WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS (P.S.S.) WELLINGTON. Sept. 23. 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: Fresh to strong north-westerly winds: rain In the ranges, but weather mainly fair on the plains; temperatures moderate. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER
The day in Christchurch yesterday was unsettled' until the early afternoon, with the wind from the south-west. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was cloudy and there was a strong wind from the east. The barometer at 29.5 Inches (999 millibars) was falling. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Wednesday, September 23, 1942: 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Barometer (inches) .. 29.339 29.353 (millibars; .. 993.6 994.1 Rising. Almost steady. ThermometerDry bulb .. 46.3 60.5 Wet bulb .. ..45.9 81.0 Maximum prev. 24 hours 62.8 Minimum prev. 24 hours 45.2 Minimum on grass .. 42.3 Maximum during day Humidity, per cent. ~ 97 43 Wind .. .. S.W. W.S.W. light, v. light. Cloud (0-10) .. ..10 1 Rain .1 .. .. .27in .02in 1942. 1041. Rainfall to date .. ID.fiSin 26,891n Observations taken up to 1 a.m. to-day at “The Press” Office:— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (millibars) .. 1001 999 (inches) .. 29.56 29.3 Falling Rainfall for 24 hours ended j g.m. .19in
SUN, MOON, AND TIDES (Summer Time) Sun—To-day; Rises, 6.17 a.m.; sets, 6.27 p.m. To-morrow; Rises, 6,13 a.m.; sets, 6.2j) p.m. High water at Lyttelton.—To-day, 3.25 a.m. and 3,20 p.m.; to-morrow, 4.17 a.m. and 4.44 p.m. Phasee of Moon for September First quarter, September 18. 4.56 a.m. Full moon, September 29, 2.34 a.m.
SUNSHINE h. m. Yesterday .. 6 15 1839. 1940. 1941. 1942. h. m. h. m, h. m. h. m. Jan. ( 239 S 202 10 247 35 138 58 Feb. 192 8 221 15 222 42 144 13 Mar. t , 158 6 224 25 171 30 114 35 April M 186 36 137 40 156 20 183 0 May # 153 18 119 12 160 30 84 2 June 102 18 138 0 117 0 141 20 July 86 30 132 30 126 30 115 30 Aug, 117 0 141 0 89 36 175 6 Sept, 179 3S 141 0 184 50 *133 51 *To September 23.
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Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23751, 24 September 1942, Page 4
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