WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24633, 1 August 1945, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS "The Pie:.s" Special Service WELLINGTON, July 31. The weather lo.ccost lor Canterbury 1.-.-u;ed at 9 |).!u. by the Meteorological Ofiijc, Wellington, and ikaliiu: uitn the 2u hours following the tar.e of issue, is as follow.-: Situation: there is a weak depression west of Auckland, and an anticyclone east ot (lie nuininion. Forecast to 5 p.m.: north-wcitaiiy winds gradually pii'dcminating, and freshening. Wcaiher fair to cloudy, with rain in the Alps. Temperatures moderate. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the Soutu Island is as follows: Northerly winds predominating, and freshening at times. Weather becoming overcast, with rain spreading from the south. Temperatures tool. CHRISTCHUKCH WEATHER The weather was fine and for the most part sunny yesterday. There was no Vind. The maximum temperature was 85.7 degrees. At 1 o'clock this morning the sky was clear, with a light westerly wind. The barometer, rising slowly, registered 30.' JOin (1032.7 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory. Christchurch, on July 31:— 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Barometer (inches* .. 30.206 30.171 (millibars) .. 1022.8 1021.7 ThermometerDry bulb ~ .. 36.4 04.8 Wet bulb .. 36.0 47.3 Maximum prev. 24 hours 47.9 Minimum prev. 24 hours 31.0 Minimum on grass .. 24.3 Maximum during clay .. Humidity, per cent. ..96 53 Wind .. • • • • calm, calm Cloud (0-10) .. .-6 4 Bain .. .. ..Nil Nil 1945. 1944. Rainfall to date .. 24.50 in 17.98 m Observations taken up to 1 a.m. to-day at "The Press" Office:— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (inches) .. 30.19 30.20 (millibars) .. 1022.4 1022.7 Rising Rainfall for 24 hours ending 1 a.m. .. •• nil SUNSHINE hj. n\. Yesterday .. .. 5 0 1942. 11)43. 1944. 1945. hj. m. hj. in. hj. m. hj. m. Jan. .. 138 38 197 47 244 55 181 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 39 116 54 Mav .. 80 18 122 0 100 29 88 30 June .. 119 55 115 30 144 24 103 18 July .. 115 30 132 42 85 42 '152 18 •To July 31. SUN. MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises, 7.43 a.m.; sets, 5.28 p.m To-morrow: Rises, 7.42 a.m.; sets, 5.29 p. R.i High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 10.25 a.m. and 10.50 p.m.; to-morrow, 11.19 a.m. and 11.45 p.m. Phases of Moon Last quarter, August 1, 10.30 a.m. New moon, August 8, 12.32 p.m. First quarter, August 16. 12.26 p.m. Full moon, August 2(1, 12.3 a.m. Last quarter, August 30, '6M p.m.