WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS “The Press” Special Service WELLINGTON, July 3. The weather forecast for Canterbury. Issued at 9 p.m. by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, and dealing with the SO hours following the time of issue, is As follows: A depression centred east of the Auckland Peninsula is moving slowly eastwards. An intense anti-cyclone covers the South Island. Forecast to 5 p.m. Friday: light to moderate northerly to north-easterly winds predominating. Weather fine but coldWEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Light to moderate northerly to north-easterly winds predominating. Weather fine but cold. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather in Christchurch yesterday Was fine but cold after a frost of 9.1 degrees. There was a light easterly breeze. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was overcast. There was no wind. The barometer, at 30.3 inches (1026.1 millibars) was steady. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Thursday. July 3:- g3o g
SUN, MOON, AND TIDES fiun—To-day: Rises, 8.3 a.m.; sets, 5.4 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 8.2 a.m.; sets, 5.5 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 5.1 a.m. and 5.27 pm..; to-morrow, 5.50 a.m. and 6.15 p.m. f Phases of Moon Full moon: July 3, 10.38 p.m. Last quarter: July 11. 10.54 pm. New moon: July 18, 4.15 p.m. First quarter: July 25, 10.54 aun.
a m. p.m. fearometer (inches) (millibars) 30.414 30.348 Steady. Falling. Thermo meter— 37.0 Dry bulb 462 Wet bulb 35.4 40.6 Maximum prev. 24 hour* 43.7 — Minimum prev. 24 hours 23.1 —— Minimum on grass 22.9 Maximum during day _ —— 49.4 Humidity, per cent. . 84 57 N.E., light. Cloud (0-10) Rain .. • • • 1( ? 2 nil. 1947. 1946. Rainfall to date .. . 14.14in 15.71in Observations taken at 1 •The Press” Office:— a.m. to-day at 9 p.m. 1 a.m. fearometer (inches) . 30.3 30.3 (millibars) . 1026.1 1026.1 Steady Rainfall for 24 hours ending 1 a.m. nil. SUNSHINE h. m Yesterday- .. 5 42 1944. 1945. 1946. 1947 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 •18 30 •TO July 3
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Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25227, 4 July 1947, Page 6
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387WEATHER REPORT Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25227, 4 July 1947, Page 6
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