WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23809, 1 December 1942, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS (PSS.I WELLINGTON. November 30, Tie. veclhn foreea.-l for Canterbury i:,,ur(i .a r. pm, by the Meteorological OiTtc, Wellington, and dealing with Iho 24 bon[■/ 1 olio's, inn tile time of issue, is Mraiprilp to fresh south-westerly winds, later veering to westerly; veal her changeable, with some scattered showers, hut improving; temperatures cool to moderate. CHRISTCHFRCH WEATHER Artec lino wealh> r in Hie early mori)ng shown:, id nun fell in Christ elunvn yei-tiTilax until Jiisl alter midday. The weather then cleared. ,\l l o'clock this morning the sky was clear, and there was a light wind fit, in itic north-easi. The barometer , at yi.C,-) inches (111 10.8 millibars), was steady. Ob.-ei cations taken up to f a.m. to-day «l "Tho Press" Onicc; —• !) p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer imillibais) 1010,8 1010 8 (inches) .. 29.85 29.85 Steady. IJamrall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. .. •• • oli,n Meteorological observations taken at tb? Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, c.n November 30: — 9 a.m. a P.m. Barometer (inches) .. 29.487 29.806 (millibars) .. 998.0 100_.fi Rising. Rising. Thermometer— Dry bulb .. 55.3 61.0 Wet bulb .. • • 50.8 03,3 Maximum prev. 24 hours 64.3 Minimum prev. 24 hours 43.8 Minimum on grass .. »5.7 —■ Maximum during clay •. Humidity, per cent. .. 71 o7 Wind .. S.W., N.W., wmcl light. V. light. Cloud (0-10) .. .. 10 5 .. •• .051 n .07i n * ** 1942. 1941.. Rainfall to .date •• 22.70 in 29.07 in SUNSHINE hj. m. Vrstrcdav . . .. 7 30 1039 1940. 1941 19 42 ' hj. in. hj. in. hj. m. hj. tn. Jan. .. 239 5 202 10 247 35 138 s8 Feb. .. 192 6 221 15 222 42 144 13 Mar. .. 153 6 224 25 171 30 114 oo April .. 186 36 137 40 156 20 183 0 Mav .. 155 18 H9 12 160 30 84 2 June .. 102 18 136 0 117 0 41 20 July .. 95 30 132 30 126 30 115 30 Aug. .. H7 0 141 0 89 36 175 5 Sent 179 36 141 0 194 50 180 15 Oct 149 16 223 12 182 25 152 15 Nov. " 197 18 217 54 227 20 *lB7 5 »To November 30. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES (Summer Time.) g un —To-day: Rises, 4,44 a.m.; sets, 7.53 p.m. . . _ ~ To-morrow: Rises, 4.43 a.m.; sets, 7.54 Hi'-li' water at Lvttclton —To-day, 10.34 "a.m. and 11 p.m.; to-morrow, 11.27 a.m. and 11.45 p.m. I’hascs of Moon for December: Last quarter, December 1, 1.37 p.m. New moon, December 8, 1.59 p.m. First quarter, December 15. 5.47 a.m. Full moon. December 23. 3.3 a.m. Last quarter, December 31,' 6.37 a.m.