WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS “The Press" Special Service WELLINGTON, September 1. The weather forecast for Canterbury taued at 9 p.m. by Lie Meteorological Office, Wellington, rid dealing with the 27 hours following the time of issue. Situation: an anti-cyclone is moving eastwards on to New Zealand. Forecast: winds becoming light and variable; fine weather, with moderate day temperatures. Outlook: fair. WEST COAST The following is-the forecast for the West Coast of the South Island:— Light winds; fine weather, with moderate temperatures. Outlook: becoming cloudy, with rain spreading fretn the south late tn the day. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The day in Christchurch yesterday was cloudy, with a moderate gale from the south-west. The maximum temperature was 50.7 degrees. At midnight the* sky was overcast, and a moderate south-west wind was blowing. The temperature was 48.8 degrees. The barometer, at 3A35 millibars), was rising
ha infall for 24 hours ended 1 ajn.: .IMn Meteorological “observations taken at the Christchurch Magnetic Observatory yesterday:— #
To SeptemWF L- ? Sun, moon; and tides Sun—Today: Rises, 6A6 am,; sets, 64 pm. Tomorrow: Rises, <54 am.; acts, 6.4 ngh > ’wrater at Lyttelton—Today, 5.7 am. and 8-26 pm.; tomorrow, 843 am. and 9.11 pm. Hut, ri M<x>» Last quarter: September 19. 11 Al pm. New moon: September 27, 1240 pm.
Barometer (inches) (millibars) ajn. pan. .. 30.118 30.150 .. 1019.9 10214) Rising Rising, slowly, slowly. Thermometer — Dry bulb .. 41.4 50.0 Wet bulb . 36.8 42.7 Maximum prev. 24 hours 48.0 Minimum prev. 24 hours 34.8 Minimum on grass Maximum during day . 32.0 50.7 Hwadgity, per cent. .. 60 .. S.W., 50 S.W.. mod. n. gale aoud ro-»> .i .. 7 3 mF .i .. 0.19in Nil. Bainf»H to date 1954. 1953. . 14.01in 20.61in Observations taken at the Meteorological Station. Barcwood:— Bnm. mld’n. Barometer (inches) "30 2 30.35 (millibars) . 1026.2 1027.9 Bising unsteadily Yesterday h. m 24 1951. 1952. 1953. 1954. h . wi — h. m. h. m. H m Jan. .. 185 36 230 12 206 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 36 125 18 163 24 May .. 128 42 158 42 IM 48 148 18 June .. MB 12 147 42 Mi 1>M July .. 141 0 180 24 142 6 117 26 Aug. .. 140 12 117 42 Sept. .. 189 12 IT* Si ■34 >3
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Press, Volume XC, Issue 27444, 2 September 1954, Page 10
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