WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26488, 1 August 1951, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS "The Prei«" Spacial Service WELLINGTON, July 31. The weather forecast for Canterbury issued at 9 p.m. by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, and dealing with the 27 hours alter the time at is:— Situation: a trough of low pressure is moving north-eastwards over New Zealand, and a ridge of high pressure of the country is moving east. Forecast: moderate to fresh winds from a southerly quarter soon prevailing, with occasional showers: eolder temperatures. Outlook: coastal Showers about and north of Banka Feninsula.

WEST COAST The following is the forecast for the West Coast of the South Island:— North-westerly winds and rain in Buller at first, but light to moderate southerly to easterly winds and clearWig weather prevailing from the south during the morning; cooler temperatures. Outlook: fair to fine, with some local frosts. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The day in Christchurch yesterday was fine, with a maximum temperature of 59.4 degreee. At midnight the sky was almost c ear, and there was a light wind from the west-south-west. The tern- . perature w M 413 degrees. The barometqr at 2».«»in (lfiM.B millibars), was rising unsteadily. Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. .. Nil Meteorological observations taken at the Geophysical Observatory, Christchurch, on Tuesday, July 31:—

SUN, MOON, ANO TI9» Sun—To-day: Riaes, 7.44 atm.; sets, 528 pjrn. . . Tb-morrow; Rises, 7.42 a_n.; seta, 529 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, | a.m. and 321 p.m.; to-morrew, 238 am. and 359 p.m. * Pluses of Moan: New moon: August 3, 1030 a.m. First quarter: August 11, 1222 «m. Full moon: August 17, 2.59 p.m. Last quarter: August 24, 1020 p.m.

9 3.30 Barometer (inches) a.m. 29.562 p.m. 29,549 (millibars) ,. 1001.1 1000.7 Steady. Falling Thermometer— slowly Dry bulb 493 57.7 Wet bulb " Maximum prey. 24 hours 453 56.5 46.0 Minimum prev. 24 hour* 43 4 Minimum on grass .. 35.7 Maximum during day ,, 59.4 Humidity, per cent. 73 49 Wind Calm NW.. Cloud (b-8) .. , 6 light. 2 Rain nil nil Rainfall to date 1951. 28.97in 1950. 17.09in taken «t the Meteorological Station, Wigram.— Barometer (inches) (millibars) 9 p.m. mid’n. 19566 29.613 10013 1002.8 Rising SUNSHUiX unsteadily h. m. Yesterday 5 a 1948. 1949. 1960. 1951. h. m. h. m. ». m. h. ra. Jan. .. 256 12 189 24 139 13 185 36 Feb. .. 204 30 236 36 306 34 189 11 March .. 202 24 236 42 153 43 183 0 April .. 113 42 172 0 170 36 101 13 May .. 130 56 109 30 June .. IM 1| 105 36 92 32 128 48 139 48 147 42 July K 54 133 24 117 6 •141 0 •To July 31.