WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23914, 5 April 1943, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS (P.S.S.) WELLINGTON, April 4. 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: Northerly to north-easterly winds, freshening on the coast. Weather fair, temperatures moderate. Further outlook fair. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island Is as follows: Moderate south-westerly to westerly winds. Weather cool and rather changeable, with occasional passing showers. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The day in Christchurch yesterday was fine and mild. Saturday was fine after an overcast morning, but there was a gold breeze. At 1 o’clock this morning a light Mrlzzle was falling and there was a light wind from the south. The barometer at 30.071n (1014.3 millibars) was rising sharply. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Apfll 4:— 9 a.m. Barometer (Inches) .. .. 20.947 (millibars) .. .. 1010.7 Rising slowly. ThermometerDry bulb 49.3 Wet bulb 47.5 Maximum previous 24 hours .. 50.2 Minimum previous 24 hours .. 40.3 Minimum on grass .. 32.8 Humidity, per Cent. .. ..87 Wind W, light. Cloud (0-10) 7 Bain Nil 1843. Rainfall to date 7.34 in Observations taken up to 1 a.m. to-day at "The Press” Office:— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (millibars) .. 1014,9 1018.3 (inches) .. 20.07 30.07 Rising _ . sharply. Rainfall lor 48 hours ended at 1 a.m. .. trace SUNSHINE _ . . hj. m. Saturday .. ~ i 12 Yesterday .. .. 5 48 1940. 1941. 1942. 1943. hj. m. hj. m. hj. m. hj. m. Jan. .. 202 10 247 35 138 50 107 47 feb. .. 221 15 222 42 144 13 187 21 Mar. .. 224 25 171 30 154 35 209 49 April .. 137 40 150 20 183 0 *2O 13 *To April 4. Sun, moon, and tides (Summer Time) „ Bun—To-day: Rises, 8.49 a.m.; sets, 6,10 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 0.50 a.m.; sets, O.IS p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day. 5.9 a.m. and 5.40 p.m.; to-morrow, 6.14 a.m. and 6.41 p.m. Phases of Moon for April New moon, April 5, 9.53 a.m. First quarter, April 13, 3.4 a.m. Full moon, April 20, 11.11 p.m. Last quarter, April 27, 7.51 p.m.