WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS “ The Press ” Special Service WELLINGTON, January 18. 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: an anti-cyclone covers New Zealand, but a cold front is approaching the South Island from the west. Forecast to 5 p.m.: easterly to north-easterly winds predominating, fresh at times on the coast. Weather fair to fine. Temperatures mild to warm. The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Variable winds, northerlies gradually predominating. Weather fair and mild mainly, but scattered rain later developing in South Westland. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather was fine and sunny yesterday, with a north-east wind. The maximum temperature was 62.2 degrees. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was clear, with a light easterly wind. The barometer, steady, registered 29.96 inches (1014.6 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Thursday, January 16:— • 9 a.m. 3 p.m.
SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises, 5.8 ajn.; sets, 8.10 pan. To-morrow: Rises, 5.9 ajn.; sets, 8.10 pan. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 12.45 a.m. and ‘l3 p.m.; to-morrow, 1.35 a.m. and 1.50 p.m. Phases of Moon Last quarter: January 14, 2.56 p.m. New moon: January 22, 8.34 p.m. First quarter: January 30, 12.7 p.m.
Barometer (inches) (millibars) 29.980 29.934 1014.5 1013.7 Steady. Steady. Thermometer— Dry bulb . 59.0 60.5 Wet bulb 53.2 54.3 Maximum prev. 24 hours 63.2 Minimum prev. 24 hours 44.4 MM Minimum on grass 34.8 -m Maximum during day — 62.2 Humidity, per cent. 66 64 Wind NJ!, light 1 N.E. fresh. Cloud (0-10) Nil Rain . nil. nil. 1947. 1946. Rainfall to date .. . 2.07in 0.19in Observations taken at 1 a.m. to-day at “The Press” Office:— Bp.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (inches) . 29.90 29.96 (millibars) . 1012.5 1014.6 Steady Rainfall for 24 hours ending 1 a.m. Nil SUNSHINE h. m. Yetserday .. 13 30 1944. 1945. 1948. 1947. h. m. h. m. h. m. h. m. Jan. .. 224 45 181 54 251 30 *112 0 “To January 16.
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Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25085, 17 January 1947, Page 6
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