WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25834, 20 June 1949, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS "The Press” Special Service WELLINGTON. June 19. 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 i-sue. is •s follows: Situation: there is an anti-cyclone over New Zealand. A depression in the central Tasman is moving e?st. Forecast to p.m. Monday: light to moderate variable winds, north-easter-lies developing cn the coast. Weather mainly fair. Temperatures rising. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the i South Island is as follows: Light to moderate north-easterlies, freshening in exposed places. Weather becoming cloudy. Temperatures moderate.

CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER

The weather in Christchurch yesterday Was fine and mild. There was little wind. At midnight the sky was overcast and there was a very light south-west wind. The temperature was 43.8 degrees. The barometer, at 30.118 inches (1019.9 millibars), was falling. Rainfall for 48 hours ended 1 a.m. trace Meteorological observations taken at the Geophysical Observatory, Christchurch on Sunday, June 19:—

SUN, MOON, AND TJDES Sun—To-day: Rises, 82 a.m.; sets, 4-59 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 8.2 a.m.; sets, 4.59 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day. a.m. and 12.7 p.m.; to-morrow, 12.34 a.m. and 12.51 pan. Phases of Moon Last quarter, June 19, 12.29 a.m. New moon, June 36, 10.2 p.m.

9.30 Barometer (inches) (millibars) Thermometer— Dry bulb - .. 30.025 1016.8 Rising 45.3 Wet bulb 44.0 Maximum prev. 24 hours 55.6 Minimum prev. 24 hours 31.6 Minimum on grass t:: 24.0 Humidity, per cent. 90 Wind S.W., .v. It. Cloud (0-8) 5 Rain .. .. nil. Rainfall to date .- t 1949.’ 1948. 9.06jn 10.42in Observations taken t the MeteoroiogiCal station, Wig-ram 9 P-m midn. Barometer (inches) 30136 30.118 (millibar/) 1020.5 1019.9 Falling SUNSHINE h. m. Saturday . 7 36 Yesterday 4 18 1946. 1947. 1948. 1949. h m. h. gn.. h. m. h. m. Jan. .. 251 30 217 12 256 42 184 24 Feb. .. 223 16 184 12 204 30 236 36 March .. 134 12 166 13 202 24 226 42 April .. 130 24 1J7 24 1W 42 172 0 May .. Ill 24 148 18 130 56 109 30 June .. 102 48 91 54 106 18 •96 36 ♦To June 19.