WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 24053, 15 September 1943, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS “ The Press ’’ Speaial Service. WELLINGTON, September 14. 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, ;s as follows: South-westerly winds predominating, and freshening at times. Weather changeable and colder, with some showery periods. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the Couth Island is;— Westerly to south-westerly winds, strong at times. Weather changeable and showery. Temperatures colder, with scattered hail. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather was overcast yesterday with a light south-west wind and one or two light showers of rain. The maximum temperature was 53 degrees. At 1 o’clock this momtog the sky was cloudy and a light north-west wind was blowing. The barometer, rising, registered 29.50 inches (990.0 millibars). Observations taken up to 1 a.m. to-day St "The Press” Office:— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (millibars) .. 998.6 999.0 (Inches) .. 29.49 29.50 Rising. Rainfall for 24 hours ended at 1 a.m. .. .. trace Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Tuesday, September 14:— 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Barometer (inches) .. 29.390 29.343 (millibars) .. 995.2 993,6 Almost Falling _ steady, slowly. ThermometerDry bulb .. .. 48.9 52.2 Wet bulb .. .. 47.5 49.8 Maximum prev. 24 hours 67.4 Minimum prev. 24 hours 46.0 Minimum on grass .. 43.7 Maximum during day .. Humidity, per cent.' .. 89 84 Wind S.W. S.W. > mod. light. Cloud (0-10) .. ..9 9 Rain .. .. ..Nil O.Olin 1943 1942 Rainfall to date .. 19.08 in 19.30 in SUNSHINE ' n. m. Yesterday , .. .. o 36 1940.' 19.41. 1942. 1943. hj. m. hj. m. hj. m. hj. tn. Jan. .-. 202 10 247 35 138 59 197 47 Feb. .. 221 15 222 42 144 13 187 21 Mar. .. 224 25 171 SO 154 35 309 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 55 115 30 July .. 132 20 126 30 115 30 132 40 Aug. .. 141 0 89 36 175 5 136 43 -Sdpt. .. 141 0 194 50 185 15 *4l 8 *To September 14. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES (Summer Time.) Sun—To-day: Rises, 6.33 a.m.; sets, 6.17 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 6.32 a.m.; sets, 6.18 p.m. • High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 4,43 a.m. and 5.3 p.m.; to-nqcrrow.;. 5.32 . a.m. and 6.3 p.m. - : - -- Phases of Moon for September First quarter. September 8. 12.33 a.m. Full moon, September 14, 3,40 p.m. Last quarter. September 21, 7.6 p.m. New moon, September 29, 11.29 p.m.