WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23477, 4 November 1941, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS CP.S.S.) WELLINGTON, November 3. 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 south-west-erly winds, with showers at first, hut weather improving during the day. Cool temperatures. Further outlook, improvement continuing. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Moderate to strong south-west winds. Weather cool, changeable, and showery, but improving.

CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather 'as fine and for the most part sunny yeste.day with a high north-west wind. There was a rain squall in the late afternoon. The maximum temperature was 71.1 degrees.

At 1 o’clock this morning: the sky was overcast and a light north-west wind was blowing:. The barometer, rising slowly, registered 29.90 inches (1012.5 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Monday, November 3, 1941: 9 a.m. 3 p.m. barometer (inches) 29.578 29.455 (millibars) 1001.6 997.5 Falling Falling slowly, rapidly. ThermometerDry bulb .. .. 62,6 70.5 Wet bulb .. .. 53.6 54.6 Maximum, prev. 24 hours ' 62.6 ' Minimum prev. 24 hours 47.2 Minimum on grass .. 39.4 Maximum during day .. Humidity, per cent. .. 52 29 Wind .. .. .. N.W. N.W. v. light, high. Cloud (0-10) .. ..10 1 Rain .’. .. ..nil nil 1941. 1940. Rainfall to date .. 28.53 in '25.40 in Observations taken up to 1 a.m. on November 4, at “The Press’’ Office:— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (millibars) 1012.2 1012.5 (inches) 29.89 29.90 Rainfall for 24 hours * ended 1 a.m. trace SUNSHINE (Magnetic Observatory Records) hr. min. Yesterday morning ..2 40 Yesterday afternoon ..4 0 Total .. .. 6 40 1938. 1939. 1940. 1941. hj. m. hj. m. hj. m. hj. m. Jan. .. 192 12 238 8 202 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 40 158 20 May .. 183 6 155 18 119 12 160 30 June .. HI 12 102 18 138 0 117 0 July ... 109 48 95 30 132 30 126 30 Aug. 162 36 117 0 141 0 89 36 Sept. .. 152 42 179 36 141 0 194 50 Oct. .. 187 36 149 16 223 12 182 55 Nov. 187 36 197 18 217 54 *2l 25 •To November 3. SUN; MOON, AND TIDES (Summer Time.) Sun—To-day:'Rises, 5.8 a.m.; sets, 7.18 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 5.7 a.m.; sets, 7.20 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton—To-day, 4.11 a.m. and 4.41 p.m.; to-morrow, 5.7 a.m. and 5.27 p.m. Phases of Moon for November Full moon, November 4, 1.30 p.m. Last quarter, November 12, 4.23 p.m. New moon, November 19, 11.34 a.m. ’ First quarter, November 26, 5.22 a.m.