WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25581, 24 August 1948, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS “The Press” Special Service WELLINGTON, August 23. 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 deep and complex low pressure trough is advancing eastwards across the Tasman. Forecast: moderate northerly winds inland, moderate to fresh north-easterlies near the coast. Weather fair to cloudy. Temperatures cool. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Fresh northerly winds. Weather unsettled with occasional showers, heavy this afternoon in the south. Temperatures cool. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER After a wet morning, the weather cleared in Christchurch and was fine though cool (maximum temperature 51.3 degrees), with an east wind. The sky was overcast at midnight. There was a northerly breeze and the maximum temperature was 46.8 degrees. The barometer, at 29.53 in (1000.1 millibars) was falling unsteadily. Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. .10in Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Monday, August 23, 1948: 9 JO 3.30

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises, 7.10 aan.; sets, 5.53 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 7.9 a.m.; sets, 5.54 pan. " ----- High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 7.40 aan. and 7.57 pan.; to-morrow, 822 a.m. gnd 8.40 pan. Phase of Moon Last quarter: August 28, 6.46 aan.

Barometer (inches) 29549 ?SL620 (millibars) - . 1007.4 1003.0 Falling Falling Thermometer — Dry bulb 47.0 50.1 Wet bulb 44.8 45.8 Maximum prev. 24 hour 47.1 — Minimum prev. 24 hour 42.1 — Minimum on grass 362 —— Maximum during day — 51.3 Humidity, per cent. 83 76 Wind N.E., N.E., v. light Cloud (0-10) 10 6 Rain 0.04in 0.06 in 1948. 1947. Rainfall to date 13.64in 15.81in Observations taken at the Meteorological Station, Wigram:— 9 p.m. midn Barometer (inches) 23.54 29.53' (millibars) 1000.6 1000.1 Falling unsteadily. SUNSHINE h. m. Yesterday .. 3 6 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 .. 152 IS 108 30 154 30 97 54 Aug. .. 137 30 165 20 165 24 •122 6 •To August 23.