WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24537, 10 April 1945, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS "The tress'* Special Service WELLINGTON, April 0. 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 •s follows: Situation: an intense anti-cyclone is moving eastward over the Dominion. There is a depression off New South Wales. Forecast to 5 p.m.: moderate to fresh north-easterly winds. Weather fair to fine, with moderate day temperatures. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island Is:— Moderate easterly to northerly winds.' Weather fair to fine, with mild day temperatures. . CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather yesterday was fine and sunny with a light north-east breeze. The maximum temperature was 59.6 degrees. There was a frost of two degrees on Sunday night. At 1 o'clock this morning the sky was clear, with a moderate northeast breeze. The barometer, falling, registered 30.331n (1027.1 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Monday, April 9:— 9 a.m, 3 p.m. Barometer (inches) .. 30.599 30.525 / (millibars) .. 1036.1 1033.7 Rising. Falling. Thermometer— Dry bulb .. .. 53.4 59.0 Wet bulb .. 49.S 54.2 Maximum prev. 24 hours 55.8 Minimum prev. 24 hours 35.9 Minimum on gruk .. 30.0 Maximum during day .. Humidity, p&r cent. .. 82 72 Wind E.N.E. N.E. v. It. It. Cloud (0-10) .. ... 2 1 Rain .. .. .. Nil Nil 1945. 1944. Rainfall to date .. 9.301n 8.77 in Observations taken up to 1 a.m. to-day at "The Press” Office:— 9 p.m. la.m. Barometer (inches) .. 30.34 30.33 (millibars) .. 1027.4 1027.1 Falling Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. ~ Trace , SUNSHINE i hj. ,m. 1 Yesterday .. .. 9 42 1942 • 1943. 1944. 1945. hj. m. hj. m. hj. m. hj. m. Jan. .. 138 58 197 47 244 45 181 54 Feb. .. 144 13 187 21 169 44 143 12 Mar. .. 154 36 209 40 163 20 267 50 April .. 183 0 190 28 103 39 *19.18 *To April 9. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES <’ Sun—To-day: Rises, 6.56 a.m.| sets, 6.6 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 6.57 a.m.; sets, 6.5 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 1.52 a.m. and 2.18 p.m.; to-morrow, 2.42 a.m. and 3.7 p.m. Phases of Moon New moon, April 13, 12.29 a.m. First quarter, April 19, 7,46 p.m. Full mcon. Aprir27, 10.33 p.m.