WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25177, 7 May 1947, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS •* The Press ' Special Service WELLINGTON, May 6. 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, la as follows: Situation: an anti-cyclone is over the northern Tasman. Pressures are very low to the south of New Zealand. Forecast to 5 pan.: moderate northwesterlies inland, moderate northeasterlies on the coast. Weather fair. Temperatures moderate or mild. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Moderate to variable winds, westerlies predominating. Weather cloudy to overcast, occasional rain. Temperatures cool. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather yesterday was fine, although partially overcast with a light easterly wind. At 1 o'clock this morning the sky was partially overcast, and there was a very light north-east wind. The barometer was steady at 29.72 inches (1006.4 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, orf Tuesday, May 6:—

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises, 745 aan.; sets, 546 pan. To-morrow: Rises, 747 aan sets, 545 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 6.1 ajn. and 6.31 pan.; to-morrow, 6.57 aan. and 745 pan. Phases of Moon Full moon: May 5, 423 pan. Last quarter: May 13, 8.8 pan. New moon: May 21, 1.44 a.m. First quarter: May 27, 4.35 p.m. THEATRE PROGRAMMES Crystal Palace: “Madame Pimpernel” <Grade Fields, Constance Bennett), Mayfair: “Beware of Pity” (I? 1 ’- Palmer. Albert Lieven). State: “The Way to the Stars” (Michael Redgrave, John Mills). Plaza: “The Dawn Patrol” (Errol Flynn, David Niven). Liberty: “Home, Sweet Homicide’’ (Peggy Ann Garner, Randolph Scott) and “Heaven is Around the Corner.” Regent: “The Perfect Marriage" (Loretta Young, David Niven). Tivoli: “Tangier” (Maria Montez, Robert Page). Grand: “Background Danger” (George Raft, Sydney Greenstreet) and “Bermuda Mystery.” Majestic: “Piccadilly Incident" (Anna Neagle, Michael Wilding). Theatre Royal: “This Was the Army” (George Wallace, jun.). Rex (Riccarton): “Brief Encounter” and “I’ll Be Seeing You.” St. Janies: “Heavenly Bodies” (Students’ Review). Century: “Demobbed.” Empire: “3 is a Family” and “The Adventures of Mark Twain.” Radiant: Christchurch Male Voice Choir. Civic: Wrestling.

Barometer (inches) (millibars) 9 a.m. 3 pm. 29.658 29.614 1004-3 1002.8 Rising. Falling Thermometer— Dry bulb . 46.2 61.5 Wet bulb . 44.1 53.1 .Maximum prev. 24 hours 57.9 Minimum prev. 24 hours 33.4 Minimum on grass . 27.0 Maximum during day 61J Humidity, per cent. . 83 54 Wind . E.NJL E, light. v. it. Cloud (0-10) . 9 4 Rain trace. nil 1947. 1946. Rainfall to date 738in 6.29in Observations taken at 1 am. to-day at *The Press” Office:— 9 pm. 1 am Barometer (inches) 29.72 29.72 (millibars) . 1006.4 1006.4 Steady Rainfall for 24 hours ending 1 a m. nil. SUNSHINE h Yesterday .. 3 12' 1944. 1945. 1946. 1947. h. m. h. m. h. m. h. m. Jan. .; 224 45 181 54 251 30 217 12 Feb. .. 169 44 143 12 223 16 188 42 Meh. .. 163 18 267 18 136 12 168 18 April .. 103 40 116 54 130 24 117 24 May .. 100 30 88 30 111 24 •28 6 *To May 6.