WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXX, Issue 24366, 19 September 1944, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS “The Press” Special Service. WELLINGTON, September 18. The wfeather 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; Situation: a series of depressions is moving south-eastward north of the North Island. An autl-cyclone extends over the south Tasman Sea. Forecast to 5 p.m.: fresh to strong south-westerly to southerly winds. Weather cloudy, with scattered showers, chiefly north of Banks Peninsula. Temperatures cold. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the Couth Island is:— Forecast to 5 p.m.: south-easterly to easterly winds, fresh at times. Weather fair to line, although cold. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather was overcast and showery yesterday, with a moderate south-west wind. The maximum temperature was' 47.5 degrees. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was cloudy and a moderate southwest wind whs blowing. The barometer,’ riling, registered 30.02 in (1016.6 i millibars), , Meteorological observations taken at; the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Monday, September 18: . 9 a.m. 3 p.mi Barometer (inches) .. 29.791 29.840 (millibars) .. 1008.8 1010.5 Steady. Almost steady. ThermometerDry bulb .. .. 39.4 45.7 Wet bulb . . 38.9 43.1 Maximum prev. 24 hours 48.3 Minimum' prev. 24 hours 35.0 . Minimum on grass .. 34.9 Maximum during day- .. Humidity, per cent. .. 95 80 Wind S.W., 5.5.W.., v. It. mod. Cloud (0-10) .. •• 10 9 Wain .. .. ~ .71in .041n . 1944, 1943. Rainfall to date .. 20.45in19.81ih 'Observations taken up to 1 a.m. to-day at “The. Press” Office:— 9 p.m. la.m. Barometer (Inches) .. 30.01 30.02 (millibars) .. 1016.3 1016.6 ■ Rising. Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. .. .. -3Hn . SUNSHINE

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES • Sun—To-day: Rises, 6.25 a.m.; sets, 6.22 i p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 6.23 a.m.; sets, 6.23 I p.m. '■! High water at Lyttelton—To-day. 5.38 n ajn. and 5.58 p.m.; to-morrow, 6.23 { ajn. and 6.42 p.m. '! ■ ■ Phases of Moon: ' New moon, September 18, 12.37 ajn. . First quarter. September 26, 12.7 a.m.

h. m. Yesterday .. 0 47 1941. 1942. 1943 1944. h. m. h. m. h. m. h. rru Jan. . 247 35 138 58 197 47 244 45 Teb. . . 222 42 144 13 187 21 169 44 March . . 171 30 154 36 209 40 162 20 April. . . 156 20 183 0 190 28 103 38 May . 160 30 117 0 122 31 100 29 June . . 117 0 119 55 115 30 144 24 July . . 126 30 115 30 132 40 15 42 Aug. . 89 36 175 5 136 43 132 54 Sept. . . 19(50 : 18515 101 20 *63 47 •To September 18.