WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXX, Issue 24372, 26 September 1944, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS "The Press” Special Service. WELLINGTON. September 25. The weather forecast for Canterbury, Issued at 5 p.m. by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, and dealing with the £4 hours following the time of issue, is as follows; — ,Situation: an intense anti-cyclone Is centred over the North Island. A series of westerly depressions is passing to the south of New Zealand. Forecast to 5 p.m.: northerly to northwesterly winds, fresh or strong at times. Rain in the Alps, fair to cloudy and mild elsewhere. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Winds from a westerly quarter, fresh or strong at times. Weather cloudy to overcast, with occasional rain. Temperatures moderate. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather yesterday was fine but for the most part cloudy, with a light northeast breeze. The maximum temperature was 63.2 degrees. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was overcast and there was no wind. The barometer, rising, registered 30.16 in (1012.3 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Monday, September 25: 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Barometer (inches) .. 30.265 30.137 (millibars) .. 1024.8 1020.5 Falling Falling slowly. Thermometer — Dry bulb .. .. 50.0 60.0 Wet bulb .. .. 46.1 51.9 Maximum prev. 24 hours 58.4 Minimum prev. 24 hours 42.7 Minimum on grass .. 30.7 Maximum during day .. Humidity, per cent. .. 76 54 Wind .. .. •. E.N.E., . calm. light Cloud (0-10) .. ..10 10 Bain nil. nil. 1944. 1943. Bajnfall to date .. .. 20.901n 21.611n Observations taken up to 1 a.m. to-day at "The Press” Office:— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (inches) .. 30.15 30.18 (millibars) .. 1021.0 1021.3 Rising. Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. .. .. nil SUNSHINE hj. m. Yesterday .. .. 3 18 1941. 1942. 1943. 1944. hj. m. hj. m.' hj. m. hj. m. Jan. .. 247 33 138 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 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 S 136 43 132 54 Sept. .. 194 50 185 15 101 20 *lO3 54 •To September 25. «. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises; 6.12 a.m.; sets, 6.30 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 6.10 a.m.; sets, 6.31 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 10.56 a.m. and 11.20 p.m.; to-morrow, 11.47 a.m. and p.m. Phases of Moon: First quarter, September 26, 12.7 a.m. , Full moon, October 2, 4.22 p.m. Last quarter. October 9. 1.12 p.m. New moon, October 17, 5.35 p.m. First quarter, October 25, 10.48 a.m.