WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23753, 26 September 1942, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS (P.S.S.) WELLINGTON, Sept. 25. The feather forecast for Canterbury, issued at 5 pm. by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, and dealing with the 24 hours following the time of issue, is •s follows:

Fresh to strong south-westerly winds prevailing. Weather still changeable with occasional showers but fair periods. Temperatures cold with some scattered sleet about the hills.

CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER

The weather in Christchurch yesterday was changeable. There was a frost of five degrees in the morning, and the day was line until the aiternoon, when there was a strong south-westerly wind, followed by rain. In the evening there was a hailstorm and heavy rain about 6 p.m. Ram Jell later in the evening.

At 1 o’clock this morning the sky - was clear and there was a light wind & from the south-west. The barometer at 29.75 in (1007.5 millibars) was rising. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Friday, September g pm ! Barometer (inches) .. 29.253 29.286 (millibars) .. 990.6 991.7 Rising Rising slcwly. slowly. Hhermometer—f Dry bulb .. •• 51.5 47.2 Wet bulb .. 42.7 42.0 S t Maximum prev. 24 hours b3.3 Ut Minimum prev. 24 hours 33.8 V Minimum on grass .. 27.0 S' Maximum during day .. Humidity, per cent. .. 42 61 Wind .. •• •• W.N.W. S.v/, fresh, strong. Cloud (0-10) .. •• 1 . JO T>Tir, .. .. O.lßin o.olm E ’ ’ 1942. 1941. Rainfall to date .. .. 19.881n 26.89 in • Observations taken up to 1 a.m. to-day i 1 at "The Press” Office:— At 9 p.m. 1 a.m. (millibars) .. 1007.5 1007.5 y (inches) .. 29.75 29.75 Rising. i Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. .. ■ll'ri

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES (Summer Time) U Sun—To-day: Rises. 6.13 a.m.; sets, 6.29 hi, P.m. [s’ To-morrow: Rises, 6.12 a.m.; sets, 6.30 h-d p.m, I: High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 5.12 r a.m. and 5.40 p.m.; to-morrow, 6.8 | a.m. and 6.35 p.m. I Phases of Moon for September First quarter, September 18, 4.56 a.m. I Full moon, September 25. 2.34 a.m.

SUNSHINE h. m. Yesterday .. 6 45 1939. 1940. 1941. 1942. h. m. h. m. h. m. h. m. !■ Jan. 239 5 202 10 247 35 138 58 r.- Feb. 192 6 221 15 222 42 144 13 [• Mar. 158 6 224 25 171 30 114 35 April 186 36 137 40 156 20 183 0 . May 155 18 119 12 160 30 84 2 i,, v June 102 18 136 0 117 0 141,20 July 95 30 132 30 126 30 115 30 II Aug. 117 0 141 0 89 36 175 5 c r^Sept. 179 36 141 0 194 50 ♦149 5 ♦To September 25.