WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24959, 21 August 1946, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS •* The Press " Special Service WELLINGTON, August 20. 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: a deep and extensive depression lies to the west of the North Island, while another is forming east of Hawke’s Bay. Forecast to 5 p.m.: moderate to fresh south-westerly winds on the coast from Banks Peninsula northward, but elsewhere light to moderate and variable winds. Isolated showers developing on the North Canterbury coast, but weather elsewhere fair to cloudy. Temperatures cold. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the <6outh Island is:— Easterly winds, fresh at times. Some scattered showers in north Westland, but weather elsewhere fair to cloudy and cool. Further outlook: showers developing. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather was fine and calm but ©vercast yesterday. The maximum temperature was 49.8 degrees. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was clear and there was no wind.

The barometer, falling, registered 29.70 in (1005.8 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Tuesday, August 20:— 9 a.m. 3 p.m.

Rainfall to date .. .. 18.08 in 30.35 in Observations taken at 1 a.m. to-day at •’The Press” Office:— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (inches) . - 29.71 29.70 (millibars) .. 1006.1 1005.8 Falling Rainfall for 24 hours ending 1 g.m. Nil SUNSHINE

*To August 20. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES. Sun—To-day: Rises, 7.16 a.m.; sets, 5.49 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 7.14 a.m.; sets, 5.51 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 11.15 a.m. and 11.40 p.m.; to-morrow, a.m. and 12.10 p.m. Phases of Moon: Last quarter, August 20. 1.17 p.m. New moon, August 27, 9.7 a.m.

Barometer (inches) .. 29.768 29.721 (millibars) .. 1008.0 1006.4 Rising. Falling Thermometer— Dry bulb .. .. 42.9 48.0 Wet bulb .. 42.0 45.2 Maximum prev. 24 hours 52.1 — Minimum prev. 24 hours 38.2 — Minimum on grass .. 30.7 — Maximum during day .. — 49.8 Humidity, per cent. .. 92 77 Wind .. •• S.W., Calm light Cloud (0-10) .. ..10 10 Rain .. .. -02in Nil 18 flRin 50 9.5in

h. m. Yesterday .. 0 54 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 12 223 16 March 209 40 163 20 267 20 136 12 April 190 28 103 40 116 54 130 20 May 122 0 100 30 88 30 111 24 June 115 30 144 24 103 18 102 48 July 132 42 85 42 152 18 108 30 Aug. 136 42 132 54 137 30 •100 12