WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS (p.s.s.) WELLINGTON, Dec. 3. 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 es follows: Moderate or fresh south-easterly winds; weather cloudy to overcast, with some further drizzle or rain, but slowly improving In the south; temperatures cool.
CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER
Steady rain fell in Christchurch yesterday from just before midday. AI, 1 o’clock this morning it was raining steadily,' with the wind from the' south-west. The barometer, at 30.,! inches (1016.9 millibars), was rising slowly. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Thursday, December 3;— 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Barometer (inches) .. 29.846 29.811 (millibars) .. 1010,7 1009.5 Rising Steady, slowly. Thermometer— Drv bulb .. .. 54.7 52.3 Wet bulb .. •• 32.7 51.7 ; Maximum prev. 24 hours 69,3 Minimum prev. 24 hours 53,3 Minimum on grass .. 51,6 Maximum during day .. Humidity, per cent. .. 87 98 Wind .. •• S.W., S.W., mod. light. Cloud (0-10) .. ~10 10 Rain nil ,22in 1942. 1941. Rainfall to date .. 22.77 in 29.21 in Observations taken up to 1 a.m. to-day •t “The Press'’ Office; — 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (millibars) .. 1014.9 1016.9 (inches) .. 29.97 30.03 Rising slowly. Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. •• -Win
♦To December 3. SUN, MOON. AND TIDES (Summer Time.) Sun—To-day; Rises, 4.42 a.rn.; sets, 7.36 p.m. To-morrow: Rises. 4.42 a.m.; sets, 7.57 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—to-day, 12.32 a.m. and 12.51 p.m.; to-morrow, 1.20 a in. and 1.39 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.
SUNSHINE f Yesterday Nil 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 m 30 114 35 April 186 36 137 40 156 20 183 0 May 155 10 119 12 1.60 30 84 2 June 102 18 136 0 117 0 141 20 July # , 95 30 132 30 126 30 115 30 Aug. 117 n 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
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Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23812, 4 December 1942, Page 4
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