WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL. FORECASTS “The Press” Special Service WELLINGTON, September 26. The weather forecast for Canterbury issued at 9 p.m. by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, and dealing with the 27 hours following the time of issue is:— Situation: an anti-cyclone over the Tasman is moving on to New Zealand. Forecast: light or moderate winds from a northerly quarter; weather fair to fine and milder. Outlook for Sunday; fair to cloudy. . The forecast for the Wesi Coast of the South Island is:— Light winds; weather fair to cloudy; temperatures moderate. Outlook for Sunday: cloudy, with scattered rain. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather in Christchurch yesterday was fine and sunny, after a frost of 3JZ degrees. The maximum temperature was 81.2 degrees There was a light southwest wind early in the day. and a light north-easterly in the afternoon. At midnight the sky was clear, and a moderate east-north-east wind was blowing. The temperature was 44.2 degrees. The barometer, at 30.112 Inches (1419.7 millibars), was falling slowly. Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. .. nil •> Meteorological observations, taken at the Magnetic Survey, Christchurch, on
•To September 26. SUM, MOON, AND TIDES gun—To-day: Rises, 6.18 ajn.; sets, «J 1 pm. To-morrow: Rises, 8.8 a.m.; sets, BJ2 High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 10J0 a.m. and 10J4 pm.; to-morrow, 11.22 am, and U4B pjn. Phase ®f Moon First quarter: September 27, BJI am.
Friday, September 26, 1952 9 3.30 am. pan. Barometer (inches) . 30.136 30.074 (millibars) . 1020.5 1018.4 Rising. Failing Thermometer— Dry Bulb . 474 594 Wet bulb .’ 44.1 514 Maximum prev. 24 hours 51.6 «— Minimum prev. 24 hours 35.4 Minimum on grass . 29.8 — Maximum during day Humidity, per cent. 78 614 H Wind S.W., N.E., v. it. v. It. Cloud (0-6) 5 1 Rain . n.nmn Nil 1952 1951 Rainfall to date • •a . 14,801b 30.60in Observations taken at the Meteorological Station, Wigram.:— Barometer (inches) 9 p.m. mid'n. 30.127 30.112 (millibars) . 1020.2 1019.7 <*31 ling slowly SUNSHINE Yesterday 1949. 1950. 36 "m. 1952. [ yn. - . h m. K m. Jan. .. 182 34 239 13 185 36 238 12 Feb. .. 236 35 206 24 139 12 147 12 March .. 2S6 42 154 24 IM 0 172 6 April .. 172 0 170 30 101 12 177 36 May .. 109 30 92 30 128 40 156 42 June .. 105 36 139 48 147 12 114 36 July .. 133 24 117 6 141 0 IM 34 AW* .. 183 12 180 • 148 42 117 48 Sept. .. 193 54 129 24 189 12 •137 12
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Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26847, 27 September 1952, Page 6
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