WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25549, 17 July 1948, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS “The Press” Special Service WELLINGTON, July 16. The weather forecast for Canterbury Issued at 8 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 is centred over Tasmania. Pressures are low to the south and east of New Zealand. Forecast to 5 p.m.: light to moderate variable winds, southerlies predominating. Weather fair to fine. Temperatures cool. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Moderate easterly winds predominating. Scattered showers developing from the south in the morning, but weather later improving and becoming fair by evening; temperatures cool. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather was fine and sunny yesterday with a light south-west wind. The maximum temperature was 47.8 degrees. The sky was clear at midnight with a very light south-east breeze. The barometer; at 29.944 inches (1014 millibars) was rising unsteadily. Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m.: nil. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Friday, July 16:—

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun —To-day: Rises, 7.57 a.m.; sets, 5.14 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 7.56 a.m.; sets, 5.15 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 1.6 a.m- and 1.39 pm.; to-morrow, 2 a.m. and 2.31 p.m? Phases of Moon First quarter: July 13. 11.30 p.m. Full moon: July 21, 2.31 p.m. Last quarter: July 29, 6.11 p.m.

9.30 3.30 Barometer (inches) 29.858 29/789 (millibars) 1011.1 1008.8 Steady. Falling slowly. Thermometer— Dry bulb 38.3 52.4 Wet bulb 36-0 46.6 Maximum prev. 24 hour 47.8 —— Minimum prev. 24 hour 32.0 — Minimum on grass 24.1 — Maximum during day — 56.8 Humidity, per cent. 78 61 Cloud (0-10) 0 Wind S.W., Calm v. light. Rain 0.03in nil 1948. 1947. Rainfall to date 10.76in 14.17in Observations taken at the Metecrological Station, Wigram:— 9 p.m. midn. Barometer (inches) 29.906 29.944 (millibars) 1012.7 1014 Rising unsteadily SUNSHINE h. m. Yesterday .. 8 42 1945. 1946. 1947. 1948. h. m. h. m. h. m. h. m. Jan. .. 181 54 251 30 217 12 256 42 Feb. .. 143 12 223 16 184 12 204 30 March .. 267 18 134 12 166 18 202 24 April .. 116 54 130 24 117 24 131 42 May 88 30 111 24 148 18 130 26 June . . 103 18 102 48 91 54 106 18 July .. 152 18 108 30 164 30 *84 36 *To July 16