WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25902, 7 September 1949, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS “The Press’’ Special Service WELLINGTON, September 6. 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 centred east of New Zealand. A weak lowpressure trough is moving eastwards over southern New Zealand. Forecast to 5 p.m.: moderate ncrtii to north-east winds. Weather mainly fair. Temperatures moderate. Further outlook: brief rain overnight, fair to-morrow. WEST COAST The following is the forecast for the West Coast of the South Island:— Weather unsettled, with scattered rain. • CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather in Christchurch yesterday was fine and sunny, with a maximum temperature of 55.4 degrees. There was an easterly wind. The sky was cloudy at midnight, with a very light north-east breeze. The temperature was 44.9 degrees. The barometer. falling, registered 2C.301in (1022.4 millibars). Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m.: .. nil Meteorological observations taken at the Geophysical Observatory, Christchurch; on Tuesday. September s:

Phases of Moon: Full moon. September 7. 9.59 a.m. Last quarter. September 16. 2.29 a.m. New moon. September 23. 6.17 a.m. First quarter. September 29, 4.18 p.m.

9.30. 3.30 a .m. p. m. Barometer (inches) 30.429 30.322 (millibars) 1030.5 1026.8 Steady. Falling Thermometer — Dry bulb 52.2 54.7 Wet bulb 49.5 50.4 Maximum prev. 24 hours 61.8 Minimum prev. 24 hour 45.3 Minimum on grass 37.7 — Maximum during day 55.4 Humidity, per cent. 81 72 Wind E.. N.E., mod. fresh Cloud (0 -8) — 5 Rain nil. nil. 1949. 1948. Rainfall to date 14.40in 14.73in Observations taken at the Meteorological Station. Wigram:— 9 p.m. midn Barometer (inches) 30.322 30.301 (millibars) 1023.1 1022.4 Falling. SUNSHINE. h. Yesterday . . 8 42 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 30 236 36 March’ . 134 12 166 13 203 24 226 42 April 130 24 117 24 113 42 172 0 May 111 24 148 18 130 56 109 30 June . 102 48 91 54 106 18 105 36 July 108 30 164 30 97 54 138 24 Aug. 165 30 165 24 159 18 188 12 Be pt. 155 0 193 0 185 12 *37 24 *To September 6. SUN. MOON. AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises. 6.47 a.m.: sets, 6.9 p.m. To-morrow: Rises. 6.45 ,m.: sets, 6.10 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day. 4.6 a.m. and 4.28 p.m.: to-morrow, 4.51 a.m. and 5.14 p.m.