WEATHER REPORT
* OFFICIAL FORECASTS
•* The Press " Special Service WELLINGTON, August 23. The weather forecast for Canterbury Issued at 9 p.m. by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, and dealing with the SO hours following the time of issue, is as follows:
Situation: There is an intense anticyclone east of the South Island, and a depression in the North Tasman Sea. Forecast to 5 p.m.: Moderate to fresh north-easterlies predominating. Weather cloudy and mild. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is;— Moderate to fresh north-easterlies. Weather overcast, with occasional rain in the fjord district, and scattered falls elsewhere. Moderate temperatures.
CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER
The weather was fine yesterday with a light north-east breeze. The maximum temperature was 60.7 degrees. At 1 o'clock this morning the sky was overcast with a light north-east breeze. The barometer was steady at 30.32 in (1026.8 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory. Christchurch, on August 23. 1945: 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Barometer (inches) .. 30.321 30.281 (millibars) .. 1026.7 1025.4
•To August 23. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day; Rises, 7.11 a.m.; sets, 5.53 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 7.9 a.m.; seta, 5.54 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 4.25 a.m. and 4.52 p.m.; to-morrow, 6.10 a.m. and 6.50 p.m. Phases of Moon Pull moon, August 24, 12.3 a.m. quarter, August 30, 3.44 P-W. ,
Rising Falling. slowly. ThermometerDry bulb 48.7 59.4 Wet bulb 43.7 50.8 Maximum prev. 24 hours 54.7 — Minimum prev. 24 hours 44.8 — Minimum on grass 36.3 — ■ Maximum during day — 60.7 Humidity, per cent. 64 51 Wind N.E., N. E., v. light, light. Cloud (0-10) 6 9 Rain nil. nil. 1845. 1944. Rainfall to date 30.21in 18.47in Observations taken up to 1 a.m. to-day tt "The Press” Office:— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (inches) 30.32 30.32 (millibars) 1026.8 1026.8 Steady. Rainfall for 24 hours ending 1 a.m. nil SUNSHINE h. m. Yesterday .. 4 48 1942. 1943. 1944. 1949. h. m. h. m. h. m. h„ m. Jan. :. 138 58 197 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 May .. 80 IB 122 0 100 29 88 30 June .. 119 55 115 30 144 24 103 18 July .. 115 30 132 42 85 42 452 18 Aug. .. 175 5 136 43 132 54 *84 36
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Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24653, 24 August 1945, Page 4
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