WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24743, 7 December 1945, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS " The Press " Special Service WELLINGTON, December 6. The weather forecast for Canterbury issued at 9 p.m. by the Meteorological Oftice, Wellington, and dealing with the 20 hours following the time of issue, is as follows: > Situation: an anti-cyclone Is advancing from the Tasman Sea. The forecast is for moderate winds from an easterly quarter. Weather .cloudy and rather cool, with patches of

drizzle on the coast, but improving slowly.

WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast cf the South Island is as follows: Moderate and variable winds. Weather fair to fine and milder.

CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER

The weather in Christchurch yesterday morning was fine and sunny, but a cold change occurred soon after noon and heavy rain fell. At 1 o'clock this morning there was a light drizzle. The barometer at 29.55 in (1014.2 millibars) was rising. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Thursday, December 6:—

*To December 6. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES.-Sun—To-day: Rises, 4.42 a.m.; sets, 7.59 P.m. - ■ I To-morrow: Rises, 4.42 a.m.; sets, 8 ' p.m. - ,High water at Lyttelton— To-day, 6,11 ; a.m. afid 6.35 p.m.; to-morrow, 7 ! a.m. and 7.25 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.

9 a.m. 3 p.m. Barometer (inches) . 20.833 29.817 (millibars) . 1010.2 1009.7 Rising. Steady. Thermometer— .Dry bulb . 56.4 49.9 Wet bulb . 49.7 47.0 Maximum prev. 24 hours 56.9 __ Minimum ' prev. 24 hours 39.4 Minimum en grass . 31.4 Maximum during day . 58.6 Humidity, per cent. . 59 79 Wind " . N.E. light, E.S.E. • , fresh. Cloud (0-10) . . 8 10 Bain .. trace 1945. . trace, 1944 Rainfall to date 35.091n' 28.54in Observations taken at 1 a.m. to-day fit "The Press" Office:— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Earometer (inches: • . 29.S0 Ui.95 (millibars) . 1012,5 1014.2 Rainfall for 24 hours ending Rising. 1 a.m. .65in SUNSHINE Yesterday h. .. 6 m. 24 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 21 189 44 143 12 Mar. .. 134 36 209 40 ' 163 20 267 50 April .. 183 0 ISO 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 15 164 31 213 54 191 42 Nov. . 187 5 216 56 214 12 236 24 Dec. .. 162 15 221 48 155 0 •38 6