WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23478, 5 November 1941, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

; OFFICIAL FORECASTS ' CP.S.S.) WELLINGTON. November 4. , The weather forecast for Canterbury 1 Issued at 3 p.m. by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, and dealing with “i the 24 hours following the time of , issue, is as follows: Freeh north-easterlies on the coast, moderate variable winds inland. Weather fair to fine, with I moderate to mild temperatures. : WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of , the South Island is:— Moderate to fresh south-wester-ly winds predominating. Weather mainly fair, with moderate temperatures. | CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER 1 The weather was fine and sunny ; yesterday with a moderate easterly ! creese. The maximum temperature i was 81.0 degrees. At 1 o’clock this morning the > sky was clear and a light nortli- ; east breeze was blowing. The barometer was steady at SO.OOin t (1013.9 millibars), i Meteorological observations taken at the > Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on | Tuesday, November 4, 1941: | 9 a.m. 3 p.m. ; Barometer (inches) 29.918 29.877 1 (millibars) 1013.1 1011.7 i Rising Falling | slowly, slowly, i ThermometerDry bulb .. .. 57.2 80.1 1 Wet bulb .. ..31.1 51.5 i Maximum prev. 24 hours 71.1 | Minimum prev. 24 hours 45.1 i Minimum on grass .. 34.7 Maximum during day .. Humidity, per cent. .. 82 52 i Wind .. .. .. E. E. I light, mod. I Cloud (0-10) .. ..2 1 i Rain . .. .. .. nil nil i 1941. 1940. i Rainfall to date .. .. 28.53 in 25.43 in I Observations taken up to 1 a.m. on ! November 5, at “The Press” Office:— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (millibars) 1013.9 1015.9 j (inches) 30.00 30.00 | Rainfall for 24 hours j ended 1 a.m. .. nil J SUNSHINE - (Magnetic Observatory Records) ! hr. min. ! • Yesterday morning ..6 30 j - Yesterday afternoon .. 5 8 Total’ ... .. 11 33 ’ 1938. 1939. 1940. 1941. hj. in. 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 34 138 6 224 25 171 30 Abril .. 84 24 188 38 137 40 156 20 May 183 8 155 18 119 12 160 30 June .. 111 12.102 18 136 0 117 0 July .. 109 48 95 30 132 30 126 30 Aug. .. 182 38 117 0 141 0 89 38 Sept. .. 152 42 179 36 141 0 194 SO Oct. .. 187 36 149 16 223 12 182 55. Nov, .. 167 38 197 18 217 54 *33 0 •To November 4. , \ SUN, MOON, AND TIDES ’ (Summer Time.) _ _ Sun—To-day: Rises, 5.7 a.m.; acts, 7.20 i pjn. . To-morrow: Rises, 5.3 a.m.; sets, 7.21 i pjn. High tide at Lyttelton—To-day, 5.7 a.m. end 5.27 p.m.; to-morrow, 5.54 a.m.-and 6.17 p.m. Phases of Moon for November Full moon, November 4, 1.30 p.m. Last quarter, November 12, 4.23 pm. New: moon, November 19, 11.34 a.m. First quarter, November 26, 5.22 a.m. TO CORRESPONDENTS \ , ; —♦ —*- 1. Letters sent to the Editor for printing must be written ill ink on one • f lidbiOf the paper only, and writers ‘ s must send in their names and adV dresses in lull, whether they wish 5 these to be printed or not. 1 must say clearly whether 'or not their letters are being, or liave been, sent to other papers. I, “fhe Editor cannot return or keep any. letter which for any rbason is unsuitable for printing, nor can he adknowledge unsuitable letters, although this will be done where it eedms to be needful, or enter into any correspondence about letters