WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26212, 8 September 1950, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS “The Press" Special Service WELLINGTON, September 7. The weather forecast for Canterbury Issued at 9 p.m. by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, and dealing with the 27 hours after the time of issue, is:— Situation: an anti-cyclone is centred north of New Zealand and a deep depression is centred south-west of New Zealand. Forecast: moderate to strong north-wert winds; rain in the western high country: elsewhere weather fair to cloudy, with mild or warm day temperatures. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the Bouth Island is as follows: Fresh west or north-west winds; weather dull and unsettled, with drizzle or rain. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The day in Christchurch yesterday was fine and warm, the maximum temperature being 68.7 degrees. At midnight the sky was clear, and there was a light wind from the north-north-west. The temperature was 49.1 degrees. The barometer, at 29.935 inches (1013.7 millibars), was steady. Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m.: nil Meteorological observations taken at the Geophysical Observatory, Christchurch, on Thursday, September 7:— 9 3-30

SUN, MOON. AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises. 6.46 a.m.; sets, 63 pjn. To-morrow: Rises, 6.44 a.m.; sets, 6.10 pjn. High water at Lyttelton— To-day, 12.57 a.m. and 1.20 pjn.; to-morrow, 1.42 a.m. and 23 p.m. Phases of Moon New moon: Sentember 12. 3.29 p.m. Fiirt quarter: September 19. 8.54 a.m. Full moon: September 26, 431 pjn.

Barometer (inches) a.m. . 29.873 p.m. 29.845 (millibars) . 1011.6 1010.7 Rising Falling. Dry bulb . 51.8 67.9 Wet bulb . 47.3 54.3 Maximum prev. 24 hours 58.7 Minimum prev. 24 hours 34.7 __ Minimum on grass . 28.9 Maximum during day 68.7 Humidity, per cent. ’ 70 36 v> ind . calm f*’ W h Cloud (0-8) . 7 Rain . nil nil Rainfall to date 1950. . 21.63in 1949. 14.10m Observations taken at the Meteorologjcal Station. Wigran i:— 9 p.m. midn. Barometer (inches) . 29.923 29.935 (millibars) . 1013.3 1013.7 Steady. SUNSHINE Yesterday m. 12 1947. 1948. 1949. 1950. „ h. m. h. m. h. m. h m. Jan. .. 217 12 256 42 182 24 239 12 Feb. .. 194 12 104 30 236 36 206 24 March .. 166 18 202 24 226 42 158 48 April .. 177 24 May .. 148 18 113 42 172 00 120 36 130 56 109 30 92 32 June .. 91 54 106 18 105 36 139 4-3 July .. 164 30 97 54 138 24 117 6 Aug. .. 165 24 159 12 183 12 180 0 Sept. 193 0 185 12 193 54 •36 0 •To September 7.