WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS " The Press ” Special Service WELLINGTON, June 10. The weather forecast for Canterbury Issued at 9 p.m. by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, and dealing with tne 20 hours following the time of issue, is as follows: Situation: there is a deep depression south-east of New Zealand, and a deep depression over the south-west Tasman. Forecast to 5 p.m.: moderate or fresh south-west winds, decreasing and becoming variable. Scattered showers at first, chiefly about and north of Banks Peninsula, but weather improving and becoming fair. Temperatures cool. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Moderate or fresh westerly winds. Changeable westerly weather, with scattered showers, but fair intervals. Temperatures moderate. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather was overcast yesterday with occasional showers and a moderate sOuth-west wind. The maximum temperature was 49 degrees. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was clear and there was no wind. The barometer, rising, registered 29.65 in (1004.1 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Tuesday, June 10:
SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises, 7.58 a.m.; sets, 4.59 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 7.58 a.m.; gets, 4.59 pm. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 10.7 a.m. and 10.27 pm.; to-morrow, 1051 a.m. and 11.10 p.m. . Phases of Moon Last quarter: June 12, 10.58 am. New moon: June 19, 9.26 a.m. First quarter: June 26, 0.25 a an.
9 a.m. 3 p.m. Barometer (inches) 29.304 29.417 (millibars) 992.3 996.2 Rising. Rising. Dry bulb 44.4 46.9 Wet bulb 43.9 44.8 Maximum prev. 24 hours 56.6 Minimum prev. 24 hour* 40.5 ——— Minimum on grass 322 Maximum during day . 49.0 Humidity, per cent. 96 84 Wind S.W., S.W., light mod. Cloud (0-10) 10 10 Rain .04in .Olin 1947. 1946. Rainfall to date .. 10.17in 13.25 in Observations taken at 1 a.m. to-dav at “The Press” Office:— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (inches) 29.64 29.65 (millibars) 1003.7 R 004 1 Rainfall for 24 hours ending 1 a.m. .06in SUNSHINE Yesterday—Nil. 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 24 148 18 June .. 144 24 103 18 102 48 •39 36 •To June 10
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Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25207, 11 June 1947, Page 6
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394WEATHER REPORT Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25207, 11 June 1947, Page 6
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