WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24749, 14 December 1945, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS file Press" Special Service WELLINGTON. Dec. 13. 'He weather forecast tor Canterbury. .5-iJcci al 3 p.m. by the Meteorological Ofiice. Wellington, and dealing with the - r - hours following the time of issue, is as follows Situation: Tpere is a depression south-east of the South Island and an anti-cyclone over the Tasman Sea. Forecast to 5 p.m.: moderate southwesterly winds. Weather fair, apart from isolated showers on Banks Peninsula. Temperatures cold. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— .'Moderate variable winds. Weather fair to fine. Temperatures cool. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather was unsettled Yesterday, with light variable winds. There was a thunderstorm during the afternoon. The maximum temperature was 83.3 degrees. ■At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was cloudy with a light westerly wind. The barometer w f as steady at °9 74 inches (1007.1 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch. on Thursday, December 13: , . , 9 a.m. 3 p.m. .barometer (inches) .. 29.486 29.476 (millibars) .. 998.4 998.1 Steady. Steady. ThermometerDry bulb .. .. 57.7 60.2 Wet bulb .. .. 53.4 57.5 Maximum prev. 24 hours 67.2 Minimum prev. 24 hours 48.8 Minimum on grass .. 40.3 Maximum during day .. Humidity, per cent. ~ 74 84 Wihd •• .. S.E.. S.W., j „ v. light, tight. Cloud (0-10) .. ..9 8 R ain •• -- .. nil ,09in 1945. 1944 Rainfall to date ~ .. 36.14 in 28.83 in Observations taken at 1 a.m. to-day b t "The Press” Office:— _ 9 p.m. I a.ip Barometer finches) .. 29,74 29 74 (millibars) ~ 1007.1 1007.1 _ , ~ , Steady Rainfall for 24 hours ending la.m. .. .. .llln SUNSHINE

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES. Sun—To-day: Rises, 4.42 aun.; sets. 8.6 p.m. To-morrow; Rises. 4.42 a.m.; sets,' 8.7 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 11.46 a.m. and P-tn.; to-morrow, 12.19 a.m. aiid 12.39 p.m. Phases of the Moon; 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 .. 3 48 1942. 1943. 1944. 1945 h. m. h. m. h. m. h. m. Jan. 138 58 197 47 244 55 181 54 Feb. 144 12 187 21 169 44 143 12 Mar. 154 36 209 40 163 2u 267 50 April 183 0 190 28 103 39 116 54 May 80 IS 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 20 Sept. 185.15 .101 20 137 12 181 48 Oct, 152 15 164 31 213 54 191 42 Kov. 187 5 216 56 214 12 236 24 Dec. 1G2,15 221 48 155 0 •98 12 *To December 13.