WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26812, 18 August 1952, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS "The Press” Special Service j WELLINGTON, August 18. The weather forecast for Canterbury. issued at 9 p.m. by the Meteorological' Office, Wellington, and dealing with the: 1 27 hours following the 'time o£ issue,: i»>Sltuatlcn: anti-cyclones are centred south-east of Cook Strait and over the northern Tasman Sea. Forecast: li’ht variable winds; weather fine, apart from local mists or low cloud ; at first; temperatures cold. Outlook I for Tuesday: fine. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the < South Island is:— Light to moderate winds, tending westerly or northerly; weather: fine at first, cloud increasing in the south late in the day; temperatures moderate. Outlook for Tuesday: becoming generally cloudy, drizzle in the south. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather in Christchurch yesterday was fine and sunny with a light northeast wind. At midnight the sky was clear and there was no wind. The temperature was 39.1 degrees and the barometer, at 30.201 inches (1022.7 millibars), was rising steadily. Rainfall for 48 hours ended 1 a.m. .. 0.09 in Meteorological observations taken at the Geophysical Survey. Christchurch, on Sunday, August 17:—

Observations taken* at the Meteorological Station, Wigram:— 0 p.m. mid’n.

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises, 7JO a.m.; sets, 5.47 pan. To-morrow: Rises, 7.18 aan.; seta, 5.48 pan. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 2.34 a an. and 2.36 pan.; to-morrow, 3.14 a.m. and 3J2 p.m. Phases of Moon New moon: August 21, 3JO am. First quarter: August 29, 12J aan.

aunaay. August n: — 9 a.m. Barometer (inches) .. .. 30.200 (millibars) .. 1021 2 W22.1 Rising slowly Thermometer— Dry bulb .. .. .. 40.0 Wet bulb .. .. .. 39.0 Maximum prev. 24 hours .. 47.3 Minimum prev. 24 hours .. 33.7 Minimum on grass .. .. 29 2 Humidity, per cent. «. ..91 Wind .. .. .. Calm Cloud (0-1) .. ... ..0 Rain (inches) .. .. .. -02in 1952 1951 Rainfall to date .. .. 12.32in 29.51in

Barometer (inches) .. 30.157 30.201 .. 1021J 2022.7 Rising steadily. (millibars) SUNSHINE h. m. Saturday .. 0 12 Yesterday .. 9 36 1949. 1950. 1951. 1953. Jan. 182 24 239 12 185 36 236 12 Fe». 236 35 200 189 12 147 12 March .. 226 42 154 24 188 0 172 6 April 172 0 170 30 101 12 177 36 May .. 109 30 92 30 128 40 156 42 105 36 139 48 147 12 114 36 July 133 24 117 141 0 180 24 A. - . g. - . 183 12 180 0 148 42 *34 24