WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS •The Press’* Special Service WELLINGTON. August 31. 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 centred over the western Tasman Sea is advancing on to New Zealand. Forecast: fresh south-west winds; weather cold and showery. Outlook: fair. ' WEST COAST The following is the forecast for the West Coast of the South Island:— Moderate southerly winds; weather fair; moderate day temperatures. Outlook: fair. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The day in Christchurch yesterday was showery, with a fresh south-west wind and a maximum temperature of 48 degrees. At midnight, the sky was almost overcast, and a strong west-south-west wind was blowing. The temperature was 37.4 degrees. The barometer, at 30 inches (1015.9 millibars), was rising unsteadily. Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 aun.: .12in Meteorological observations taken at the Christchurch Magnetic Observatory yesterday:—
SUN, MOON, AND TIDES •un—Today: Rises. 6.58 ajn.; sets, 6.1 j pan. Tomorrow: Rises, 6J6 aan.; sets, 6 J pan. High water at Lyttelton—Today, 7.17 ajn. end 7J9 pjn.; tomorrow. 8.7 ajn. and 8.26 p.m. Phases of Moon First quarter: September 6, 12.28 aan. Full moon: September 13. 8.19 a.m. Last quarter: September 19, 11.11 pan. New moon: September 27, 12.50 pan.
p.m. Barometer (inches) 29 681 (millibars) iobvi 1005.1 Rising. Rising. Dry bulb .. . 40.6 46.0 Wet bulb 39.7 42.1 Maximum prev. 24 hours 65.3 — Minimum prev. 24 hours 40.6 —* -Minimum on grass Maximum during day . 31S 48.0 Humidity, per cent. 70 Wind . S.W, S.W., Cloud (0-8) ” .. fresh. 8 fresh. Rain 0.04in O.Olin 1954. 1953. Rainfall to date .. 13.82in 20.61in Observations taken at the Meteorological Station, Harewood;— 9 p.m. mid'n. Barometer (inches) 29.91 30 (millibars) 1013 1015.9 Rising unsteadily SUNSHINE k Yesterday .. 2 30 1351. 1952. 1953. 1954. h. m ■ h. m - h. m. h. m. Jan. .. 185 36 230 12 205 13 230 24 Feb. «. 189 12 147 12 155 0 193 0 March .. 188 0 172 6 167 36 164 24 April .. 102 12 177 38 125 18 163 24 May .. 128 42 15< 42 124 48 146 18 June .. 139 12 147 42 103 6 120 24 July .. 141 0 130 24 142 6 117 36 Aux. .. 140 12 117 42 119 0 •128 24 •To August 31.
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Press, Volume XC, Issue 27443, 1 September 1954, Page 10
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