WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23699, 25 July 1942, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS XP.S.S.) WELLINGTON, July 24. 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 or fresh north-easterly to easterly winds. Weather cloudy, with occasional rain, chiefly north of Banks Peninsula, Temperatures cool. Further outlook unsettled. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is;— Moderate to fresh easterly winds, j Weather fair to fine. Temperatures • moderate. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER A frost of 10.3 degrees was recorded In Christchurch yesterday. The day was mild. There was scattered cloud, a light breeze from the south-west in the morning turning later to the porth-east. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was clear and the wind was light from the north-east. The i barometer at 30.29 Inches (1024.4 millibars) was steady. Meteorological observations taken at the (Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on wrlday, July 24: » 8 a.m. 3 p.m. ’barometer (inches) .. 30.276 30.223 (millibars) .. 1025.4 1023.4 (Almost Falling steady, slowly. emometer—--sry bulb .. .. 33.7 48.1Vet bulb .. .. 32.2 41,4 Maximum prev. 24 hours 51.6 minimum prev. 24 hours 29.4 Minimum on grass .. 21.7 Maximum during day .. imldity, per cent. .. 85 64 nd .. .. .. S.W.. N.E., v. light, v. light. >ud (0.10) .. ..3 9 In .. .. .. nil nil 1942. 1941. infall to date .. 16.49 in 17.19 in Observations taken up to 1 a.m. on ly 25, at “The Press” Office:— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. irometer (millibars) 1024.4 1024.4 (Inches) 30.25 30.25 Steady. "fclainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. .. nil. SUNSHINE

SUN, MOON, TIDES i (Summer Time) Sun—To-day: Rises, 7.51 .am.; sets, 5.21 p.m. To-morrows Rises, 7.50 a.m.; sets, 8.22 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 1,21 a.m. and 1.49 p.m.; to-morrow. 2.13 a.m. and 2.40 p.m. Phases of Moon for July : First quarter, July 21, 5.13 p.m. Full moon, July 28. 7.14 a.m.

1 h. m. >i Yesterday .. 6 50 1939. 1940. 1941. 1942. h. mh. m. h. m. h. m. Jan. 339 9 302 10 247 35 138 98 F6b. .. 192 8 221 IS 222 42 144 13 Mar. .. 198 8 224 25 171 30 114 39 April .. 186 36 137 40 156 20 183 0 JMay .. 155 18 119 12 160 30 84 2 102 18 138 0 117 0 141 20 Itfuly 95 30 132 30 126 30 *101 48 *To July 24.