WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS " The Press " Special Service. WELLINGTON, October 31. 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, is as follows; Moderate variable winds. Weather fine and mild. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the ficuth Island is;— Moderate south-west to west winds. Weather fair to cloudy and milder.
CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER
The weather in Christchurch yesterday was fine and sunny with practically no Wind. Saturday was also fine with plenty of sunshine.
At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was clear and there was a light easterly wind. The barometer at 30.03 in (1017.6 millibars) was steady.
SUN, MOON, AND TIDES (Summer Time.) Sun—To-day; Rises, 5.13 a.m.; sets, 7.13 i p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 5.11 a.m.; sets, 7.15 p.m. • High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 6.36 a.m. and 7.5 p.m.; to-morrow, 7.34 a.m. and 8 p.m. Phases of Moon for November First quarter, November 5, 3.22 p.m. Full moon, November 12, 1.26 p.m. Last quarter. November 20, 10.43 a.m. New moon, November 28, 3,23 a.m.
Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, on Sunday, October 31:— Christchurch, 9 a.m. Barometer (inches) 29.901 (millibars) Thermometer— * * 1012.5 Almost steady Dry bulb .. .. 56.2 Wet bulb 50.8 Maximum prev. 24 hours 59.3 Minimum prev. 24 hours 36.5 Minimum on grass 32.4 Humidity, per cent. , , 65 Wind • E.N.E., v. it. Cloud (0-10) ,, 2 Rain .. nil 1943.’' 1942. Rainfall to date .. 24,13in 21.36in Observations taken up to at "The Press” Office;— 1 a.m. to-day 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (millibars) 1017,6 1017.6 (inches) 30.05 30.05 Steady Jteinfall for 48 hours ended 1 a.m. nil SUNSHINE h. m. Saturday . 12 5 Yesterday . 11 2 1340 1941 1942 1943 h. m. h. m. h. m. h. m. Jan. .. 202 10 247 35 138 59 197 47 Feb. .. '221 15 222 42 144 13 187 21 Mar. .. 224 52 171 30 154 35 209 49 April .. 137 40 150 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 Sept. .. 141 0 194 50 185 15 101 20 Oct. .. 223. 12 182 25 152 15 *164 31 *To October 31.
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Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 24093, 1 November 1943, Page 4
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