WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 24076, 12 October 1943, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS " The Press ' Special Service. WELLINGTON. October 11. The weather forecast for Canterbury, Issued at 5 pin. by the Meteorological Office. Wellington, and dealing with the 24 hours following the time of issue, is bs follows: Moderate to fresh north-easterly winds. Weather mainly cloudy, with scattered drizzle, especially In the morning. Temperatures moderate. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Moderate to fresh north-easterly winds. Weather cloudy and mild, with occasional drizzle and rain.

CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER

The weather ye; terday was fine but mostly overcast, with a fresh north-east breeze. The maximum temperature was 61.3 degrees. At 1 o'clock this morning the sky was cloudy and a moderate north-east breeze was blowing. The barometer, falling slowly, registered 30.Kiln (1019.3 millibars).

Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Monday, October 11:

9 a.rn. 3 p.m. Barometer (Inches) .. 30.231 30.173 (millibars) .. 1024.4 1021.9

•To October 11. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES (Summer Time.) Sun—To-day: Rises,' 5.45 a.m.; sets. 6.48 p.m. To-morrow; Rises, 5.43 a.m.; sets, 6.40 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 2.30 a.m. and 2.54 p.m.: to-morrow, 3.20 a.m. and 3.46 p.m. Phases of Moon for October First quarter, October 7, 8.10 a.m. Full moon. October 14. 1.23 a.m. Last quarter, October 21, 1.42 p.m. ’ New moon. October ?9, 1.59 p.m.

Rising. Falling HThermometer— Dry bulb 48.3 50.4 Wet bulb 44.1 48.7 • Maximum prev. 24 hours 59.0 Minimum prev. 24 hours 42.4 — Minimum on grass 42.0 — Maximum during day — 51.3 Humidity, per cent. 83 74 Wind E.N.E., E.N.E., v. light fresh. Cloud (0-10) 9 9 Rain ,06in nil. 1043. 1942. Rainfall to date 22.99in 20.09in Observations taken up to 1 a.m. to-day •t "The Press” Office;— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (millibars) 1019.6 1019.3 (Inches) 30.11 30.10 Falling Kalnfall for 24 hours ended , 1 a.m. .06in ' SUNSHINE h. m. Yesterday .. 3 48 1940. 1941. 1942. 1943. h. m. h. m. h. m. h. m. Jan. .. 202 10 247 35 138 59 197 47 Pcb. .. 221 15 222 42 144 13 187 21 Mar. .. 224 23 171 30 154 35 209 40 April .. 137 40 138 20 183 0 190 28 May .. 119 12 160 30 117 0 122 31 June .. 138 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 Sept. .. 141 0 194 50 185 IS 101 20 Oct. .. 223 12 182 25 152 15 •48 16