WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26126, 31 May 1950, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

i OFFICIAL FORECASTS • “The Press” Special Service WELLINGTON. May 30. The weather forecast for Canterbury, Issued at 9 pm. by the Meteorological Office. Wellington, and dealing with the 20 hours following the time of issue, is as follows: Situation: there is an anti-cyclone over the South Tasman and a low pressure trough crossing the North Island. Forecast to 5 p.m.: moderate south to south-west winds, fresh in exposed positions. Weather, mainly fair inland, some passing showers in coastal districts, but improving during the day. Temperatures cold. Further outlook, mainly fair. WEST COAST The following is the forecast for the West Coast of the South Island:— Fair to fine. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather in Christchurch yesterday was overcast and warm, with a maximum temperature of 62.5 decrees. There was no wind. At midnight the sky was overcast and there was a southerly wind. The temperature was 45.2 degrees, and the barometer at 30.027 inches (1016.8 millibars) was rising. Meteorological observations taken at the Geophysical Observatory, Christchurch, on Monday, May 29, 1950:

_ SUN, MOON, AND TIDES “ un ~To-day: Rises, 5.50 a.m.; sets, 5.3 To-morrow: Rises, 7.51 a.m.; sets. 5.3 High water at Lyttelton.—To-day. 3.32 a.m. and 4.3 p.m.; to-morrow, 4.29 a.m. and 5.1 p.m. Phases of the Moon: Full moon, June 1, 12.43 a.m Last quarter, June 7, 11.35 a.m. New moon, June 16, 3.53 a m First quarter. June 23, 5.12 p.m. Full moon, June 30. 7.58 a.m.

9.30 3.30 Barometer (inches) a.m . 29.770 p.m. 29.670 (millibars) . 1008.1 1004.7 Thermometer— Falling Falling. Dry bulb 52.4 59.4 Wet bulb 51.2 Maximum prev. 24 hours 53.8 Minimum prev. 24 hours 46.0 Minimum on grass 40.8 Maximurrr during day Humidity, per cent. • 62.5 73 Wind Cloud (0-8) rr rRain Nil Nil Rainfall to date .. 1950. 11.39m 1949. 8.53in Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. trace Observations taken at the Meteorological Station, Wigram:— Barometer (inches) 9 29.944 30.027 (millibars) 1014.0 1016.8 SUNSHINE Rising. Yesterday h. .. 0 32 1947. 1948. 1949. 1950. h. m. h. m. h. m. Jan. .. 217 12 256 42 Feb. .. 194 12 204 30 182 24 239 12 236 36 206 24 March .. 166 18 202 24 226 42 158 48 April .. 117 24 113 42 172 00 120 36 May .. 148 18 130 56 109 30 •87 44 *To May 30.