WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23919, 10 April 1943, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS (P.S.S.) WELLINGTON, April 9. The weather forecast for Canterbury. Issued at 3 p.m. by the Meteorological Cffine. Wellington, and dealing with the 24 hours following the time of issue, is as folk ws:— Moderate to strong south-westerlies. Weather cold and changeable with passing showers, but gradually improving. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast ot the South Island is as follows: Fresh to strong, but gradually decreasing south-westerly winds. Weather cool, changeable, and showery, but with increasing (air periods. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The morning in Christchurch yesterday was fine and mild, but witli a change in the wind from north-west to south-west the weather became cooler and there was light rain. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was overcast and there was a wind from the south-west. The barometer at 99.85 Inches (1010.8 millibars) was rising. Meteorological observation.- taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on April 9th:— 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Barometer (inches) .. 29.637 29.585 (millibars) .. 1003.6 1001,9 Almost Falling steady Thermometer— Dry bulb .. .. 83.2 56.6 Wet bulb .. .. 55.9 34.2 Maximum prev. 24 hours 74.6 Minimum prev. 24 hours 53.8 Minimum on grass .. 45.0 Maximum during day .. Humidity, per cent. ..60 85 Wind N.W.. S.W., v. light light Cloud (0-10) .. .... lo Rain nl. mi 1943. 1942, Rainfall to date .. .. 7.35 in 5.6J1n Observations taken up to 1 a.m. to-dav •t "The Press” Office;— 9 p.m, la.m., Barometer (millibars) .. 1009.1 1010.3 * (inches) .. 29.30 29.65 Rising Rair fall for 24 hours ended at 1 a.m. .. • • 09in SUNSHINE Yesterday—nil. 1940 1941. 1942. 1043 hj. m. hj. m. hj. m. hj. mJan, .. 292 10 247 35 138 39 197 47 Fab. .. 221 13 222 42 144 13 187 21 Mar .. 224 25 171 30 154 33 200 49 April .. 137 40 156 20 183 0 *55 3 *To April 9. SUN. MOON, AND TIDES (Summer Time) Sun —To-day; Rises, 6.55 a.m.; sets, 6.7 p.m. To morrow: Rises, 6.56 a.m.; sets, 6.6 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 6.36 a.m. and 9.24 p.m.; to-morrow, 9,44 a m. and 10.9 p.m. Phases of Moon for April First quarter. April 13, 3.4 a.m. full moon, April 20, 11.11 p.m. Last quarter. April 27. 7.51 p.m.