WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24740, 4 December 1945, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS i " The Press " Special Service { WELLINGTON, December 3. > Tnc weather forecast for Canterbury 1 issued at 9 p.m. by the Meteorological j Ofiice, Wellington, and dealing with the 20 hours following the time of issue, is C as follows; ( Situation: pressure is high to the north, but a trough is moving over c the South Island. Forec*st to 5 p.m.: ( fresh to strong northerly to-north- . westerly winds, changing to fresh ' south-westerly. Rain in the ranges, J and brief showers with the wind . change. Otherwise weather fair. ' Cooler temperatures. s WEST COAST £ The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— c Winds changing to fresh south- £ westerly. Weather cloudy and cooler, < with Intermittent rain, but fair periods developing. j CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER i The weather yesterday was fine and for. i the most part sunny. There was a light north-east breeze in the morning, which ( later changed to moderate north-west. ( The maximum temperature was 69.7 de- , grees. i At 1 o’clock this morning the sky i was cloudy, with a moderate north- ( east breeze. The barometer, failing, registered 33,50 Inches (999.0 millibars). 1 Meterological observations taken at the 1 Magnetic Observatory, i Christchurch on . ■ Monday, December 3:— 1 9 a.m. 3 p.m. £ Barometer (inches) .. 29.855 29.742 i (millibars) .. 1011.0 1007.2 Rising. Falling. £ ThermometerDry bulb .. .. 60.6 62.9 ' Wet bulb .. ‘. 50.4 49.9 i Maximum prev. 24 hours 61.7 Minimum prev. 24 hours 40.4 1 Minimum on grass .. 33.4 Maximum during day ~ Humidity, per cent. ..44 33 ( Wind .. .. .. N.E., N.N.W., i light, mod. Cloud (0-10) .. ..1 10 1 Bain 0.01 nil j 1945. 1944.' Rainfall to date .. .. 34.72 in 27.181n < Observations taken at 1 a.m. to-day ( at “The Press” Office:— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. c Barometer (inches) 1 29'.52 29.50 ) (millibars) ■ .. 999.7 999.0 , Falling > Rainfall for 24 hours ending c , 1 a.m. .. .. nil SUNSHINE i

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES. * Sun—To-day: Rises, 4.42 a.m.; sets, 7.56 p.m. • i' To-morrow: Rises, 4.42 a.m.; sets, 7.57 ' p.m. i High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 3.55 a.m. and 4.10 p.m.; to-morrow, 4.3D a.m. and 4.55 p.m. Phases of the Moon: New moon, December 5, 6.6 a.m. First quarter. December 12, 11,5 p.m. Full moon, December 19, 2.17 p.m. Last quarter, December 26. 8 p.m.

h. m. Yesterday . 10 48 1942. 1943. 1944. .1945. h. m. h, m. h. m. h. m. Jan. 138 58 197 47 244 55 181 54 Feb. 144 13 137 21 169 44 143 12 Mar. .154 36 209 40 163 20 267 50 April183 0 190 28 103 39 116 54 May , 80,18 122 0 ■ 100 29 83 30 June 119 55 115 30 144 24 103 18 July 115 30 132 42 85 43 132 18 Aug. 173 5 136 43 132 54 137 30 Sept. 185 15 101 20 137 12 161 48 Oct. 152 15 164 31 213 54 191 42 Nov. 187 5 216 56 214 12 236 24 Dec. 162 15 22148 155 0 •22 0 *To December 3.