WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 25020, 31 October 1946, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS " The Press " Special Service WELLINGTON. October 30. 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 an anti-cyclone over south-east Australia and a deep depression south-east of New Zealand. Forecast to 5 p.m.: south-westerly winds, fresh about Banks Peninsula, elsewhere moderate. Scattered showers in the ranges and Banks Peninsula, elsewhere weather fair. Temperatures cool. WEST CQAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Moderate or fresh westerlies. Weather cloudy and cool, with occasional showers.

CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather was fine yesterday, with sunshine and passing cloud. Therg was a moderate south-west wind. The maximum temperature was 55 degrees. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was overcast, and light rain was falling. There was a light west-north-west wind. The barometer was steady at 29.55 in (1000.7 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Wednesday, October 30, 1946:

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises, 5.14 a.m.; sets, 7.12

To-morrow: Rises, 5.12 aan.; sets 7.14 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 9.10 a.m. and 9.33 p.m.;’to-morrow, 9.52 a.m. and 10.15 pan. Phases of Moon First quarter, November 2, 4.40 p.m* Full moon, November 9, 7.10 p.m. Last quarter, November 16, 10.35 a.m. New moon, November 24, 5.24 a.m.

9 a.m. 3 p.m. Barometer (inches) 29.437 29.413 (mplibars) 996.8 996-0 Steady. Falling Thermometer— Dry bulb 50.1 50.6 Wet bulb 44.8 44.0 Maximum prev. 24 hours 65.7 Minimum prev. 24 hours 43.0 —* Minimum on grass Maximum during day 40.4 — 55.0 Bumi4ity> per cent. 63 55 Wind . s.w. s.w., mod* light. Cloud (0-10) 7 9 Rain ... . .37in Nil 1946. 1945. Rainfall to date 29.28in 33.66in Observations taken at 1 “The Press” Office: — a.m tp-dfly at Barometer (inches) 9 p.m. 29.55 1a.m. 29.55 (millibars) . 1000.7 1000.7 Steady. Rainfall for 24 hours ending i a.m. .. .50in SUNSHINE h. m. Yesterday .. S 42 1943. 1944. 1945. 1946. h. Ri. h. m. h. m. h. m. Jan. .. 194 47 324 4a 181 54 251 32 Feb. .. 187 21 169 44 143 12 223 16 Mar. .. 209 40 163 29 267 20 136 12 April 190 28 103 40 116 54 130 20 May .. 122 0 100 30 June .. 115 30 144 24 88 30 114 24 103 18 152 18 137 30 102 48 108 30 165 30 July .. 132 42 33 42 Aug. .. 136 42 132 54 Sept. .. 101 20 137 12 Oct. .. 164 31 213 54 161 48 155 0 191 42 7160 30 *Tp October 3?.