WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25552, 21 July 1948, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS “The Press” Special Service WELLINGTON, July 20. 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: depressions are located near North Auckland and off the West Coast of the South Island. Forecast: moderate or fresh north-east winds predominating. Weather cloudy and cool, occasional rain spreading from the north during the day. Further cutlock: showery southerly weather. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Fresh or strong east to north-east wind-.. Weather dull and cool, with intermittent rain, heavy at times. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER After a frost of 5.1 degrees, the weather in Christchurch yesterday was fine but cool (maximum temperature 47.5 degrees). There was little wind. Light rain was falling at midnight and there was a westerly breeze. The temperature was 39.9 degrees. The barometer at 30.08 in (1018.7 millibars), was falling. Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. .. .03in Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Tuesday, July 20:— 9.30 3.30

• SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises: 7.54 a.m,; sets, 5.18 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 7.53 a.m.; sets, 5.19 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 426 a.m. and 4.54 p.m.; to-morrow, 5.15 a.m. and 5.40 p.m. Phases of Moon Full moon: July 21, 2.31 p.m. Last quarter: July 29, 6.11 p.m.

a.m. D.m. 30.092 Barometer (inches) 30.197 (millibars) 1022.5 1019-0 Thermometer — Falling. Falling Dry bulb 37.3 45.1 • Wet bulb 36.9 42.6 Maximum prev. 24 hour. 45.0 — Minimum prev. 24 hour 31.8 — Minimum on grass 26.9 — Maximum during day . 47.5 Humidity, per cent. 96 80 Wind S.W., v. light Calm Cloud (0-10) 8 10 Rain .C9in nil 1948. 1947. Rainfall to date -• 10.99in 14.27in Observations taken at the Meteorological Station, Wigram:— 9 D.m. midn. Barometer (inches) 30.11 30.08 (millibars) 1019.6 1018.7 SUNSHINE Falling h. m. Yesterday .. 2 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 .. 257 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 •To July 20. 164 30 •93 4