WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS "The Press" Special Service WELLINGTON. Aug. 24. The weather .orecast for Canterbury fesu.d at 9 p.m. by the Meteorolcg.cal Office Wellington, and aeaung with tne 17 h urs after tne time ol iscue, is:— Situation: there is a low pressure trough across northern New Zealand, and an anti-cyclone south-east of the South Island. Forecast: moderate north-easterly winds predominating. Weather cloudy, with scattered driz’e end lieht rain, chiefly near the coast. Temperatures cool. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Moderate easterly winds. Weather fair, with moderate to mild day temperatures. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather in Christchurch yesterday morning was overcast and showery, with cold north-easterly winds. The afternoon was fine The maximum temperature was 617 degrees. At midnight, the sky was overcast, and there was a very light north-e»st wind. The temperature was 45.4 degrees. The ha-ometer. at 30.136 ine*-es (1020. S millibars), was rising unsteadily. Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m.: .Win. Meteorological observations taken at the Geophysical Observatory, Christchurch, on Friday. August 24: 9 3.30
SDN. MOON. AND TIDES Sun—To-oay: Rises. 7.10 a m.; sets. 5.54 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 7.8 amt.; sets. 555 p.m. High water at Lytteltorj—To-day. 11.12 a.m. and 11-31 pun.; to-morrow, a.m. and 12 p.m. Phases of Moon Last quarter: August 24. 10.20 p.m. New moon: September 2, 12.49 a.m. First quarter: September 9. 6.16 am. Full moon: September 16. 12.38 am. Last quarter: September 23, 4.13 p m.
a.m. p.m. Barometer (inchest 30.C49 39.024 (millibars) 1017.6 1016.7 Steacy. Falling slowly Thermometer — Dry bulb 47.5 50.6 Wet bulb 46.5 46.1 Maximum prev. 24 hours 48.8 — Minimum prev. 24 hours 44.6 - Minimum on grass 43.4 Maximum during cay . — 51.7 Humidity, per cent. 92 82 Wind N.E.. E.. light. mod. Cloud (0-8) 6 Ra.n 0.16in trace. 1951 1950 Bainfall to date 29.98in 19.01in Observations taken at the Meteorological Station, Wigram:— 9 p.m midn. Barometer (inches) 30.121 30.135 (millibars) 1020.0 1020.5 Rising unsteadily SUNSHINE h. tn. Yesterday .. 6 0 IMS 1949. 1950. 1951. h. m h. m. h. m. h. m. Jan. .. 256 12 182 24 239 12 135 35 Feb. .. 204 30 236 36 20c 24 1E9 12 March .. 202 24 226 42 153 42 188 0 April .. 113 42 172 0 170 36 101 12 May .. 130 56 109 30 92 32 128 48 June .. 106 18 105 36 139 48 147 42 July .. 95 54 133 24 117 6 141 0 Aug. .. 159 12 188 12 180 0 •118 42 •To August 24. '
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Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26509, 25 August 1951, Page 6
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