WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25607, 23 September 1948, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS “The Press” Special Service WELLINGTON. September 22. 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: an anti-cyclone is moving north-eastwards over New Zealand. Pressure is low to the south and south-east of Tasmania. Forecast: strong north-westerlies inland. Weather fair. Temperatures mild to warm inland. Further outlook: cloudy. The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Moderate to fresh westerly winds. Weather cloudy and mild. Some brief drizzle. Further outlook: occasional drizzle or rain. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather in Christchurch yesterday, after a frost of eight degrees, was fine and mild. The maximum temperature was 63.2 degrees. • There were few clouds in the sky at midnight, and there was only a light easterly breeze, but the temperature was 51.1 degrees. The barometer at 29.979 inches (1015.2 millibars) was falling unsteadily. Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m, .. Nil

Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Wednesday, September 22:

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises, 6.17 a.m.; sets, 6.27 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 6.16 a.m.; sets, 6.28 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 7.45 a.m. and 8.5 p.m.; to-morrow, 8.32 * a.m. and 8.55 p.m. Phases of Moon Last quarter, September 26. 5.7 p.m. New moon, October 3, 7.42 a.m. First quarter, October 19. 10.10 a.m. Full moon, October 18. 12.23 p.m. Last quarter, October 26, 1.41 a.m.

9.30 • a.m. 3.3U p.m. Barometer (inches) 30.149 30.034 (millibars) 1021.0 1017.1 Falling Falling slowly Thermometer — Dry bulb 54.3 - 59.8 Wet bulb 47.9 49.4 Maximum prev. 24 hour 55.6 — Minimum prev. 24 hour 32.1 —— Minimum on grass 24.0 —— Maximum during day . — 63.2 Humidity, per cent. 59 42 Wind N.E. E.N.E. light, mod. Cloud (0-10) 0 2 Rain Nil Nil 1948. 1947. Rainfall to date 15.06in 17.50 in Observations taken at the Meteorological Station, Wigram:— 9 p.m. midn. Barometer (inches) 30.009 29.979 (millibars) 1016.2 1015.2 Falling unsteadily SUNSHINE . h. m. Yesterday .. 10 12 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 97 54 Aug. .. 137 30 165 29 165 24 159 18 Sept. .. 161 48 155 0 193 0 •125 54 *To September 22.