WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23891, 9 March 1943, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS (P.S.S.) WELLINGTON. March 8. 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: North-easterly winds; fresh at times. Weather fair to fine. Temperatures ; moderate to mild. WEST COAST The following is the forecast for the tyest Coast of the South Island:— Moderate, variable winds. Weather \ i fair and mild, but some showers later I i in the south. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The dav in Christchurch yesterday was fine, but there was a keen north-easterly Vind. At 1 o'clock this morning the sky was cloudy and the north-easterly M wind continued. The barometer at p 30.05 Inches (1017.6 millibars) was ■ | falling. Meteorological observations *taken at the Magnetic Observatory Christchurch, en Monday, March 8: 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Barometer (inches) .. 30.091 30.026 (millibars) .. 1018.9 1016.7 Almost Falling steady, slowly. Thermometer — Dry bulb .. .. 59.9 59.6 | Wet bulb .. •• 53.5 53.1 ) Maximum prev. 24 hours 61.0 ( Minimum prev. 24 hours 45.1 ' Minimum on grass .. 38.7 . Maximum during day .. Humidity, per cent. .. 63 63 Wind .. .. •• E.N.E. E.N.R. mod. mod. Cloud (0-10) .. ..6 0 Rain Nil Nil 1943. 1942. Rainfall to date .. .. 5.77 in 4.38 in Observations taken up to 1 a.m. to-day At "The Press" Office:— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (millibars) .. 1022.4 1017.6 (inches) .. 30.19 30.05 Rising. Rainfall for 24 hours ended at 1 a.m. .. .. nil SUNSHINE hj. m. Yesterday .. ..9 30 1940. 1941. 1942. 1943. hj. m. hj. m. hj. m. hj. m. Jan. .. 202 10 247 35 138 59 197 47 Feb. .. 221 15 222 42 144 13 187 21 Jtfar. ■. 224 25 171 30 154 35 '42 20 •To March 8. SUN, MOON. AND TIDES ; (Summer Time.) ■ Sun—To-day: Rises, 6.16 a.m.; sets, 7.4 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 6.18 a.m.; sets, 7.3 p.m. High water at Lyttelton.—To-day, 6.35 a.m. and 7.7 p.m.; to-morrow, 7.35 a.m. and 8.5 p.m.