WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24748, 13 December 1945, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

* OFFICIAL FORECASTS " The Press " Special Service WELLINGTON, December 12. 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 weak anticyclone over the northern Tasman Sea. A low pressure trough is advancing across the south Tasman Sea. Forecast to 5 p.m.: fresh north-westerlies prevailing, apart from local northeasterlies on the coast. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Winds from a westerly quarter. Weather cloudy with scattered showers at first, becoming heavier towards evening. Temperatures cool.

CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather was fine and for the most part sunny yesterday, with a moderate north-east breeze. The maximum temperature was 67.2 degrees. At 1 o'clock this morning the sky was cloudy with a light south-west wind. The barometer was steady at 29.55 inches (1007.7 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Wednesday, December 12:— „ , 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Barometer (inches) ~ 29.577 29.548 (millibars) .. 1001.5 1000.5 Rising. Almost _, steady. Thermometer— Dry bulb ... .. 63.2 60.7 Wet bulb .. .. 53.1 55.2 1 Maximum prev. 24 hours 72.7 Minimum prev. 24 hours 46.5 Minimum an grass .. *38.9 ' Maximum during day .. Humidity, per cent. ..47 69 Wind .. .. .. Calm N.E., mod. Cloud (0-10) .... 1 8 Rain . .. .. .. nil. nil: _ « 1945. 1944. Rainfall to date .. .. 36.14 in 28.83 in pbservations taken at 1 a.m. to-day at "The Press" Office:— 9 p.m. la.m. Barometer (inches) .. 29.55 29.55 (millibars) . .. 1000.7 1000.7 Steaay Rainfall for 24 hours ending 1 a.m. .. .. /nil SUNSHINE I ' hj. m. Yesterday .. ..JO 6

*To December 12. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES. , Sun—To-day: Rises, 4.42 a.m.; sets, 8.5 p.m. , I To-morrow: Rises, 4.42 a.m.; sets, 8.6 I • P-m. , « I High water at Lyttelton.—To-day, 10.55 j- a.m.-.and 11.26 p.m.; to-morrow, 11.46 a.m. and p.m. ' . Phases of the Moon: First quarter, December 12, 11.5 p.m. Pull moon, December 19, 2.17 p.m. Last quarter, December 26, 8 p.m.

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 16S 44 143 12 Mar. ;. 154 36 209 40 163 20 267 fU 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 5 138 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 ♦94 24