WEATHER REPORT
♦ OFFICIAL FORECASTS (P.S.S.) WELLINGTON, Nov. 17. 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, :s as follows: Moderate to fresh easterly to northeasterly winds; weather cloudy at times on the coast, otherwise fair; temperatures cool. WEST COAST The following is the forecast for the West Coast of the South Island: — Moderate to fresh winds from a southerly quarter; weather fair to fine; moderate temperatures. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The day in Christchurch yesterday was cold and overcast, with the wind from the north-east. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was clearing, and the wind was from the north-east. The barometer, at 30.3 inches (102G.1 millibars) was steady. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory. Christchurch, on Tuesday. November 17;— 9 a.m. 3 p.;n. Barometer (inches! .. 30.027 30.090 (millibars) .. 1016.8 1018.9 Rising Rising slowly. ThermometerDry bulb .. .. 52.5 55.0 Wet bulb .. .. 31.3 51.5 Maximum prev. 24 hours 73.8 Minimum prev. 24 hours 49.8 Minimum on grass .. 49.3 Maximum during day .. Humidity, per cent, .. 92 77 Wind .. .. E.N.E., E.N.E., mod. light. Cloud (0-10) .. ..10 9 Rain .. .. •• 0.72 in trace. 1942. 1941, Rainfall to date .. .. 22.50 in 23.86 in Observations taken up to 1 a.m. to-day at "The Press’’ Office; — 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (millibars) .. 1026.1 1026.1 (inches) .. 30.3 30.3 Steady. Rainfall for 24 hours ended I a.m. .. .39m
*To November 17. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES (Summer Time.) Sun—To-day: Rises, 4.52 a.m.; sets, 7.36 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 4.52 a.m.; sets, 7.38 p.m. High water at Lyttelton.—To-day: 12.19 a.m. and 12.42 p.m.; to-morrow, 1.14 a.m and 1.35 p.m. Phases of Moon for November: First quarter, November 15. 6.56 p.m. Full moon, November 23, 8.24 a.m.
SUNSHINE h. m. Yesterday .. 1 0 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 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 June 102 13 136 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 50 185 15 Oct. 149 16 223 12 182 25 152 15 Kov. 197 18 217 54 227 20 *118 40
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Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23798, 18 November 1942, Page 2
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