WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXX, Issue 24270, 30 May 1944, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

j.-; * ij OFFICIAL FORECASTS “ The Press ” Special Service ! ; WELLINGTON, May 29. j ' The weather forecast for Canterbury j.,i Issued at 5 p.m. by the Meteorological 5;; O.rice. Wellington, and dealing with the 24 hours following the time of issue, is l*.r as follows; 1.-- Moderate north-easterly winds predominating. Weatlier cloudy and cold, if! with scattered drizzle, chiefly in the If)’ morning. Jj;i WEST COAST J;’v The forecast for the West Coast of the ijfi, South Island is:— ; jt- Moderate north-easterly winds. Some morning drizzle, but weather |||> otherwise fair to cloudy and cool. j|i; || CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather was cold and overcast yes'fi terday with a light south-west wind. The !»’ maximum temperature was 44.3 degrees. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky ■3. was overcast and drizzling rain was p falling. There was a very light ■;{ north-east breeze. The barometer was g-J, steady at 30.00 Inches (1015.9 mllllI bars). if Meteorological observations taken at the It Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on w May 29: || 9 a.m. 3 p.m. H Barometer (inches) .. 29.965 29.937 « (millibars) .. 1014.7 1013.7 Falling. Falling. sf Thermometer— R Dry bulb .. .. 40.7 44.3 Wet bulb .. .... 40.0 43.2 P Maximum prev. 24 hours 45.2 || Minimum prev. 24 hours 39.4 is Minimum on grass .. 38.1 Maximum during day .. Humidity, per cent. .. 97 98 , Wind .. .. .. S.W. calm E‘ v. light t|i Cloud (0-10) ..10 10 If Haln .. ... .. ff 1944. 1943. 4| Rainfall to date .. 14.38 in 8.91 in ;|{ Observations taken up to 1 a.m. to-day fji at "The Press" Office:— Sji 9 p.m. 1 a.m. ') Barometer (millibars) .. 1015:9 1015.9 (Inches) .. 30.00 30.00 [' Steady rj Rainfall for 24 hours ended [ > 1 a.m. .. .. .021n SUNSHINE 11 hj. m. i Yesterday .. .. 0 0 ij ’ 1941. 1942. 1943. 1944.

[j: Sun—To-day: Rises, 7.50 a.m.; sets, 5.4 hj - P.m. To-morrow: Rises, 7.51 a.m.; sets, 5.3 fi pm. if High water at Lyttelton—To-Jay? 11.5 1| a.m. and 11.21 p.m.; to-morrow, 11.50 a.m. and p.m. Ij Phases of Moon |lj First quarter, May 30. 12.6 p.m. { Full moon, June 7, 6.58 a.m. i Last quarter, June 14, 3.58 am. j New moon, June 21, 5 am. | First quarter, June 29, 5.27 am.

1 h. m. h. m. h. m. h. m. Jan. .. 247 35 138 58 197 47 244 45 1 Feb. .. 222 42 144 13 187 21 169 44 March .. 171 30 154 35 209 40 162 20 April .. 156 20 183 0 190 28 103 38 1 May .. 160 30 117 0 122 31 •100 23 1 s i •To May 29. SUN, MOON. AND TIDES