WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25179, 9 May 1947, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS

-The Press' Special Service WELLINGTON, May 8. 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 is centrefl north-east of New Zealand, and a weak anti-cyclone south of the South Island. A depression is south of Tasmania. Forecast to 5 p.nv: light to moderate variable winds, weather fair and mild. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Moderate west to north-west winds. Weather cloudy .and mild. Some showers still likely. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather in Christchurch yesterday was fine and mild, with a north-west wind in the morning. The sky was partially overcast until nightfall, when it cleared. At 1 o’clock this morning the weather was clear and there was a light north-east wind. The barometer, at 29.78 inches (1008.5 millibars), was falling. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Thursday, May 8:

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Tb-day; Rises, 7JB a m.; set*, 5.24 pm. ' ■ To-morrow: Rises, 7-29 ajn.; serf. 5.22 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 730 ajn. and 8.14 p.m.; to-morrow, 8.37 a.m. and 830 p.m. Phases of Moen Last quarter: May 13, 8.8 pjn. New moon: May 21, 1.44 a.m. First quarter: May 27, 435 p.m.

Barometer (inches) 9 a.m. . 29.632 3 p.m. 29.648 (millibars) . 1003.4 1003.9 Steady. Steady. Dry bulb . 55.5 88.8 Wet bulb 53.0 58.4 Maximum prev. 24 hours 72.8 Minimum prev. 24 hours 47 £ — Maximum during day T1J2 Humidity, per cent. ' 82 50 Wind Calm. S.W., 7. light. 8 Cloud (9-10) 9 Rain * Nil Nil Rainfall to date .. 1947. Observations taken at 1 ajn. to-day at •‘The Press” Office:—* Barometer (inches) 9pjn. . 29.78 i a.m 29.78 (millibars) 1008.8 1008.8 Falling Rainfall for 24 hours ending 1 aan. nil. SUNSHINE h m. Yesterday .. 2 0 1944. IMS. IMS. 1947. h. m. h. m. b- m h. m. Jan. .. 224 45 181 54 251 80 217 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 •32 18 •To May 8.