WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23743, 15 September 1942, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS (P.S.S.) WELLINGTON, Sept. 14. The weather forecast for Canterbury, Issued at 5 p.rn. by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, and dealing with the 24 hours following the time of issue, is as follows; Northerly to north-westerly winds, fresh or strong at times; some scattered rain in. the Alps, but weather otherwise fair and mild. WEST COAST The following is the forecast for the West Coast:— Northerly winds, strong at times; weather cloudy to overcast, with occasional rain; temperatures moderate. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The day in Christchurch yesterday was fine, nearly nine hours o£ sunshine being recorded. Rain fell in the evening. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was clearing, and there was a light • wind from the north-west. The barometer at 29.75 Inches (1007.5 millibars) was steady. Observations taken up to 1 a.m. to-day •t "The Press" Office:— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (millibars) .. 1008.5 1007.5 (inches) .. 29.78 29.75 Steady Rainfall for '24 hours ended 1 a.m. .. •• .06in SUNSHINE hj. m. Yesterday .. .. 8 50 1939. 1940. 1941. 1942. hj. m. hj. m. hj. m. hj. m Jan. .. 239 6 202 10 247 35 138 58 Feb. .. 192 6 221 15 222 42 144 13 Mar. .. 158 6 224 25 171 30 114 35 April .. 186 30 137 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 30 128 30 115 30 Aug. .. 117 0 141 0 89 38 175 5 Sept. .. 179 36 141 0 194 50 »78 39 •To September 14. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES (Summer Time) 1 Sun—To-day: Rises, 6.33 a.m.; sets, 6.17 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 6.31 a.m.; sets, 6.18 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 7.55 a.m. and 8.20 p.m.: to-morrow, 8.47 a.m. and 9,14 p.m. Phases \)t Moon for September New moon, September 11, 4.53 a.m. First quarter, September 18, 4.56 a.m. Full moon, September 25, 2.34 a.m.