WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS “ The Press ” Special Service i WELLINGTON. Jan. 22. 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 the Tasman Sea. Pressures are low to the south-east of New Zealand. Forecast to 5 p.m.: moderate southerly winds turning to north-east during the afternoon. Weather fair to cloudy. Temperatures becoming mild inland, otherwise cool to moderate. - I WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Moderate or fresh south-west winds. Weather cloudy with occasional showers. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather was fine and sunny yesterday with a light north-east breeze. The| maximum temperature was 80 degrees. , At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was overcast with a light south-west wind. The barometer, rising, registered 30.05 inches (1017.6 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on January 22:
SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises, 5.16 ajn.; sets, 8.6 p.m. To-morrow: Rises. 5.17 a.m.; sets, 8.6 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 5.7 a.m. and 5.28 p.m.; to-morrow, 5.53 a.m. and 6.16 pjn. Phases of Moon New moon: January 22, 8.34 p.m. First quarter: January 30, 12.7 p.m.
9 a.m. 3 p.m. Barometer (inches) 29.756 29.772 (millibars) 1007.9 1008.1 Falling. Steady. Thermometer— Dry bulb 69.0 71.4 Wet bulb 59.0 62.3 Maximum prev. 24 hour 69.0 Minimum prev. 24 hours 54.6 Minimum on grass 56.1 Maximum during day . — 80.0 Humidity, per cent. 52.1 57 Wind NE., calm. v. light. Cloud (0-10) 4 10 Rain Nil Nil 1947. 1946. Rainfall to date . 2.07 in 0.80in Observations taken at 1 a.m. to-day at "The Press" Office:— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (inches) . 29.82 30.05 (millibars) . 1009.8 1017.6 Rising Rainfall for 24 hours ending 1 a.m. nil. SUNSHINE h. m Tuesday .. 8 30 Yesterday 4 30 1944. 1945. 1946. 1947. h. m. h. m. h. m. h m Jan. .. 224 45 181 54 251 30 *138 48 •To January 22.
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Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25090, 23 January 1947, Page 6
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