WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26265, 9 November 1950, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS

•‘The Press” Special Service WELLINGTON. November 8. The weather forecast for Cante’, bury Issued at 9 p.m. by the Meteorological Office. Wellinkton. and dealing with the 27 hours aiter the time of issue, is: Situation: a rid»e of high pressure paver* New Zealand. Forecast: Uzht north-e’cterly winds: weather, fair and mild. Outlook: fine. WEST COAST Th»» forecast for the West Coast of the Sooth Island is: Fine.

CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER

The day in Christchurch yesterday was find, the maximum temperature being 88.3 degrees At midnight the sky was overcast, and there was a light wind from th* fast-north-east. The temperature wjs 54.9 degrees. The barometer, at 29.9ffiiw (111 4.1 millikan). was falling sltWly. infall for 24 hours ended 1 am. •• nil

fl’N, MOQN. AND TIPOS Sun—To-day: Rises, 5.2 a.m.; sets, 7.24 P.m. To-morrow: Rises. 5.1 a.m.; sots. 7J6 fiHPJiigh at Lyttelton—To-day. 3 a.m. and 3.24 p.m.: to-morrtfw, 3.54 a.m. ana 4.19 p.m. Phases of Moon Nfw moon :| November 10, 1125 a.m. First fjuartir- November 17. 3,t -g.jp. full moon: November 25, 3.14 a.m.

Meteorological observations taken at the Geophysical Observatory. Christchurch, on Wednesday. November 8:— 9 3.30 a.m. p.m. Barometer <inches' 29.998 29.954 (millibars) 1015.9 1014.3 Rising. Falling. Thermometer — Dry bulb 55.8 57.9 Wet bulb 54.2 54.8 Maximum prev. ?4 hour 52.0 —— Minimum prev. 24 hour 52 4 — Minimum on grass 47.2 — Maximum during day — 583 Humidity. per cent. 90 81 Wind S.W., NX, light. v. light Cloud (0-8) 8 8 R|in nil nil 1950. 1949 Rainfall to date 25.80in 15.7|in Observations taken at the Meteorologieal Station. Wigram:— 9 p.m midn Barometer • inches) 29.979 29 968 (millibars) 1015.2 1014.8 Falling slowly ’ SUNSHINE h. m. Yesterday .. 0 0 J947. 1948. 1949. 1950 h m. h. m. h. m. h mJan. 217 12 258 42 194 12 104 30 182 24 239 12 m 236 36 208 34 March 166 18 20J 24 228 42 April 177 24 113 42 172 0 my 14* 18 130 56 109 30 92 32 June July 91 54 IM 18 105 36 139 48 164 30 97 54 138'24 117 6 Aug 165 24 159 12 188 12 180 0 sr 193 0 185 12 145 30 185 0 193 54 240 18 129 24 170 42 Kpv 25? 42 204 54 242 0 •59 54 •To November 8.