WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25363, 10 December 1947, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS “The Press” Special Service WELLINGTON? Dee. 9. The weather forecast for Canterbury Issued at 9 p.m. by the Meteorological Wellington, and dealing with the 20 hours following the time of issue, is as follows: Situation: an anti-cyclone covers the South island. A weak low-pressure treush Ties west of the* Auckland peninsula. Forecast tp 5 p.m.: light w moderate north-easterly winds predominating. Patches of mist and light drizzle about and north of Banks Peninsula. Weather otherwise fair to fine and mild. Further outlook: similar conditions. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Light to moderate south-west wind predominating. Weather fair to fine and mild. Further outlook: similar conditions. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather yesterday was fine and sunny with a moderate north-east wind. The maximum temperature was 63.2 degrees. At 1 6’doek this morning the sky was overcast with a light northerly wind. The barometer, steady, regis- » tered 30.21 inches (1023.0 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic observatory, Christchurch, on Tuesday, December 9 - 9.36 a.m. 3.36 p.m. Barometer (inches) .. 30.258 30.215

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES tun—To-day: Rises, 4.42 a.m.; sets, 8.2 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 4.42 aan.; sets, 8.3 High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 2.24 a.m. and 2.46 p.m.; to-morrow, 3.12 a.m. and 3.96 pan.' - •« New moonT I Deeemher^l3. n i2.53 ami. I/ p st quarter: December 21, 5.43 a.m. FuU moon: December 28, 1 pan.

(millibars) 1024.6 10231 Rising slowly Falling Thermometer— Dry bylb -» « 61.0 62.1 Wet bulb 55.6 57.5 Maximum prev. 24 hours 64.9 Minimum prev. 24 hours 50.3 Minimum on grass .. 35.2 =- Maximum during day . Humidity, per cent. — 632 69 74 Wind ' .. NX., NX, mod. Cloud (0-10) .« , 4 4 Rain . Nil Nil Rainfall to date ,, t 1947. 1846. 24.74m 34.61jn Observations taken at 1 a.m. te-dav at The Press” Office:— 9 pm. 1 a.m. Barometer (inches) (millibars) 3021 1023.0 3021 1023.0 Steady Kamtail for 24 hours ending 1 a -J»? •• • nil. SUNSHINE Yesterday .. U *0 lfl<4. 1845. 1947. Jan. .. 224 45 181 54 Feb. .. 169 44 143 12 251 30 217 12 223 16 188 42 Mar. .. 163 18 267 18 136 12 168 18 April .. 103 48 116 54 130 24 117 24 May .. 100 30 88 30 111 24 148 18 June .. 144 24 103 18 102 48 91 54 July .. 85 42 152 18 108 30 164 30 Aug. .. 132 54 137 20 165 30 165 24 Sdpt. .. 137 12 161 48 155 0 193 0 Oct. .. 218 54 191 42 166 0 145 30 Nov. .. 214 12 236 24 203 12 252 42 Dec. .. 155 8 228 54 171 20 •50 36 • To December 9.