WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS • The Press ’ Special Service WELLINGTON, May 8. 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 *s follows: Situation: a low pressure trough is advancing north-eastwards across the South Island. Pressure is relatively high in the North Tasman Sea, Forecast, to 5 p.m.: moderate north-east-erly winds, with fair to cloudy weather. A southerly change, with showers, will possibly cross South Canterbury late in the day. Temperatures moderate. The forecast for the West Coast of the tfouth Island is:— Moderate westerly to south-westerly winds. Weather cloudy, with occasional showers. Temperatures becoming cooler. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather was fine, but for the most part cloudy yesterday, with a light northeast breeze. The maximum temperature was 61 degrees. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was clear, with a light north-east breeze. The barometer, falling, registered 29.60 inches (1002.4 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on
SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises, 7.26 a.m.: sets, 5.26 p.m. To-morrow: Rises. 757 a.m.; sets, 554 pan. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 9.30 a.m. and 9.56 p.m.; to-morrow. 10.26 sa.m. and 10.51 pan. Phases of Moon First quarter. May 8. 5.13 p.m. Full moon. May 16, 2.52 pan. Last quarter. May 24, 45 p.m. New moon. May 30, 8.49 a.m.
May 6:— 9 a.m. 29.780 3 p.m. 29.712 Barometer (inches) (millibars 1008.4 1006.2 Falling. Falling Ihermometer— Dry bulb 47.0 53.4 Wet bulb hours 46.6 51.8 Maximum prev. 24 61.9 — Minimum prev. 24 hours 41.6 — Minimum on grass 38.3 Humidity, per cent. 97 89° Wind N.S.. S.E., light, v. light Cloud '0-10) Bain 10 1946. 1945. Rainfall to date 6.32in 10.15in Observations taken •The Press” Office:— at 1 a.m. to-day at Barometer (inches) 29.60 (millibars) 1003.1 1002.4 ■ Falling Rainfall for 24 hours ending 1 a.m. Nil
SUNSHINE Yesterday .. 2* 30 1946. h. h. h. m. h. m. Feb'. 187 21 169 44 143 12 223 16 April May 190 28 103 40 116 54 130 24 •To May 6.
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Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24868, 7 May 1946, Page 4
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