WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS “ The Press " Special Service WELLINGTON. January 7. 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: Fresh westerly winds, later southwesterly. . Weather changeable, with showers in the ranges and later extending to the plains. Temperatures mild, but colder later. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is as follows; Westerly winds fresh at times. Weather cloudy, with showery periods. Temperatures moderate. Further out- • look cool and changeable.
CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather in Christchurch yesterday was fine and warm, with a light breeze Irom the north-west in the afternoon. At I o’clock this morning the sky was overcast and there was a moderate wind from the north-west. The barometer at 29.721n (1006.4 millibars) was steady. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Friday, January 7:— 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Barometer (inches) .. 29.818 29.731 (millibars) ' .. 1009.7 1006.8 Falling Falling , slowly. ThermometerDry bulb .. .. 74.6 80.0 Wet bulb .. .. 62.7 64.1 Maximum prev. 24 hours 74.6 Minimum prev. 24 hours 60.1 Minimum on grass .. 56.3 Maximum during day .. Humidity, per cent. .. 48 37 Wind Calm. N.W. Cloud (0-10) ~ ~ 8 V 7 ltHain Nil Nil _ . , 1944. 1943. Rainfall to date .. .. 0,06 in O.SBin Observations taken up to 1 a.m to-dav at “The Press” Office:— „ , 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (millibars) ~ 1007.1 1006 4 (inches) .. 29.74 29.72 Steady. Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. .. .. Nil SUNSHINE v , . hj. m. Yesterday .. ..4 30 1941. 1942. 1943. 1944. hj. m. hj. m. hj. m. hj. m. /an. .. 247 35 138 58 197 47 *66.36 •To January 7. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises, 4.57 a.m.; sets, 8.14 p.m., To-morrow: Rises, 4.58 a.m.; sets, 8 14 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 2.37 a.m. and 2.58 p.m.; to-morrow, 3.26 a.m. and 3.4S p.m. Phases of Moon for January First quarter, January 3, 8.4 a.m. Full moon, January 10, 10.9 p.m. Last quarter. January 19, 3.12 a.m. New moon, January 26, 3.24 a.m.
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Press, Volume LXXX, Issue 24150, 8 January 1944, Page 4
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