WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24979, 13 September 1946, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS - The Press " Special Service WELLINGTON, September 12. The weather forecast for Canterbury, issued at 9 pjn. by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, and dealing with the 20 hours following the time of issue, is as follows: Situation: there is an anti-cyclone north-east of New Zealand and a. very deep depression south-west of New Zealand. Forecast to 5 p.m.: moderate to fresh north-west winds. Rain in the alps; elsewhere weather fair. Temperatures warm in the afternoon. _ WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Moderate variable winds. Weather unsettled, with occasional showers, especially in the south. Temperatures moderate. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather was fine and sunny yefiterS^ m °£? ing « Wlth a light south-west Siu* A e , afternoon was cloudy with a light easterly breeze. The maximum temperature was 70.3 degrees. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was overcast, with a light north-east The barometer was steady at 29.85 inches (10103 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Thursday, September 12:—

SUN, MOON. AND TIDES Eun—To-day: Rises, 637 aan.; sets, 6.15 pjn. To-morrow: Rises, 635 am.; sets. 6.16 High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 5.2 S a.m. and 5.53 pm.; to-morrow, 6.20 am. and 6.50 pm. Phases of Moon Full moon, September 11, 9.59 p.m. Last quarter. September 19, 10 pm. New moon September 25. 8.45 pm.

9.30 3.30 Barometer (inches) a.m. 29.784 p.m. 29.762 Cmillibars) 1008.5 1004.8 Rising Falling Thermometer— slowly. Slowly. Dry bulb 61.9 60.3 Wet bulb 54.1 Maximum prev. 24 hours 67.1 52.2 Minimum prev. 24 hour 40.9 — Maximum during day * 70.3 Humidity, per cent. 57 54 Wind .. .. S.W., E.. Cloud (0-10) v. light light Rain Nil Nil Rainfall to date 1946. 1945. 20.43in 30.66in . Observations taken at 1 a.m. to-dav at “The Press” Office:— Barometer (inches) 9 pan. 29.85 29.85 (millibars) 1010.8 10103 Rainfall for 24 hours ending Steady x ajn. nil. S L7NSHJN t Yesterday h. .. 8 m. 42 1944. 1945. 1946. Jan. .. 194 47* 224 45 181 54 251 32 March 209 40 163 20 267 20 136 12 Aprtl .. 190 28 103-40 116 54 130 20 May .. 122 0 100 30 88 30 HI 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 30 165 30 Sept. .. 101 20 137 12 161 48 •81 0 * ’To September 12.