WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXX, Issue 24369, 22 September 1944, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS

“The Press” Special Service. WELLINGTON, September 21. 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: —

Situation; Pressure is high to the north and low to the south. Forecast: to 5 p.m.: moderate south-westerly winds, soon turning north-westerly inland and north-easterly on the coast. A few coastal showers early In the day, but weather otherwise fair. Temperatures moderate. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Forecast to 5 p.m.: moderate to fresh westerly to south-westerly winds. Weather changeable, with occasional showers, especially about the high country. Temperatures cool.

CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather was fine but mainly cloudy yesterday, with a light north-east breeze. The maximum temperature was 57.2 degrees. At I o’clock this morning the sky was overcast and a light westerly wind was blowing. The barometer was steady at 29.95ih (1015.2 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Thursday, September 21:— 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Barometer (inches) ~ 29.960 29.898 (millibars) .. 1014.5 1012.4 Falling Falling slowly. Thermometer—

Observations taken up to 1 a.m. to-day at "The Press” Office:— 9 p.m, 1 a.m. Barometer (inches) .. 29.98 29.98 (millibars) .. 1015.2 1015.2 Steady Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. .. .. nil. - SUNSHINE hj. m.

•To September 21. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES

■Sun—To-day; Rises, 6.19 a.m.; sets, 6.25 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 6.17 a.m.; sets, 6.27 p.m. ! High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 7.54 ajn. and 8.13 p.m.; to-morrow, 8.36 a.m. and 8.36 p.m. Phases of Moon: New moon, September 18, 12.37 a.m.

First quarter. September 26. 12.7 a.m.

Dry bulb .. ., 51:1 57.0 Wet bulb' 47.9 , 52.0 Maximum prev. 24 hours 53.6 — Minimum prev. 24 hours 38.3 — Minimum on grass 28.2 — Maximum during day .. — 57.2 Humidity, per cent. 78 69 Wind N.E., Calm mod. Cloud (0-10) 4 10 Bain .. . • nil nil 1944. 1943. Rainfall to date .. 20.8Sin 20.83in

Yesterday .. 3 48 1941. 1942. 1943 1944. h. m. h. m. h. m. h. m. Jan. .. 247 35 138 58 197 47 244 45 Feb. .. 222 42 144 13 187 21 169 44 March .. 171 30 154 36 209 40 162 20 April .. 156 20 183 0 190 23 103 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 6ept. .. 194 50 185 15 101 20 *73 36