WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS “ The Pres* “ Speeiaj Service WELLINGTON, February 12. The weather forecast for Canterbury, Issued at 9 p.m. by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, and dealine with the 20 hours following the time of issue, is as follows: Sitnation: there i* an anti-cvclone cast of the North Island and a depression sooth of Tasmania. Weak depressions are moving south-east across the south Tasman Rea. Forecast to 5 p.m.: fresh to strong northwest winds. Weather fair to cloudy, and dry. Temperatures becoming very warm. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Fresh northerly winds, occasional shcwers. especially in the south. Temperatures mild. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather was fine but cloudy yesterday. with a light north-west wind. The maximum temperature was 71.1 degrees. At 1 o'clock this morning the sky was overcast, with a light south-west wind. The barometer was steady at 29.96 inches (1014.6 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory. Christchurch, cn
•To February 12. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-d«iy: Rises. 5.45 a.m.; sets, 7.43 pan. To-morrow: Rises, 5.46 a.m.; sets. 7.41 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 1.34 a.m. and 1.56 p.m.; to-morrow. 2.26 a.m. and 2.46 pjn. Phases of the Moon First quarter. February 9, 4.28 p.m. Full moon, February 16, 4.28 p.m. Last quarter, February 24, 2.36 p.m.
Tuesday. February 12:— 9 a m 3 p.m. Barometer finches) . 30.01’1 29.997 (millibars) . 10164 10154 Rising Steady. , very slowly. Thermometer— Dry bulb . 69.9 69 9 Wet bulb . 59.7 57.6 Maximum. prev. 24 hours 69.9 —— Minimum prev. 24 hours 50.8 —— Minimum on grass . 38.2 Maximum during day — 71.1 Humidity, per cent. . 52 43 Wind . N.N.W. . N.W., w light v. light Cloud (0-10) . 10 10 Bain .. Nil Nil 1946. 1945. Bainfall to date .. . Ulin 4.04in Observat'ons taken at 1 a.m. today at “The Press” Office:— 9 p.m. Barometer (inches) . 29.96 29.96 (millibars) . 1014.6 1014.6 Steady Rainfall for 24 hours ending lam. Nil SUNSHINE Yesterday—Nil. 1943. 1944. 1945. 1946. h. m. h. m. h m h. m. Jan. .. 194 47 224 45 181 54 251 32 Feb. . 187 21 169 44 143 12 •90 42
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Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24799, 13 February 1946, Page 6
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