WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25579, 21 August 1948, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS "TYie Press” Special Service WELLINGTON, August 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: a ridge of high pressure covers New Zealand, and there is a depression over the north-west. The forecast to 5 p.m. is for moderate southerly winds, becoming variable. Weather fair to fine. Temperatures cold. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Moderate easterly winds predominating. Weather fair to fine. Temperatures cool. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather in Christchurch yesterday was mainly fine with sunshine, passing cloud, and a cold southerly wind. The maximum temperature was 48.2 degrees. At midnight the sky W’as almost cvercast and there was a very light south-west wind. The temperature was 35.8 degrees. The barometer, at 30.13 Gin (1C20.3 millibars) was rising unsteadily. Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. .04in . Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Friday, August 20:— 9.30 3.30

SUN. MOON. AND TIDES Sun —To-day: Rises, 7.15 a.m.; sets, 5.50 To-morrow: Rises, 7.14 a.m.; sets, 5.51 High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 525 a.m. and 5.50 p.m.; to-morrow, 6.12 a.m. and 6.33 p.m. Phases of Moon ; Full moon: August 20, 5.32 a.m. Last quarter: August 28. 6.46 a.m.

Barometer (inches) . 29088 &994 (millibars) . 1015.5 1015.7 Rising Almost Thermometer— Dry bulb . 39.8 steady 47.7 Wet bulb . 36.1 41.5 Maximum prev. 24 hours 47.2 __ Minimum prev. 24 hours 42.4 Minimum on grass . 25.3 — Maximum during day — 48.2 Humidity, per cent. 67 55 Wind S.W., S.W., light mod. Cloud (0-10) . 10 ■ Rain .. .03in Nil 1948. 1947 Rainfall to date .. 13.48in 15.81m Observations taken at the Meteorolosieal Station, Wigram:— 9 p m midn. Barometer (inches) 30.101 30.130 (millitars) 1019.3 1020.3 Rising unsteadily. SUNSHINE h. m. Yesterdav A 24 1945 1946. ‘1947. 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 24 117 24 131 42 May 88 30 111 24 148 18 130 26 June .. 103 18 102 48 91 54 106 18 July .. 132 18 108 30 164 30 97 54 Aug. . . 137 30 165 30 165 24 *113 18 ♦To August 20.