WEATHERREPORT

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24869, 8 May 1946, Page 6

WEATHERREPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS * The Press ' Special Service WELLINGTON, May 7. 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: an anti-cyclone over Victoria extends on to the Tasman Sea. A low pressure trough is now east of the South Island. Forecast to 5 p.m.: moderate to fresh southerly winds. Weather dull and cold, with intermittent rain. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Moderate southerly winds. Weather improving to fine from the south during the morning. Temperatures cool. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather was fine and calm yesterday until the late afternoon, when a fresh south-westerly breeze sprang up. The maximum temperature was 67.8 degrees. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was overcast with light rain and a moderate south-west breeze. The barometer was steady at 29.6® inches (1002.4 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Tuesday, May 7:—

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises, 7.27 a.m.; sets. 5.24 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 7.28 aan.: sets, 5.23 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day. 10.26 a.m. and 10.51 pm.; to-morrow, 11.20 a.m. and 11.45 p.m. Phases of Moon First quarter. May 8, 5.13 pan. Full moon. May 16. 2.52 p.m. Last quarter. May 24, 4.2 p.m. New moon. May 30, 8.49 a.m.

Barometer (inches) (millibars) 9 a.m. )p.m . 29.585 29.484 . 1001.8 998.4 Falling. Falling Dry bulb . 49.9 60.4 Wet bulb . 48.9 59.1 Maximum prev. 24 hours 61.0 Minimum prev. 24 hours 42.7 Minimum on grass . 35.6 __ Maximum during day 67.8 Humidity, per cent. I 93 93 Wind . Calm Calm Cloud (0-10) 8 10 Rain . nil. nil. 1946. 1945. Rainfall to date 6.32in 10.33in Observations taken at 1 a.m. to-day at •The Press" Officer9 p.m. 29.80 1 a.m. 29.60 Barometer (inches) (millibars) 1002.4 1002.4 Falling Rainfall for 24 hours ending 1 a.m. .14in SUNSHINE h. Yesterday 4 *0 1043. 1944. 1945. 1946. h. h. h. m. h. m. h. m. Jan. .. 194 47 224 45 181 54 251 32 Feb. .. 187 21 169 44 143 12 223 19 March . . 209 40 163 20 267 20 136 12 April .. 190 28 103 40 116 54 130 24 May .. 122 0 100 30 88 30 •33 24 •To May 7.