WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXX, Issue 24368, 21 September 1944, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS i ( "The Press" Special Service. WELLINGTON. September 20. 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 followsSituation: an anti-cyclone is moving across the north Tasman Sea, and a trough is advancing on to the south Tasman Sea from the west. Forecast to 5 p.m.: moderate north-easterly winds on the coast, becoming northwest inland. Weather cloudy and mild. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Forecast to 5 p.m.: moderate and variable winds, turning to north-west. Weather fair to. cloudy at first, but cloud increasing and rain developing in the south towards the end of the period, later becoming more general. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather was fine yesterday with sunshine and passing cloud. There was a light north-east breeze. The maximum temperature was 53.6 degrees. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was clear and a Ught north-east breeze was blowing. The barometer was steady at 30.06 Inches (1018.0 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Wednesday, September 20:— 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Barometer (Inches) .. 30.069 30.023 (millibars) .. 1018.2 1016.7 Steady. Falling slowly. Thermometer— . Dry bulb .. .. 49.0 51.3 Wet bulb .. .. 46.6 47.7 i Maximum prev. 24 hours 49.0 Minimum prev. 24 hours 35.0 Minimum on grass .. 27.2 Maximum during day .. Humidity, per cent. .. 80 75 Wind .. .. Calm. N.E., , v. It. Cloud (0-10) .. .. 4 2 ■pain .. .. .. .28in nil. 1944. 1943. Rainfall to date .. 20.89in_20,791n Observations taken up to 1 a.m. tb-day •t “The Press” Office:— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (Inches) -.. 30.06 30.06 (millibars) .. 1018.0 1018.0 Steady Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. .. •• SUNSHINE t , hj. m. Yesterday .. .-6 fi 1941. 1942. 1943 1944. ’ hj. m. hj. m. hj. m. hj. m« Jan. .. 247 35 138 58 197 47 244 45 Feb. .. 222 42 144 13 187 .21 169 44 March 1 .. 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 85 42 Aug. .. 89 36 175 5 136 43 132 54 Bept. .. 194 50 185 15 101 20 *69 47 ♦To September 20. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES i.Bun—To-day: Rises, 6.21 a.m.; sets, 6.24 ' - p.m. ' To-morrow; Rises, 6.19 a.m.; sets, 6.25 p.m.' ■ High water at Lyttelton—To-day. 7.9 . a.m. and 7.28 p.m.; to-morrow, 7.54 a.m. and 8.13 p.m. , Phases of Moon: New mobii, September 18, 12.37 a,m. First quarter, September 26, 12.7 a.m.