WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23417, 26 August 1941, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS

(P.S.S.) WELLINGTON. August 25. 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 fresh north-easterly winds. Possibly some scattered morning drizzle, but otherwise fair to fine and cool. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Light to fresh north-easterly winds prevailing. Weather fair. Temperatures moderate. /

CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER

The weather was fine but for the most part cloudy yesterday, with a light porth-east breeze. The maximum temperature was 48.5 degrees. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was cloudy and a light north-east breeze was blowing. The baro- ) meter was steady at SOJJOin (1022.7 ! millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Monday, August 25:

9 a.m. 3 p.m. Barometer (millibars) .. 1023.6 1023.3 (Inches) .. 30.228 30.220 Rising Falling slowly slowly Thermometer— ' Dry* blllb .. .. 40.4 47.7 Wet bulb 1 40.0 45.4 ] Maximum prev. 24 hours 48.0 Minimum prev, 24 hours 32.8 Minimum: on grass .. 28.1 Maximum during day .. Humidity, per cent, .. 98 83 Wind .. .. •• S. E.N.E., V.lt. iV.lt. Cloud (0-10) .. .. 8 8 gain .nil nU 194*. 1940* Rainfall to date 1 .. 28,071n 19.89 in Observations taken up to 1 a.m. on August 26 at “The Press’’ Office;— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (millibars) 1022,7 1022.7 (inches) 30.20 30.20 Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. .. nll SUNSHINE (Magnetic Observatory Records) * hj. m. Yesterday morning .. 1 0 Yesterday afternoon 1 10

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES (Summer Time) , Bun— To-day: Rises. 7.7 a.m.; sets, 5.55 j To-morrow: Rises. 7.8 a.m.; sets, 5.58 ( pm. 1 Phases of Moon for August

full moon: August 7. 3.8 p.m. Last quarter: August 15, 1.10 p.m. New moon: August 23, 6.4 a.m. First quarter: August 30, 1.34 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton—To-day, 6.58 a.m. and 7.24 p.m.; to-morrow. 7.54 a.m. and 8.18 p.m.

Total 1938. 1939. .. 2 1940.1? 10 * h. m. fa. m. h. to.; 192 12 236 6 203 10, „ ; 239 20. Feb. 173 38 192 6 212 .19 224 23 30 .. 146 34 158 6 224 29 171 84 24 186 36 137 40 154 20 May \ , 183 •6 ’■•189 18 119 12 ISO 30 Ill 12 102 18 136 0 117 0 July ,, 109 43 95 30 m 30 126 30 Aug . .. 182 36 117 0 141 0 •81 39 •To August 29.