WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25677, 14 December 1948, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS “The Press’* Special Service. WELLINGTON, December 13. The weather forecast for Canterbury. • issued at 9 p.m. by the Meteorological I Office. Wellington, and dealing with the 29 hours following the time of issue, is as follows: Situation: there is an anti-cyclone to the nerth of New Zealand. A vigorous depression is forming over the western Tasman. Forecast to 5 p.m.: moderate variable winds. Weather fair and warm. Further outlook: similar conditions. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the couth Island is:— Moderate variable winds. Weather cloudy. Rain developing from the south. Temperatures mild. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather yesterday was warm and overcast with a light north-west wind. The maximum temperature was 74 degrees. At midnight the sky was overcast and there was a light south-west wind. The temperature was 56.7 degrees. The barometer, rising unsteadily, registered 29.909 inches (1012.8 millibars). Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. trace Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory. Christchurch, on Monday, December 13:—

•To December 13. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises,--4.42 a.m.; sets, 8.6 p.m. To-morrow: Rises. 4.42 a.m.; sets, 8.7 p.m. High water at Lyttelton.X-Tfc-day. 2.20 a.m. and 2.35 p.m.; to-morrow, 3.1 a An. and 3.19 p.m. Phases of Moon: Full moon, December 16, 9.11 p.m. Last quarter. December 23, 5.12 p.m. New moon, December 30, 9.44 p.m.

9.30 3.30 Barometer (inches) . 29.767 29S25 (millibars) . 1008.0 1003.2 Falling Falling Thermometer— slowly. slowly. Dry bulb . 65.1 73.8 Wet bulb . 61.0 60.6 Maximum prev. 24 hours 67.0 Minimum prev. 24 hours 55.8 Minimum on grass . 50.9 Maximum during day 74.0 Humidity, per cent. .' 78 43 Wind Calm. N.W., Cloud (0-10)- . 10 light 9 Rain nil. trace. Rainfall to date 1948. 1947. 18.96in 24.74in Observations taken at the Meteorological Station, Wigram:— 9 p.m. midn. Barometer (inches . 29.808 29.909 (millibars) . 1009.4 1012.8 Rising SUNSHINE unsteadily h. m Yesterdav .. 1 30 1945. 1946. 1947. 1948. h. m. h. m. h. m h. m. Jan. .. 181 24 251 30 217 12 256 42 Feb. .. 148 12 223 16 184 12 204 30 March .. 267 18 134 12 166 18 202 24 April .. IIS 54 130 24 117 24 131 42 May .. 88 39 111 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 24 158 18 Sept. .. 161 48 155 0 193 0 185 12 Oct. .. 191 42 166 0 145 30 185 0 Nov. .. 236 24 203 12 252 42 204 54 Dec. .. 155 0 223 54 171 30 •80 43