WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS " The Press" Special Service WELLINGTON, June 11. The wcathci forecast lor 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; Moderate smith-westerly winds, becoming variable. Weather fair and cool. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the louth Island is;— Moderate, variable winds. Weather fair to fine, and cool. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather in Christchurch yesterday was cool and the sky was cloudy. There Was a moderate south-westerly wind. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was misty and the wind a tight north-easterly. The barometer was steady at 29.96 inches (1014.6 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Friday, June 11: 9 a.m. Barometer (inches) .. .. 29.773 (millibars) .. .. 1008.2 Rising. ThermometerDry bulb .. .. •• 50.2 Wet bulb ... •• 46.2 Maximum previous 24 hours .. 57.2 Mipimum previous 24 hours .. 37.3 Minimum on grass .. .. 32.6 Humidity, per cent. .. ..72 Wind S.W., mod. Cloud (0-10) 9 Rain Olin 1943. i‘i42 Rainfall to date .. .. 9.23 in 14.03 in Observations taken up to 1 a.m to-day at "The Press” Office; — 9 p.m 1 a.m Barometer (millibars) .. 1014.6 1014.6 (inches) .. 29.96 29.96 Steady. Rainfall for 24 hours ended at 1 a.m. •• 011 SUNSHINE hj. m. Yesterday .. .. 0 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 Mar. .. 224 25 171 30 154 35 209.49 April .. 137 40 156 20 183 0 190 28 Mav . 119 12 160 30 117 0 122 31 June .. 136 0 117 0 119 55 »35 55 •To June 11. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES (Summer Time) Sun —To-day: Rises, 7.58 a.m.: sets. 4.59 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 7.59 a.m.; sets. 4.59 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day. 11.30 a.m. and 11.58 p.m.; to-morrow, a.m. and 12.14 p.m. Phases ol Moon tor June First quarter, June 11, 2.35 p.m. Full moon. June 18, 5.14 p.m. Last quarter June 25. 8.8 a.m.
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Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23972, 12 June 1943, Page 4
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