’ degrees. • /' SUN, MOON, AND.tf IDES s c ' • .(Summer Time) Sun—To-day: Rises, 7.28 a.m.; sets, 5.24 ■ pun. To-morrow: Rises, 7.29 a.m.; sets, 5.23 ; pm.. Phases of Moon for May Flrit quarter: May 0,0.19 am.' Full moon: May 11. 4.45 »,m. last quarter: May-18. 12.47 p.m. * ! New moon; May 26, 4.48 pm. High tid® at Lyttelton—To-day, IJO am. and 1.36 pm.j to-morrow, 2 am. and 2.28 pm. I. -i" mi l V '