WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS “The Press’’ Special Service WELLINGTON, July 18. 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 &s follows: Situation: an intense anti-cyclone centred over the South Tasman Sea extends over New Zealand. There is a depression over the north Tasman. Forecast to 5 p.m.: moderate easterly winds. Some local cloudy areas, but weather mainly fine. Temperatures cold. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Moderate or fresh easterly winds. Weather fine. Temperatures cool. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather in Christchurch yesterday was fairly sunny, but there were frequent showers of rain and a light bpt cold southerly wind. The sky at midnight was almost overcast and there was a very light south-west wind. The barometer, at 30.57 in (1035.2 millibars), was steady. Rainfall for 48 hours ended 1 a.m. O.lin Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, ©n Sunday, July 18, 1948:
SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises, 7.54 a.m.; sets, 5.17 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 7.54 a.m.; sets, 5.18 pun. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 2.50 a.m. and 3.20 p.m.; to-morrow, 3.36 a.m. and 4.4 p.m. Phases of Moon Full moon: July 21, 2.31 p.m. Last quarter: July 29, 6.11 p.m.
9.30 a.m. Barometer (inches) 30.583 (millibars) 1035.6 Rising. Thermometer — Dry bulb 38.4 Wet bulb * 37.7 Maximum prev. 24 hours 47.6 Minimum prev. 24 hour 31.0 Minimum on grass 22.5 Humidity, per cent. 93 Wind .. S.W.. v. light. Cloud (0-10) .. 7 Rain 0.06in 1948. 1947. Rainfall to date .. 10.86in 14.17in Observations taken at the Metecrological Station, Wigram:— 9 p.m. midn. Barometer (inches) 30.57 30.57 (millibars) 1035.2 1035.2 Steady. SUNSHINE h. m. Saturday .. 0 00 Yesterday 4 24 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 *89 0 *To July 18
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Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25550, 19 July 1948, Page 6
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371WEATHER REPORT Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25550, 19 July 1948, Page 6
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