WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26746, 2 June 1952, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

official Forecasts "The Press” Special Service WELLINGTON, June 1. The weather forecast for. Canterbury, issued at 9 p.m. by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, and dealing with the 27 hours following the tiirife of issue, is:— Situation: a series of depressions life* over the South Island and the Sbuth Tasman Sea. Forecast: moderate to fresh rtuth-east winds, backing to north-east; Weather bvercast aid cool, with intermittent riin. WEST COAST The following is the forebast tor the West Coast of the South Island:— Moderate to fresh winds from an easterly quarter; weather cloudy, with occasional rain; temperatures cool. CHRBTCHURCH WfeAThfcft Rain fell throughout yesterday in Christchurch. There was a moderate north-east wind. At thiahight, the say wm overcast and there was no wind. The temperature was 48J degrees and the baronSter, at 29.253 Inches (990.6 millibars), was falling slowly. Rainfall for 48 hours ended 1 a.m. .53in Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Survey, Christchurch, on Sunday, June 1, 1952:

•To June 1. sbN, Moon, And tideß Sun—To-day: Rises, 7.52 san.; sets, S.I _ p.m. To-morrow: Risks, T.M tan.; sta, 51 a.m. and 12J9 pjn. Phases of Moon

First qhtaier: iuhe i, 9.46 i.rii. es aa/'jsfit’isrw New moon: June 22, 8.45 p.m.

Barometer (inches) .. 29.862 (millibars) -A’ Thermometer— Dry bulb slowly. .. 49.0 Maximum previous 24 hour? .. 4?-S Minimum previous 24 hour* .. 445 Minimum on grass .. Humidity, per cent. Wind 94. Cloud (0-8) t: Rain a. Rainfall to date .. oje Observation? taken at the Meteorological Station, Wigram:— 9 p.m. rnidn. Barometer (inches) 29.285 29.253 (millibars) 991.7 990.6 Falling slowly. fi. tn. Saturday Yesterday s AgO 1 CA A :: °o § 1951. 1952. h. th. h. th. .UW. . 1MDU. h. th. h. m. :: Sg 38 IO March .. 226 42 153 24 April .. ITS 0 88 IB? 12 177 36 & W iK