WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS (P.A.) WELLINGTON, August 11, The weather forecast for Canterbury Issued at. 3 p.m. by the Meteorological Office. Wellington, and dealing with the 24 hours following the time of issue, is 85 follows; Moderate but freshening northwesterly winds. Rain in the Alps, but weather mainly fair elsewhere. Temperatures moderate. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Fresh to strong north-westerly winds. Weather cloudy, with rain at times. Temperatures moderate. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The day in Christchurch yesterday was mild, with nearly eight hours of sunshine. The maximum temperature was 61,8 degrees. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was cloudy. There was no wind. The barometer, at 29.98 Inches (1015.2 millibars), was rising. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on August 11: 9 a m. 3 p.n, Baromoter (inches) .. 29.321 29.824 (millibars) .. 1009,8 1009.9 Steady. Falling slowly. Thermometer— Dry bulb .. .. 48.5 60.7 V/et bulb .. .. 47.9 54.2 Maximum prev. 24 hours 30.9 Minimum prev. 24 hours 45.7 Minimum on grass .. 37.7 Maximum during day .. Humidity, per cent. ..96 61 Wind .. .. W.S.W. Cairn v. it. Cloud (0-10) ~ ..1 2 Rain .. .20 nil fi42. inn Rainfall to date .. 17.85 in 17.991nObservations taken up to 1 a.m. to-day, at "The Press” Office;— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (millibars) .. 1014.2 1015.2 (inches) .. 29.95 29.98 Rising. Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. .. .. ,175 in SUNSHINE hj. m. Yesterday .. .. 7. 40 1939. 1940. 1941. 1942.
. SUN, MOON, TIDES (Summer Time) Sun—To-day: Rises, 7 29 a.m.; sets, 5.40 p.m. To-morrow; Rises, 7.28 a.m.; sets. 5.41 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 4.11 a.m. and 4.35 p.m.; to-morrow, 4.56 a.m. and 5.20 p.m. Phases of Moon for August New moon, August 12, 2.28 p.m. First quarter, August 19, 11.30 p.m. Full moon. August 26, 3.46 p.m.
h. m. h. m. h. m. h m. Jan. 239 5 202 10 247 35 138 58 Feb. 192 8 221 15 222 42 144 13 Mar. 158 6 224 23 171 30 114 35 April .. 188 38 137 40 156 20 183 0 May 153 18 119 12 100 30 84 2 July 95 30 132 30 120 30 115 30 Aug. 117 0 141 0 89 36 •62 50 •To August 11.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19420812.2.8
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23714, 12 August 1942, Page 2
Word Count
371WEATHER REPORT Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23714, 12 August 1942, Page 2
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in