WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24610, 5 July 1945, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS '* The Press ” Special Service WELLINGTON. July 4. The weather forecast for Canterbury issued at 9 p.m. by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, and dealing with the 20 hours following the time of issue, is as follows: Situation: an anti-cyclone covers New Zealand, but Is moving northeastward. A depression Is advancing across the South Tasman sea. Forecast to 5 p.m.: north-easterlies on the coast at first, but north-westerlies later coming general and freshening in places. Weather fair to fine and milder. •WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Variable winds, but north-westerlies freshening at times. Weather becoming cloudy to overcast, with scattered rain developing In the south. Temperatures moderate. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The .weather was fine and sunny yesterday, with light, variable winds. The maximum temperature was 48.1 degrees. There was a frost of 12.3 degrees on Tuesday night. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was clear, with a very light south-west wind. The barometer was steady at 30.30 inches (1026.1 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Wednesday, July 4:— 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Barometer (inches) .. 30.379 30.309 (millibars) .. 1028.5 1026.3 Steady. Falling. ThermometerDry bulb .. .. 28.8 45.9 Wet bulb ..27.6 41.3 Maximum prev. 24 hours 49.8 Minimum prev. 24 hours 26.1 Minimum on grass .. 19.7 Maximum during day .. Humidity, per cent. ... 84 64 Wind S.W. E. v. It. light. Cloud (0-10) .. ..Nil I Rain .. ... ..Nil Nil 1945. 1944. Rainfall to date .. .. 21.64 in 16.69 in Observations taken up to 1 a.m. to-day at "The Press” Office:— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (inches) .. 30.30 30.30 (millibars) .. 1026.1 1026.1 Steady Rainfall for 24 hours ending 1 a.m. .. .. nil SUNSHINE hj. m. Yesterday ..7 48

•To July 4. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises, 8.2 a.m.; sets, 3.3 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 8.2 a.m.; sets, 5.6 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 12.1 a.m. and 12.30 p.m.; to-morrow, 12.54 a.m. and 1.23 p.m. Phases of Moon: Last quarter, July 3, 6.13 a.m. New moon, July 10, 1.38 a.m. First quarter, July 17, 7.1 p.m. Full- moon, July 25, 2.25 p.m.

1342. 1943. 1944. 1945. h. m. h m. h. m. h. m. Jan. .. 138 58 197 47 244 53 181 54 Feb .. 144 13 187 21 169 44 143 12 Mar. .. 154 38 209 40 163 20 207 50 April .. 183 0 190 28 103 39 116 34 May .. 80 18 122 0 100.29 88 30 June .. 119 55 115 30 144 24 103 18 July .. 115 30 132 40 85 42 *19 48