WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26605, 15 December 1951, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS “The Pres*” Special Service WELLINGTON, December 14. ! The weather forecast for Canterbury, I issued at 9 p.m. by the Meteorological ■ office. Wellington, and dealing with the 27 hours after the time of issuer is:— Situation: depressions are centred east and west of Cook Strait. Forecast: moderate southerly winds; weather cloudy, with occasional showers, especially near the coast; temperatures moderate. WEST COAST The following is the forecast for the; West Coast of the South Island:— Moderate variable winds; weather changeable, with further scattered showers.

CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather in Christchurch yesterday I was overcast, with occasional light rain. ' There was a moderate south-west wind. I The maximum temperature was 60 de- 1 grees. At midnight, light rain was falling, and a light south-west wind was blowing. The temperature was 53.9 degrees, and the barometer, at 29.814 inches (1099.6 millibars), was rising. Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m.: _osin Meteorological observations taken at the j Magnetic Survey, Christchurch, on Thurs- j day, December 14:—

Observations taken at the Meteorological Station, Wigram:—

•To December 14. SUN, MOON. AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises, 4.42 a.m.; sets, 8.6 p.m. To-morrow: Rises. 4.42 a.m.; sets, 8.7 pan. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 5.42 aan. and 6.4 pun.; to-morrow, 6.23 am. and 6.52 p.m. Phases of Moon: Full moon. December 13. 9JO pm. Last quarter, December 22, 231 am. New moon, December 28, 11.43 pm.

9 3 30 Barometer (inches) 29.660 29 677 (millibars) 1004.4 1005.0 Ris ; pg Rising slowly, slowly. Thermometer— Dry bulb 55.9 60.0 Wet bulb 54.6 56*3 Maximum prev. 24 hours 65.4 Minimum prev. 24 hours 51.3 __ Minimum on grass 43.7 __ Maximum during day .. 61.1 Humidity, per cent. 92 78 Wind S.W., S.W., light. mod Cloud (0-8) 8 6 Rain 0.05in O.Olin 1951. 1950 Rainfall to date 37.51in 28.65in

Barometer (inches) (millibars) 9 D.m. 29.785 1008.6 r 29°814 1009.6 Rising. SUNSHINE h. m. Yesterday .. 2 0 1943 1949. 1950. 1951. h. rt. h. m. h. m. h. m. fan. 256 12 182 24 239 12 145 38 Feb. 234 30 91 36 . 206 24 189 12 March .. 202 24 Si 42 153 42 188 0 April 113 42 172 .0 170 36 101 12 May 131 6 109 30 92 32 128 43 June J 06 18 105 36 139 48 147 42 July 95 24 133 24 117 6 141 0 Aug. .. 150 12 183 12 180 0 143 42 Sept. 185 12 193 54 129 24 139 12 Oct. 135 0 240 18 270 42 167 0 Nov. 204 54 221 30 264 30 200 36 Dec. i. 216 42 221 30 220 18 •100 36