WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25095, 29 January 1947, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS p “ The Press ’* Special Service WELLINGTON. January 28. 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. Pressure is falling rap- - idly over Tasmania. Forecast to 5 a pan.: moderate variable winds, north- | easterlies near the coast and north- | westerlies gradually developing in--8 land. Weather in south at first cloudy, H with possible light rain, but soon becoming fair and warm generally. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Moderate northerly winds prevailing. Weather fair and warm from Greymouth northward, and cloudy to the south with some drizzle. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather yesterday was fine and sunny, with a strong north-east wind. The maximum temeprature was 78.2 degrees. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was overcast, with a light southwest wind. The barometer, steady, registered 3tf.oBin (1018.6 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on January 28:—

Jan. .. 224 45 181 54 251 30 *197 30 •To January 28. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises, 5.24 a.m.; sets, 8.1 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 5.25 a.m.; sets, 8 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 9.44 a.m. and 10.32 p.m.; to-morrow, 10.11 a.m. and 11.2 p.m. Phases of Moon First quarter: January 30, 12.7 p.m. Full moon: February 6, 3.50 a.m. Last quarter: February 13, 9.58 a.m. New moon: February 21, 2 p.m. First quarter: February 28, 9.12 P-m.

9.30 a.m. 3.30 p.m. Barometer (inches) 29.914 29.936 (millibars) .. 1012.8 1013.7 Rising Rising Thermometer— Dry bulb 75.6 slowly. 72.1 Wet bulb 65.4 • 63.2 Maximum prev. 24 hours 75.6 Minimum prev. 24 hours 61.7 — Minimum on grass 53.0 Maximum during day .. — 78.2 Humidity, per cent. 56 59 Wind N.EE.N.E.. v.lt. str. Cloud (0-10) 7 2 Rain nil. nil. 1947. 1946. Rainfall to date .. 2.07in 1.48in Observations taken at 1 a.m. to-day at *The Press” Officer9 p.m. 1 a.m Barometer (inches) 29.95 30.08 ’ (millibars) 1014.2 1018.6 Rainfall for 24 hours ending 1 a.m. Steady nil. SUNSHINE I h. m. ( Yesterday 6 48 1944. 1945. 1946. 1947. h. m. h. m. ti. m. h. m.