WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25735, 22 February 1949, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS The Pres*" Special Service WELLINGTON, Feb. 21. 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 eastwards across New Zealand, and there is a depression over the western Tasman Sea. Forecast to 5 p.m.: light winds inland, moderate north-easter-lies on the coast; weather fair and mild. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of ’he Bout’- Island is:— Light or moderate east to north-east winds; weather fair; temperatures moderate. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER A frost of 5 degrees was registered in Christchurch yesterday morning. The day was fine and sunny, with a fresh north-east wind. The maximum temperature was 65.6 degrees. At. midnight the sky was clear and there was a moderate north-east wind. The temperature was 57.4 degrees and the barometer was steady at 29.923 inches (1013.5 millibars). Rainfall for 24 hours, ended 1 a.m.: nil Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Monday. February 21:— 9.30 3.30

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises. 5.58 a.m.; sets, 7.29 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 5.59 a.m.; sets, 7.27 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, a.m. and 12.19 p.m.; to-morrow. 12.49 a.m. and 1.14 p.m. Phases of Moon: Last quarter. February 20. 12.43 a.m. New moon, February 28, 8.55 p.m.

a.m. p.m. Barometer (inches) 29*866 29.857 (millibars) 1011.4 1011.1 Rising Falling slowly. Thermometer— Dry bulb 62.1 61.1 Wet bulb 51.9 51.7 Maximum prev. 24 hours 70.5 Minimum prev. 24 hours 38.4 Minimum on grass 27.0 — Maximum during day — 65.6 Humidity, per cent. . 34 48 Wind . S.W., N.E., v. light, fresh. Cloud (0-10) . 3 1 Rain .03in nil 1949. 1948. Rainfall to date . 3.83 in 2.98in Observations taken at the Meteorological Station, Wigram:— 9 p.m. Inidn Barometer (inches) . 29.950 29.929 (millibars) . 1014.2 1013.5 Steady. SUNSHINE h. m. Yesterday .. 12 30 1946. 1947. 1948. 1949. h. m. h. m. h. m. h. m. Jan. .. 251 30 217 12 256 42 184 24 Feb. .. 223 16 184 12 204 30 •192 12 •To February 21.