WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25608, 24 September 1948, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

e OFFICIAL FORECASTS “The Press” Special Service WELLINGTON. Sept. 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 i Situation: an anti-cyclone covers northern New Zealand. A cold front moving northward over the South Island is weakening. Forecast; moderate winds. Weather fair and mild. Further outlook: fair. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— ; ( Moderate westerlies. Weather cloudy with occasional showers. Temperatures moderate. ; CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER ‘j After a frost of 2J degrees, the weather : In Christchurch yesterday was fine and ■ hot, with a maximum temperature of 68.7 ’ degrees. There was a light north-west M wind. ' ' The temperature was 59.4 degrees at midnight. The sky was cloudy and there was a light easterly breeze. The barometer at 29.802 Inches (1009.2 milw libars) was unsteady. a Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. .. Nil Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on

•To September 23. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES ; Sun—To-day: Rises, 6.16 a.m.; sets, 6.28 p.m. I To-morrow: Rises, 8.14 am.; sets, 6.29 High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 8.32 a.m. and 8.55 p.m ; to-morrow, 9.24 a.m. and 9.45 pm. Phases of Moon ; Last quarter, September 26. 5.7 pm. New moon, October 3, 7.42 am. First October 10, 10.10 a.m. Full moon, October 18, 12.23 pm. Last quarter, October 26, 1.41 am.

$ Thursday. September 23:— 5 9.30 3.30 a.m. p.m. f Barometer (inches) 29.899 29.822 (millibars) 1012.6 1009.8 Falling. Falling. . Thermometer— " Dry bulb 61.7 67.2 3 Wet bulb 50.1 54.7 3 Maximum prev. 24 hours 63.2 __ • Minimum prev. 24 hours 38.0 Minimum on grass 29.8 — Maximum during day 68.7 5 Humidity, per cent. 38 44 . Wind Calm. N.W., light. . Cloud (0-10) 10 8 J Bain Nil Nil j 1948. 1947. Rainfall to date 15.06in 17.50in Observations taken at the Meteorological Station, Wlgram:— 9 p.m. midn. Barometer (inches) 29.838 29.802 (millibars) 1010.4 1009.2 Unsteady SUNSHINE h. m. J Yesterday 6 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 16 134 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 *130 0