WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23737, 8 September 1942, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS (P.S.S.) WELLINGTON, Sept. 7. 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 north-easterlies on the coast, otherwise fresh north-westerly winds; some scattered rain in the Alps; weather otherwise fair to cloudy and mild. Further outlook; little change. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is as follows: Fresh to strong north-westerly winds; weather cloudy, with occasional rain, especially in the south. Temperatures moderate to mild. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The day in Christchurch yesterday was line and warm, the wind changing in the afternoon from north-east to north-west. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was clear and there was a light wind from the east. The barometer at 30,1 inches (1019.3 millibars) was falling. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on September 7:— 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Barometer (Inches) .. 30.249 30.144 (millibars) .. 1024.4 1020.8 Almost Falling steady ThermometerDry bulb .. .. 54.5 67.7 Wet bulb .. .. 47.6 52.2 Maximum prev. 24 hours 56.0 .Minimum prev. 24 hours 38,3 Minimum on grass .. 29.1 Maximum, during day .. . Humidity, per cent. ..57 27 ' Wind .. .. E.N.E., W.N.W., v. It. It. Cloud (0-10) .. ..9 5 Rain .. .. ..nil nil 1942 1941. Rainfall to date .. .. 18.26 in 26.10 m Observations taken up to 1 a.m. to-day at "The Press” Office:— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (millibars) .. 1022 1019.3 (inches) .. 30.18 30.1 Falling Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. .. .. nil • SUNSHINE hj. m. Yesterday .. ..3 52 1939. 1940. 1941. 1942. hj., m. hj. m. hj. m. hj. m Jan. .. 239 S 202 10 247 33 138 58 Feb. .. 192 6 221 IS 222 42 144 13 Mar. .. 158 6 224 25 171 30 114 33 April .. 186 36 137 40 156 20 183 0 May .. 155 18 119 12 160 30 84 2 June .. 102 18 136 0 117 0 141 20 July .. 95 30 132 30 126 30 115 30 Aug. ... 117 0 141 0 89 36 175 5 Sept. .. 179 36 141 0 194 50 *45 9 *To September 7. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES (Summer Time) Sun—To-day: Rises, 6.48 a.m.; sets, 6.9 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 8.44 a.m.; sets, 8.10 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 2.18 a.m. and 2.36 p.m.; to-morrow, 2.56 a.m. and 3.18 p.m. Phases of Moon for September New moon, September 11, 4.53 a.m. First quarter, September 18, 4.58 a.m. Full moon, September 23, 2.34 a.m.