WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23447, 30 September 1941, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

♦ OFFICIAL FORECASTS (P.S.S.) WELLINGTON, Sept. 29. 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 strong northerly to north-westerly winds. Rain in the Alps, but weather otherwise fair to cloudy and milder. Further outlook, mainly fair to cloudy, WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Moderate to strong winds from between west and north. Weather unsettled, with intermittent rain or drizzle. Temperatures rather milder. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather was fine and sunny yesterday with a strong north-east breeze. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was overcast and there was no wind. The barometer was steady at 29.80 in (1009.1 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory. Christchurch, on Monday, September 29: 9 a.m. Barometer (inches) .. .. 30.057 (millibars) .. 1018 Falling ThermometerDry bulb 49.2 Wet bulb 45.6 Maximum previous 24 hours .. 51.7 Minimum previous 24 hours .. 88-1 Minimum on grass .. .. 30.3 Humidity, per cent. .. ..74 Wind N.E., str. Cloud (0-10) 9 K3ln 1941. 1940, Rainfall to date .. .. 27.45 in 23.93 in Observations taken up to 1 a.m. on September 30, at "The Press” Office: — 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (millibars) 1009.1 1009.1 (inches) 29.80 29.80 Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. .. nil SUNSHINE (Magnetic Observatory Records) hj. m. Yesterday morning ..3 0 Yesterday afternoon .. 4 0 Total .. .. 7 0 1938. 1939. 1940. 1941. hj. m. hj. m. hj, m. hj. m. Jan. .. 192 12 236 6 202 10 239 20 Feb. .. 173 36 192 6 212 15 224 22 March .. 146 34 158 6 224 25 171 30 April .. 84 24 186 36 137 40 156 20 May .. 183 6 155 18 119 12 160 30 June .. 11l 12 102 18 136 0 117 0 July .. 109 48 95 30 132 30 128 30 Aug. .. 162 36 117 0 141 0 89 36 Sept. .. 152 42 179 38 141 0 *lßl 25 ♦To September 29, SUN, MOON, AND TIDES (Summer Time) Sun— To-day: Rises, 6.5 a.m.: sets, 6.54 p.m. , „ To-morow: Rises, 6.3 a.m.; sets, 8.38 p.m. Phases of Moon for September Full moon, September 6, 5.6 a.m. Last quarter, September 14, 7.1 a.m. New moon. September 21, 4.8 p.m. First quarter, September 28, 7.39 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton—To-day, 12.9 p.m.; to-morrow, 12.40 a.m. and 1.6 p.m. .