WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 25030, 12 November 1946, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS “ The Press " Special Service WELLINGTON, Nov. 11. The weather forecast fqj Canterbury Issued at 9 p.m. by the Meterological Office, Wellington, and dealing with the 20 hours following the time of issue, is as follows: Situation: there is a deep depression south-east of the Chatham Islands. A second depression is moving on to New Zealand from the west. Forecast to 5 p.m.: moderate to fresh south-westerly winds. Weather cloudy to overcast, with some scattered drizzle on the coast. Temperatures rather cold. Further outlook: still unsettled. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Light to moderate northerly winds predominating. Weather cloudy, with some scattered rain developing, and becoming heavy at times. Temperatures rather cool. Further outlook: unsettled, with further rain.

CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER

The weather was cloudy yesterday morning but fine apart from some showers in the early morning. There was a moderate south-west wind. The maximum temperature was 52.4 degrees. At 1 o’clock this morning the’ sky was overcast, with a light west-north-west wind. The barometer was steady at 29.60 inches (1002.4 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch,

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises, 4.59 a.m.r sets, 7.28 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 4.57 aan.; sets. 7JO p.m. High water at Lyttelton.—To-day, 6.32 a.m. and 7 p.m.: to-morrow, 7 a.m. and 8.2 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.

on- Monday, November 11:— Barometer (inches) 9 a.m 29.718 29.611 (millibars) . 1006.3 1002.7 Steady. Falling. bulb . 46.8 50.3 Wet ulb 43.1 44.2 Maximum prev 24 hours 49.8 Minimum prev. 24 hours 41.0 Minimum on gr ass . 39.2 — Maximum durm g day — 52.4 Humidity, per cent. 72 57 Wind S.W. S.W. fresh. Cloud (0-10) . 10 ' 5 Bain 0.06in nil 1946. 1945. Rainfall to date 33.05in 33.68in Observations taken at 1 *The Press” Office:— a.m. today at 9 p.m 1 a.m. Barometer (inches) . 29.60 ’ 29.60 (millibars) 1002.4 1002.4 Rainfall for 24 hours ending i a.m. .Q5in h m. Yesterday .. 5 0 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 Mar. . 209 40 163 20 267 20 136 12 April . 190 28 103 40 116 54 130 20 May . 122 0 100 30 88 30 114 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 48 155 0 Oct. . 164 31 213 54 191 42 166 0 Nov. . 216 56 214 12 236 24 •65 36 •To November 11. SUN. MOON. AND TIDES