WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26319, 13 January 1951, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS "The Press” Special Service WELLINGTON. January 12. The weather forecast for Canterbury Issued at 9 p.m. by the Meteorological Office Wellington, and dealing with the J 7 hours after the time of issue, is: Situation: a ridge of high pressure covers most of New Zealand. A trough of low pressure is crossing the South Tasman Sea from the west. Forecast: moderate north-easterly winds, fresh on the coast. Weather: fine, with rising temperatures. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Northerly winds, freshening in the afternoon. Weather fair and mild, but cloud increasing, with a chance of rain at night.

(CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER

Hie weather in Christchurch yesterday *aa fine and sunny. There was a moderate north-easterly wind, and the maximum temperature was 66.7 degrees. At midnight, there was a trace of ■loud in the sky and a light east-isorth-easterty wind. The temperature was 54 degrees, and the barometer, at M.2SO indies (1024.1 millibars), was •teady. ftainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m.: nil Meteorological observations taken at *ie Geophysical Observatory. Christchurch, on Friday, January 12:— 9 3.30

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES tun —To-day: Rises, 5.3 a.m.; sets, 8.12 pm. To-morrow: Rises, 5.4 a.m.; sets, 8.12 pm. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 9.4 am. and 9.31 p.m.; to-morrow, 9.56 am. and 10.22 pm. Phases of Moon: First quarter: January 15, 12.23 p.m. Full moon: January 23. 4.47 p.m. Last quarter: January 31. 3.13 am.

a.m. pan. Barometer (inches) 30.287 30.234 (millibars) 1025.6 1023.8 Almost Falling steady, slowly. thermometer— 61.0 63.0 Dry bulb Wet bulb 54.8 55.6 Maximum prev. 24 hours 61.9 — Minimum prev. 24 hours 49.9 — Minimum on grass 44.8 — Maximum during day .. — 66.7 Humidity, per cent. 65 60 Wind N.N.E., N.E., v. light, mod. Cloud (0-8) 3 1 Rain Nil Nil 1951. 1950. Bainfall to date .. 0.49in 0.83in Observations taken at the Meteorological ■tation. Wigram:— Barometer (inches) (millibars) 9 pan. midn. 30.272 30.260 1025.1 1024.7 Steady SUNSHINE h. m. Yesterday . 13 8 1848. 1949. 1050; 1951. h. m.. h. m. h. m. h. m. Jan. 258 42 182 24 239 12 *99 46 •To January 12.