WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23701, 28 July 1942, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS

(P.S.S.) WELLINGTON, July 27. 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 variable winds. Weather cloudy, with occasional rain or ' drizzle at first, but improving slowly. Temperatures cold. Further outlook: mainly fair to cloudy. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Moderate winds from an easterly quarter. Some morning low clbud and possibly drizzle, but weather otherwise fair. Temperatures cool.

CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER

The day in Christchurch yesterday, after a frost of 9.7 degrees, was cold and dull. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was cloudy and there was a light wind from the south-west. The barometer, at 30.1 inches (1019.3 millibars), was rising. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic “Observatory, Christchurch, on July 27: „ 0 a.m. 3 p.m. Barometer (Inches) .. 29.943 29.925 (millibars) .. 1014.0 1013.3 Rising Falling slowly, slowly. Thermometer — Dry bulb .. .. 31.0 39.8 Wet bulb .. .. 30.1 37.0 Maximum prev. 24 hours 42.3 Minimum prev. 24 hours 29.8 Minimum on grass .. 22.3 Maximum during day .. Humidity, per cent. ..90 75 Wind W.S.W. N.W. V. It. v.lt. Cloud (0-10) .. ..10 10 Rain Nil Nil 1942. 1941. Rainfall to date .. 16.49 in 17.38 in Observations taken up to 1 a.m. on July 28, at "The Press” Office:— 9 p.m. la.m. Barometer (millibars) 1018 1019.3 (inches) 30.06 30.1 Rising. Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. .. nil. SUN, MOON, TIDES , (Summer Time) ] Sun —To-day: Rises, 7.48 a.m.; sets, 3.24 t p.m. I To-morrow: Rises. 7.47 am.; sets, 5.25 ' p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 3.58 am. and 4.29 p.m.; to-morrow, 4.56 . a.m. and 5.28 p.m. Phases of Moon for July First quarter, July 21, 5.13 p.m. Full moon, July 28, 7.14 a.m. ,