WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24985, 20 September 1946, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS •• The Press " Special Service WELLINGTON, September 19. 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: there is a depression north-east of the North Island. An anti-cyclone in the north-west Tasman Sea extends on to New Zealand. Forecast to 5 p.m.: light to moderate, variable winds mainly. but southwesterlies possibly freshening on the coast in the afternoon. Weather fair to fine, with moderate afternoon temperatures. WEST The forecast for the West Coast of the Couth Island is:— Moderate. south-westerly winds predominating, and freshening at times. A few passing showers likely, but weather mainly fair to cloudy, and rather coot CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather was fine and sunny yesterday with a light south-east breeze. The maximum temperature was 58 degrees. At 1 o'clock this morning the sky was clear and there was no wind. The barometer,* rising, registered 23.85 inches (1010.8 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory. -Christchurch, on Thursday, September 19: —

•To September 19. SUN. MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day; Rises, 634 a.m., sets, 634 pm. To-morrow: Rises, 632 am.; sets, 6J4 p.m. High water at Lyttelton.—To-day. 11.54 am. and p.m.; to-morrow, 1232 am. and 12.48 p.m. Phases of Moon Last quarter, September 4.9, 10 p.m. New moon. September 25, 8.45 pm.

Barometer (inches) 9 a.m. 29.744 3 o.m 29.720 (millibars) . 1007.2 1006.4 Steady. Falling Thermometerslowly. Dry bulb Wet bulb . 45.4 . 42.9 56.7 48.4 Maximum prev. 24 hours 62.1 Minimum prev. 24 hours 32.7 Minimum on grass . 26.6 Maximum during day 58.0 Humidity, per cent. . *80 50 Wind . calm S.S.E. Cloud (0-10) • 9 light Rain . .72in nil 1 1946. 1945 Rainfall to date .. . 22D7in 3037in Observations taken at 1 aun. to-dav at “The Press” Office:— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (inches) . 2984 29.85 . (millibars) . 10103 1010.8 Rainfall for 24 hours ending Rising. 1 ajn. Nil SUNSHINE h. m. Yesterday .. 7 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 .. 20& 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 43 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 •129 18