WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS “ The Press ” Special Service WELLINGTON, March 20. 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: a ridge of high pressure is moving away to the east. A low pressure trough is advancing over the South Island. Forecast to 5 p.m.: fresh southerly winds. Weather cloudy and cool, with a few showers, chiefly about and north of Banks Peninsula. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of tne South Island is:— Moderate southerly winds. Weather becoming fair to fine. Temperatures cool. x
CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER
The weather was fine and sunny yesterday, with a moderate north-east breeze. The maximum temperature was 67.2 degrees. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was cloudy with a light north-west wind. The barometer was steady at 29.80 m (1009.1 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Thursday, March 20:—
BUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises, 6.31 a.m.; sets, 6.43 p.m. _ To-rtforrow: Rises, 6.32 a.m.; sete, 6.41 pjn. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 3.9 a.m. and 3.28 p.m.; to-morrow, 3.50 • a.m. and 4.11 pjn. Phases of Moon New moon: March 23, 4.34 a.m. First quarter: March 30, 4.15 a.m.
Barometer (inches) 9 a.m. 29.934 3.30 p.m. 29.771 (millibars) 1013.6 1006.1 falling falling slowly slowly Thermometer— Dry bulb 61.3 65.2 Wet bulb 57.4 60.1 Maximum prev. 24 hours 67 — Minimum prev. 24 hours 56.5 —w Minimum on grass 52.5 —— Maximum during day . — 672 Humidity, per cent. 75 73 Wind E.N.E.. E.N.E., v.lt. str. Cloud (0-10) 7 0 Rain nil. nil. 1947. 1946. Rainfall to date 4.16in 2.19in Observations taken at 1 a.m, to-day at “The Press" Officer9 p.m. i a.m. Barometer (inches) 29.80 29.80 (millibars) 1009.1 1009.1 Steady Rainfall for 24 hours ending 1 a.m. nil. h Yesterday .. 9 is' f 1944. 1945. 1946. 1947. h. m. h. m. h. m. h. m. Jan. .. 224 45 K 181 54 251 30 217 12 Feb. .. 169 44 143 12 223 16 188 42 March .. 163 18 267 18 136 12 •118 54 •To March 20
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Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25139, 21 March 1947, Page 6
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354WEATHER REPORT Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25139, 21 March 1947, Page 6
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