WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS (P.S.S.) WELLINGTON, Sept. 29. 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 and rather variable winds; weather becoming fair to fine; cool to moderate temperatures. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Moderate south-westerly to westerly winds, weather fair to cloudy; cool to moderate temperatures. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The day in Christchurch yesterday was fine but overcast, until the late afternoon, when rain began to tall from the southwest. The maximum temperature was 65 degrees. At 1 o’clock this morning light rain was falling from the south-west. The barometer at 30.1 Inches (1019.3 millibars) was rising. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Tuesday, September 29: 9 a.m. 3 p in. Barometer (inches) .. 29.799 29.740 (millibars) 1009.1 1007.1 Almost Unsteady. steady. ThermometerDry bulb .. .. 54.5 64.7 Wet bulb .. .. 48.4 52.4 Maximum prev. 24 hours 64.8 Minimum prev. 24 hours 47.9 Maximum during day .. Humidity, per cent. ..60 37 Wind .. .. .. E. S.W. v. It. light. Cloud (0-10) .. ..9 5 Rain .. .. ..Nil trace 1942. 1941. Rainfall to date .. .. 19.93 in 27.45 in Observations taken up to 1 a.m. to-day at “The Press" Office:— 9 p in. 1 a.m. Barometer (millibars) .. 1015.9 1019.3 (Inches) .. 30 30.1 Rising Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. .. .. ,115 in
•To September 29. SUN, MOON. AND. TIDES (Summer Time) Sun—To-day: Rises, 6.6 a.m.; sets, 6.34 p.m. To-morrow: Rises. 6.4 a.m.; sets, 6.35 p.m High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 8.51 a.m. and 9.15 p.m.; to-morrow, 9.38 a.m. and 10.2 p.m. Phases of Moon for September First quarter, September 18, 4.56 a.m. Full moon, September 25, 2.34 a.m.
SUNSHINE h. m. Yesterday .. 1 25 1939. '1940. 1941. 1942. h. m. h. m. h. m. h. m. Jan. .. 239 5 202 10 247 35 138 58 Feb. .. 192 6 221 13 222 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 June .. 102 18 136 0 117 0 141 20 July .. 93 30 132 30 126 30 115 30 Aug. .. 117 0 141 0 89 36 175 5 Sept. .. 179 36 141 0 194 50 •174 0
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Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23756, 30 September 1942, Page 2
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388WEATHER REPORT Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23756, 30 September 1942, Page 2
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