WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24640, 9 August 1945, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS ’■ The Press " Special Service WELLINGTON, August 8. 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; there is a complex depres.dtfon over New Zealand. Forecast to 5 p.m.: fresh or strong winds from a southerly quarter. Bain continuing, heavy at times south of Christchurch, with further flooding, but easing north of Christchurch, and rivers beginning to subside. Temperatures cold. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Moderate to fresh winds from an easterly quarter. Weather fair and cool. CHRISTCHURCH # WEATHER Heavy rain again fell all day yesterday in Christchurch. There was a moderate : south-west wind. The maximum temperature was 44.4 degrees. 1 At 1 o’clock this morning the sky ; was overcast with a fresh south-west wind. The barometer, falling, regls~ 1 tered 29.79 inches (1008.8 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory. Christchurch, on i Wednesday, August 8: , , 9 a.m. 3 p.m. J Barometer (inches) .. 29.989 29.906 1 (millibars) .. 1015.6 1012.8 Falling Falling ■ Thermometer— , Dry bulb .. .. 438 39.8 , Wet bulb .. 43.5 39.2 1 Maximum prev. 24 hours 43.0 ] Minimum prev. 24 hours 41.9 Minimum on grass .. 40.3 1 Maximum during day .. Humidity, per cent. .. 98 98 Wind 5.W. W.S.W. i It. mod. i Cloud (0-10) .. ..10 10 Rain .. .. .. 3.23 in ,70in 1 1945. 1944. i Rainfall to date .. .. 28.42 in IB.Slin Observations taken up to 1 a.m. to-day at "The Press” Office:— ! 9 p.m. 1 a.m. . Barometer (Inches) .. 29.80 29.79 1 (millibars) .. 1009.1 1006.8 ■ Falling * Rainfall for 24 hours ending 1 1 a.m. ... 1.871n i SUNSHINE , hj. m. ‘ Yesterday .. 0 -0 ; 1942. 1943. 1944. 1945. , hj. m. hj. m. hj. m. hj. m. Jan. .. 138 58 197 47 244 55 181 54 j Feb. .. 144 13 187 21 169 44 143 12 . Mar. .. 154 36 209 40 163 20 267 30 1 April .. 183 0 190 28 103 39 118 54 ] May .. 80 18 122 0 100 29 88 30 . June .. 119 55 115 30 144 24 103 18 1 July .. :.15 30 132 42 85 42 152 18 i Aug. .. 175 5 136 43 132 54 *24 48 . •To August 8. ' SUN, MOON, AN.D TIDES , Sun—To-day: Rises, 7.33 a.m.; sets, 5.37 1 p.m. j To-morrow: Rises. 7.32 a.m.; sets, 5,38 p.m. < High water at Lyttelton-eTo-day, ! 5 , a.m. and 5.29 p.m.; to-morrow, 5.55 . a.m. and 8.21 p.m. ] Phases of Moon I New moon, August 8, 12.32 p.m. i First quarter, August 16, 12.28 p.m. Full moon. August 24, 12.3 a.m. ] Last quarter, August 30, 3.44 p.m.