WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24742, 6 December 1945, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS " The Press " Special Service WELLINGTON, December 5. Ttie 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: pressure is high north and west of New Zealand. Forecast to 5 p.m.: moderate south-westerly winds, weather fair, temperatures moderating. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the Couth Island is as follows: Moderate to fresh winds from a westerly quarter. Scattered showers, but considerable fair intervals. Temperatures rather cool. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather was showery yesterday morning but fine in the afternoon, with a fresh south-west breeze. The maximum temperature was 56.9 degrees. .At 1 o'clock this morning the sky was clear with a light south-west wind. The barometer, rising, registered 2y.741n (1007.1 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch on Wednesday, December s: _ 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Barometer (Inches) .. 29.449 29.538 (millibars) .. 997.2 1000.2 Almost Rising __ steady slowly Thermometer— Dry bulb .. .. 47 2 55.0 Wet bulb .. .. 46.6 50.5 Maximum prev. 24 hours. 73.9 Minimum prev. 24 hours ' 47.2 Minimum on grass .. 46.0 Maximum during day .. Humidity, per cent. ..95 71 Wind . .. ~ S.W., S.W., _, fresh, str. Cloud (0-10) .. ..10 8 Hain .. ..' .. .37in Nil „,. ,' ' 1945. 1944. Bainfall to date .. 35.09 in 27.94 in Observations taken at 1 a.m. to-day «t "The Press" Office:— _ • 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (Inches) .. 29.73 29.74 (millibars) ~ 10038 .1007.1 Rainfall for 24 hours ending 1 a-m. .. .. .28in SUNSHINE

♦To December 5. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES. Sun—To-day: Rises, 4.42 a.m.; sets, 7.58 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 4.42 a.m.; sets, 7.59

p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day. 5.23 a.m. and 5.44 p.m.; to-morrow, 6.11 a.m. and 6.35 p.m. Phases or 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.

Yesterday .. 5 12 • . 1942. 1943. 1944. 1945 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 33 209 40 163 20 267 50 April .. 183 0 190 28 103 39 116 54 May .. 80 18 122 0 100 29 88 30 June .. 119 55 115 30 144 24 103 18 July .. 115 30 132 42 85 45 152 18 Aug. .. 175 5 136 43 132 54 137 30 Sept. * .. . 185 15 101 20 137 12 161 48 Oct. .. 152 15 1,64 31 213 54 191 42 Nov. .. 187 5 V 218 56 214 12 236 24 Sec. .. 162 15 221- 48 155 0 ♦31 42