WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25180, 10 May 1947, Page 8

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS - The Press ' Special Service WELLINGTON, May 9. 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 in the Tasman Sea with a ridge of high pressure is extending eastwards across northern New Zealand. Forecast to 5 p.m.: light to moderate variable winds. Weather fair to fine. Temperatures moderate. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Moderate westerlies predominating. Seme scattered afternoon showers. Weather otherwise fair and mild.

CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER

The weather in Christchurch yesterday was fine, mild, and sunny, with a light easterly wind. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was partially overcast and there was a very light south-east wind. The barometer at 30.1 in (1019.3 millibars) was rising. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Friday, May 9:—

uji rnuuy, a.— Barometer (inches) 9 am. 29.801 3 pm. 29.884 (millibars) ’ . 1009.1 10113 Rising Rising. slowly. ThermometerDry bulb . 24 63.3 Wet bulb 51.7 563 Maximum prev. 24 hours 71.2 ** Minimum prev. 24 hours 43.1 — Minimum on grass 35.2 Maximum during day —— 64.7 Humidity, per cent. . 85 59 Wind .. z N.E., S.W., light. light. Cloud (0-10) 0 0 • Bain . Nil Nil 1947. 1946. Bainfall to date .. . 738in 7.25m Observations taken at 1 am. to-day at •The Press” Office: — 9 pm. 1 a.m Barometer (inches) 30.09 30.1 (millibars) 1019.0 10193 Rising. Bainfall for 24 hours ending 1 a to nil. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises, 7.29 am.; sets, 5.22 To-morrow: Rises, 730 am.; sets, 5.21 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-da f, 8.37 am. and 8.59 p.m.: to-morrow, 9.34 am. and 9.42 pm. Phases of Moon Last quarter: May 13, 8.8 pm. New moon: May 21, 1.44 am. Full moon: June 4, 737 am. SUNSHINE ix m. Yesterday .. 9 24 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 *41 42 •To May 9.