WEATHER REPORT
* OFFICIAL FORECASTS • The Press ’ Special Service WELLINGTON, April 8. 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: an anti-vyclone is centred east of the South Island. Forecast to 5 p.m.: moderate to fresh north-east-erly winds; weather, fair to fine; temperatures, cool. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Moderate and variable winds; weather fine; temperatures, moderate.
CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather In Christchurch yesterday was overcast, with a cold southerly wind. Bain fell in the morning. At 1 o’clock this morning, the sky was overcast, and there was no wind. The barometer, at 30.501n (1032.9 millibars), was rising. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, cn Sunday, April 8, 1945: 8 a.m. Barometer (Inches) .. .. 33.423 (millibars) .. .. 1030.2 Rising Thermometer— Dry bulb 50.7 Wet bulb 48.7 Maximum priv. 24 hours .. 68.5 Minimum prev. 24 hours .. 47.1 Minimum on grass .. .. 47.6 Maximum during day .. .. Humidity, per l cent. .. .. 88 Wind .. .. .. .. S.W., mod. Cloud (0-10) - ,10 Bain .. .. .. .0251n 1945. 1944 Balnfall to date .. .. 9.301n 8.71 in Observations taken up to 1 a.m. to-day at "The Press” Office:— m 9 p.m. I. a.m. Barometer (inches) . 30.43 30.50 (millibars) ~ 1030.5 1032.9 , Rising Balnfall for 48 hours ended 1 a.m. .. .. .Olin SUNSHINE ■ hj. m. Saturday “ .. .. O 24 Yesterday .. .. 0 8 ' 1942. 1943. , 1944. 1945. hj. m. hj. m. hj. m. hj. m Jan. .. 138 58 197 47 244 45 181 64 Feb. .. 144 13 187 21 169 44 143 12 Mar. .. 154 38 209 40 163 20 267 SO April .. 183 0 190 28 103 38 *9 38 •To April 8. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises. 6.54 a.m.; sets, 6.28 p.m, * To-morrow: Rises,- 6.56 a.m.; sets, 6.6 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 1.4 a.m. and 1.27 p.m.; to-morrow. 1.52 a.m. and 2.16 p.m. phases of Moon Last quarter. April 6, 7.18 a.m. New moon, April 13,1229 a.m. . First quarter, April 19, 7.46, p.m. ... . Full moon. April 27, 10.33 p.m.
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Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24536, 9 April 1945, Page 4
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