WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25551, 20 July 1948, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS "The Press” Special Service WELLINGTON, July 19. The weather forecast for Canterbury Issued at 9 p.m. by the Meteorological Of3ce, Wellington, and dealing with the 20 hours following the time of issue, is as follows: Situation: an anti-cyclone is east of New Zealand, and a deep depression over the north Tasman Sea. Forecast: moderate north-east winds. Scattered drizzle about and north of Banks Peninsula to-morrow morning, elsewhere weather fair to fine, apart from areas of morning cloud. Temperatures cold. Further outlook: mainly fair. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Moderate easterlies. Weather fine and cold. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER After a frost of 10.9 degrees, Christchurch had a cold, damp day, with a little sunshine and one heavy shower. There was little wind. The maximum temperature was 44.8 degrees. The sky was overcast at midnight and there was a light south-west breeze, but the temperature was low, 38.8 degrees. The barometer at 30.33 inches (1027 millibars) was falling unsteadily. Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m., .Ilin. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Monday, July 19 are:— 9.30 3.30

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sim—To-day: Rises, 7.54 a.m.; sets, 5.17 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 7.54 a.m.; sets, 5.18 High’ water at Lyttelton—Jorday, 3.38 a.m. and 4.4 p.m.; to-morrow, 4.26 a.m. and 4.54 p.m. Phases of Moon Full moon: July 21, 2.31 p.m. Last quarter* July 29, 6,11 p.m.

p.m. 30.376 Barometer (inches) 30.480 (millibars) 1032.2 1028.6 Almost Falling. Thermometer— Dry bulb ..32.6 43.9 Wet bulb ..32.0 41.8 Maximum prev. 24 hours 45.7 Minimum prev. 24 hours 29.2 ■. I. Minimum on grass 21.1 Maximum during day .. —. 44.8 Humidity, per cent. 93 83 Wind Calm N.E. Cloud (0-10) 4 7 Bain .. .. .04in Nil 1948. 1947. Rainfall to date jfteteo 14.27in Observations taken at th rologiCal Station, Wigram:— Barometer (inches) 9 p.m. 30-36 midn. 30.33 (millibars) 1028.2 1027 Falling unsteadily. SUNSHINE h. m. Yesterday ... .. 2 0 1945. 19461947. .1948 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 May .. 88 30 111 24 117 24 131 42 148 18 130 26 June .. 103 18 102 48 91 54 106 18 July .. 152 18 108 30 164 30 •91 0 •To July 19.