WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23811, 3 December 1942, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS (PSS.I WELLINGTON, Dec.' 2. Tho weather lorecast for Canterbury L--t:ccl at a p.rn. by the Meteorological Oliicc, Wellington, and dealing with the 24 hours following the time of issue, is as lollows: Fresh southerly winds prevailing; weather cloudy and showery, but improving; temperatures cool. WEST COAST The following is the forecast for the West Coast of the South Island:— Fresh southerly winds gradually prerailing: weather unsettled, with further lain, but slowly improving in the south; temperatures cooler. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The clay in Christchurch yesterday was fine but overcast. At 1 o'clock this morning the sky was cloudy, and there was a light wind from the north-west. The baromeicr, at 29.9 in (U112.5 millibars) was rising slowly. ■Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, un December 2:— 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Barometer (inches) .. 29,689 29.628 (millibars) .. 1005.4 1003.3 Almost Falling steady slowly Thermometer— Dry bulb .. •• 62.0 69.2 Wet bulb .. 53.7 58.5 Maximum prev. 24 hours 67.1 Minimum prev. 24 hours 50.5 Minimum on grass .. 38.8 Maximum during day .. Humidity, per cent. .- So 49 Wind E.N.F., N.N.E., V. it. mod. Cloud (0-10) .. •• 10 9 Pain . .. •• nil nil Ham 1942. 1941. Rainfall to date .. •• 22.77 in 29.09 in Observations taken up to 1 a.m. to-day •t "The Press" Office:— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (millibars) .. 1010.8 1JJ12.5 (inchest .. 29.85 29.9 Rising slowly. Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. nil ' SUNSHINE Yesterday .. •• Nil 1939. 1940. 1941- 1942. hj. m. hj. m. hj. m. hj. tn. 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 IB 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 Nov' .. 197 18 217 54 227 20 187 5 Dec. .. 198 54 231 10 132 25 »13 0 •To December 2. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES (Summer Time.) Sun—To-day; Rises, 4.43 a.m.; sets, 7.55 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 4.42 a.m.; sets, 7.56 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, a.m. and 12.3 p.m,; to-morrow. 12.22 a.m. and 12.51 p.m. ' Phases 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.