WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25270, 23 August 1947, Page 8

WEATHER REPORT

i OFFICIAL FORECASTS < “The Press” Special Service WELLINGTON, Aug. 22. 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 intense anti-cyclone centred east of New Zealand is retarding the onward movement of a complex depression in the north Tasman Sea. Forecast to 5 p.m.: north-easterly winds, fresh on parts of the coast, moderate elsewhere. Weather fair to fine. Temperatures moderate. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the Couth Island is:— Moderate north-easterly winds. 1 Weather cloudy on the coast from Westport south. Fair to fine else- ' where. Temperatures moderate. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather yesterday was fine and Bunny with a fresh north-east wind. The temperature was 53.1 degrees. At 1 o’clock thia morning the sky . -was clear with a moderate north-east I wind. The barometer, steady, regis- [ tered 30.13 inches (1020.3 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Friday, August 22: 9.30 3.30

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises, 7.13 aan.; sets, 5.51 To-morrow: Rises, 7.12 am.; sets, 5.52 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 10.9 a.m. and 10.33 p.m.; to-morrow, 11.1 a.m. and 11.25 p.m. Phases of Moon First quarter: August 24, 12.40 a.m. Full moon: September 1, 4.34 a.m. .Last quarter: September 8. 3.57 p.m. New moon: September 15, 7.28 a.m. First quarter: September 22, 5.42 p.m. Full moon: September 30, 6.41 pm.

a.m. p.m. Barometer (inches) . 30.175 30.133 (millibars) . 1021.8 1020.4 Steady. Falling slowly. Thermometer — Dry bulb . 47.1 52.3 Wet bulb . 45.0 47.6 Maximum prev. 24 hours 50.8 — Minimum prev. 24 hours 32.9 — Minimum on grass Maximum during day .. 25.8 __ — 53.1 .-Humidity, per cent. .. 84 69 'Wind . N.E. N.E. . Cloud (0-lt) y. light fresh .. 0 0 a in . . w , .. nil. nil. 1947. 1946. Rainfall to date .. .. ’5.81in 18.04in Observations taken at a.m. to-day at •“The Press” Office 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (inches) .. 30.13 30.13 (millibars) .. 1020.3 1020.3 Steady. Rainfall for 24 hours ending 1 aan. nil. SUNSHINI h. m. Yesterday .. 9 18 1944. 1945. 1946. 1947. 41. 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 Mar. .. 163 13 267 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 30 164 30 Aug. .. 132 54 137 20 165 30 •120 0 •To August 22.