WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25970, 25 November 1949, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS “The Press” Special Service ~ WELLINGTON. Nev. 24. 1-™. \- o ther forecast for Canterbury. wJ? P '. m ' by the Meteorological a j? d dea W with the as follows^- 1 mg the time ° f issue - is Situation: an anti-cyclcne is centred north-east of New Zealand. There is a depression over the Tasman Sea. Forecast: moderate to fresh northerly winds. Weather dull and mild, with occasional rain at first but clearing from the west to-morrow afternoon. WEST COAST BcSh SlanFu:- ’ he West Coast o£ the Fresh to strong northerly winds, tending westerly and decreasing. Weather overcast and mild, with ocsicnal rain. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather in Christchurch yesterday was overcast with a north-east wind The maximum temperature was 60.7 degrees. sky was overcast at midnight and the temperature was 55.4 degrees. There was an easterly wind. The barometer at 29. 862 inches <1009.2 millibars) was falling unsteadily. Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. Trace Meteorological observations taken at the Geophysical Observatory, Christchurch, on Thursday, November 24:

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises, 4.47 a.m.; sets, 7.46 P.m. To-morrow: Rises, 4.46 atn.; sets, 7.47 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 8.33 a.m. and 8.59 p.m.; to-morrow, 9.26 a.m. and 9.52 p.m. Phases of Moon: First quarter: Nov. 27, 10.1 p.m. Full modn: December 6. 3.13 a.m Last quarter. December 13. 1.48 p.m. New moon: December 20. 6.55 a.m. First quarter: December 27, 6131 p.m.

9.30 3.30 Barometer (inches) .. 30.095 29.999 (millibars) .. 1019.1 1016.0 Thermometer— Falling. Falling Dry bulb i. .. 57.0 56.8 Wet bulb 52.6 52.8 Maximum prev. 24 hours 63.9 Minimum prev. 24 hours 52.3 Minimum on grass .. 43.8 _ Maximum during day 60.7 Humidity, per cent. ’’ 73 75 Wind .. N.E., N.E. Cloud (0-8) strong. 8 strong. Rain ni . nil. Rainfall to date 1949. 1948. .. 16.67in 18.27in Observations taken Cal Station, Wigram at the MeteorologiBarometer (inches) 9 p.m. .. 29.885 29.802 (millibars) .. 1012.0 1009.2 Failing unsteadily SUNSHINE

Yesterday .. *1 18 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 .. in 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 Sept. .. 155 0 193 0 185 12 193 54 Oct. .. 166 0 145 30 185 0 240 48 Nov. .. 203 12 252 42 204 54 *186 24 *To November 24.