WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25271, 25 August 1947, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS "The Press” Special Service WELLINGTON, August 24. 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: a complex depression in the Tasman Sea Is moving on to New Zealand. Forecast to 5 p.m.: moderate north-easterly winds predominating. Rain in the alps, but weather elsewhere fair to cloudy. Temperatures moderate. Further outlook, unsettled. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Moderate to fresh north-easterly ■winds. Weather dull and mild, with occasional rain. Further outlook, unsettled.

CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER

The weather yesterday was fine with

a moderate easterly wind. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was cloudy, and there was a light north-east wind. The barometer, at 29.84 in (1010.5 millibars) was falling slowly. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Sunday, August 24:

Observations taken at 1 a.m. to-day at “The Press” Office:— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Bc-icmeter (inches) .. 29.88 29.84 (millibars) .. 1011.9 1010.5 Rainfall for 48 hours ending 1 a.m. Nil

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises. 7.10 a.m.; sets, 5.54 pan. To-morrow: Rises, 7.8 a.m.; sets, 5.55 pan. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 11.54 a.m. and p.m.; to-morrow, 12.17 a.m. and 12.45 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 pan.

9.30 a.m. Barometer (inches) .. .. 30.034 (millibars) ■}.. .. 1017.1 Steady. Thermometer— Dry bulb .. .. 51.0 Wet bulb 46.4 Maximum previous 24 hours .. 56.8 Minimum previous 24 hours .. 35.0 Minimum on grass .. .. 26.0 Humidity, per cent. .. 68 Wind .. .. .. N.E. light. Cloud (0-10) .. .. .. 2 Rain .. .. Nil 1947. 1946. Rainfall to date .. .. 15.81in 18.29in

SUNSHINE h. m. Saturday .. 9 54 Yesterday 18 1944. 1945. 1946. 1947. h. m. h. m. h. m. Jan. . 224.45 181 54 251 30 2i7 12 Feb. . 169 44 143 12 223 16 188 42 Mar. . 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 30 164 30 Aug. . 132 54 137 20 165 30 *134 12 ♦To August 24.