WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25226, 3 July 1947, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS “ The Press" Special Service WELLINGTON, July 2. 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: A depression near the North Cape Is moving slowly across northern North Island. An intense cyclone covers the South Island. Forecast to 5 p.m. Thursday: light to moderate variable winds, northeasterlies predominating near the coast. Weather fair though cold. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Moderate easterly winds. Weather continuing fine, though cold. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather in Christchurch yesterday was fine but cold after a frost of 14.2 degrees. There was a light southerly wind. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was overcast and there was no wind. The barometer at 30.35 inches (1027.8 millibars) was steady. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises, 8.3 a.m.; sets, 5.4 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 8.3 a.m.; sets, 5.4 pjn. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 4.15 a.m. and 4.40 p.m.; to-morrow, 5.1 a.m. and 5.27 p.m. Phases of Moon Full moon: July 3, 10.38 p.m. Last quarter: July 11, 10.54 pjn. New moon: July 18, 4.15 p.m. First quarter: July 25, 10.54 a.m.

Wednesday, July 3:— 9.30 3.30 a m Barometer (inches) 30.397 30*382 (millibars) 1029.3 1028 0 Rising Steady. slowly. Thermometer— Dry bulb 39.0 43.1 Wet bulb 28.1 39.9 Maximum prev. 24 hours 45.2 — Minimum prev. 24 hour 23.9 — Minimum on grass 17.8 — Mamixum during day — 48.7 Humidity, per cent. 88 73 Wind S.W., S.W., light. v. It. Cloud (0-10) 0 3 Rain nil. nil. 1947. 1946. Rainfall to date 14.14in 15.62in Observations taken at 1 a.m. today at "The Press” Office:— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (inches) 30.35 30.35 (millibars) 1027.8 1027.8 Steady Rainfall for 24 hours ending 1 a.m. . • • nil. • SUNSHINE h. m. Yesterday ._ .. 6 18 1944. 1945. 1946. 1947. h. ra. h. m. h. m. h. m. Jan. .. 224 45 181 54 251 30 217 12 Feb. .. 169 44 143 12 223 16 188 42 March .. 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 24 203 18 102 48 91 54 July 85 42 152 18 108 30 *12 48 •To July 2.