WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23917, 8 April 1943, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS (P.S.S.) WELLINGTON, April 7. 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; Fresh to strong northerly to northwesterly winds; occasional rain in the . Alps, fair and mild elsewhere. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is as follows: Fresh to strong northerly to northwesterly winds, later turning to westerly In the south. Weather cloudy to overcast, with occasional rain. Temperatures moderate. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The day in Christchurch yesterday was fine. The wind was from the north-east. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was clear, there was a breeze from the north-east, and the barometer, at 30 Inches (1015.9 millibars), was falling Slowly. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on April 7:— 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Barometer (Inches) .. 30.062 29.955 (millibars) .. 1018.1 1014.4 Falling Falling slowly. ThermometerDry bulb ~ .. 57.2 66.2 Wet bulb .. .. 53.8 57.9 Maximum prev. 24 hours 59.8 Minimum prev. 24 hours 43.8 Minimum on grass .. 36.0 Maximum during day .. Humidity, per cent. ..78 58 Wind .. .. E.N.E.. E.N.E., light, light. Cloud (0-10) .. ..0 0 Rain .. .. .. nil. nil. 1943. 1942. Rainfall to date .. .. 7.351n 5.571n Observations taken up to 1 a.m. to-day at “The Press” Office:— 9 p.m. la.m. Barometer (millibars) 1017.6 1015.9 (inches) .. 30.05 30 , Falling slowly. Rainfall for 24 hours ended at 1 a.m nil. SUNSHINE I j hj. m. 1 < yesterday . • 9 w 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 Mar. . . 224 25 171 30 154 35 209 49 April .. 137 40 156 20 183 0 *47 39 •To April 7. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES (Summer Time) Sun—To-day: Rises, 6.52 a.m.; sets, 6.11 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 8.54 a.m.; sets, 6.9 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 7.9 a.m. and 7.40 p.m.; to-morrow, 8.5 a.m. and 8.32 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.