WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23985, 28 June 1943, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS • The Cress Special Service WELLINGTON, June 27. The weather lorecast for Canterbury Issued at 5 p.m by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, and dealing with the 24 hours following the time ot issue is as follows: Fresh to strong south-westerly winds. Weather cold, changeable and showery, with hall In places and snow on the ranges and foothills. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is;— Fresh south-westerly to southerly winds. A few showers at first in the north, but weather otherwise fair to fine, but cold. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER Frosts of 8.3 degrees and .4 of a degree were recorded in Christchurch on Saturday and yesterday respectively. The week-end was mainly fine, though light showers fell early yesterday morning At 1 o’clock this morning rain was falling, and there was a cold wind from the south. The barometer at 29.65 inches (1004.1 millibars) was rising. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Sunday, June 27: gam Barometer (inches) .. •• 29.274 (millibars .. •• 991.3 Rising. Thermometer— Dry bulb "2-5 Wet bulb .. •• •• 39.2 Maximum previous 24 hours .. oi.z Minimum previous 24 hours .. 35.5 Maximum in sun .. •• ~ Minimum on grass .. •• Humidity, per cent »» Cloud (0-10) 10 Kaln " '! " 1943. 1942. Rainfall to date .. 12.13 in 14.091n Observations taken up to 1 a.m. to-day at “The Press" Office:— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (millibars) .. 1000.7 1004.1 (inches) .. 29.55 29.65 Rising. Rainfall to 48 hours ended at 1 a.m ABin SUNSHINE hj. m. Saturday .. . ■ 5 8 Yesterday ..3 33 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 May 119 12 160 30 117 0 122 31 June ~ 136 0 117 0 119 55 *B9 10 ♦To June 27. SUN MOON. AND TIDES (Summer Time) iun—To-day; Rises, 8.3 a.m.; sets, 5.1 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 8.3 a.m.; sets, 5.2 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 12.48 a.m. and 1.17 p.m.; to-morrow, 1.40 a.m. and 2.8 p.m. Phases of Moon for June Full moon, June 18. 9.14 pun. Last quarter, June 29, 8.8 ajn.