WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27466, 28 September 1954, Page 12

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS “The Press" Special Service WELLINGTON. September 27. The weather forecast for Canterbury WIV P ? n - by ? he Meteorological Office, Wellington, and dealing with the following the time of issue. Situation: a weak trough of low is over central New Zealand between two anti-cyclones. Forecast and the W £ st Co ast: uffht or moderate variable winds: eloudy »“«>« at «-■«. with scattered areas of light rain, but gradually improving to become fair to cloudy* moderate temperatures. Outlook: fair to cloudy.

CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER

The day in Christchurch yesterday was cull, with a light north-east wind and a .. maximum temperature of 53.7 degrees. . midnight the sky was overcast V s a light south-west T?. temperature was 47.6 defrees. The barometer, at 30 lain millibars), WU rksi Bainlali lor 24 hours ended 1 aan. .. ,002 in • „ observations taken at n the Magnetic Survev. rbrietnhnroi.

■ SUN, MOON, AND TIDES h fiun—Today: Rises, 6.9 a.m.; sets, 6.32 | p.m. h Tomorrow: Rises, 6.7 a.rru; sets, 6.33 p.m. U High water at Lyttelton—Today, 5.3 || a.m. and 5.23 p.m.; tomorrow, 5.52 a m. and 6.12 p.m. Phases of Moon gj Firs’ quarter: October 5, 5.31 p.m. I Full moon: October 12, 5.10 p.m. <l ua rter: October 19, 8.30 a.m. E New moon: October 27, 5.47 a.m

Srday agneUC 5urvey * Christchurch . yes9 3.30 1 Barometer (inches) a.m. 30.070 p.m. 30.008 (millibars) 1018.3 1016.2 Falling Falling | Therm om eter— slowly. Dry bulb 50.6 j Wet bulb 48.7 47’1 • Maximum prev. 24 hours 60.0 Minimum prev. 24 hours 48.0 Minimum on grass 46.1 «; Maximum during day 53.7 Bumidity. per cent 86 77 Wind . N.E., N.E., goud (0-8) mod. 8 0.02in mod. 8 nil Bainfall to date 1954. 15.22 in 1953. 21.45in .. the j Barometer <mehe«) 9 p.m. . 30.06 mid’n. 30.13 1 (millibars) . 1618 1020.3 Rising SUNSHINE steadily ; Yesterday n. .. 0 m. 6 1951. 1952. 1953. 1954. ■ h. m. h. m. h. m. S»n. .. 185 36 231 12 205 13 230 24 . J*b. .. 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 12 156 42 124 48 146 18 ; June .. 139 12 147 42 103 6 120 24 July .. 141 0 180 24 142 6 117 36 ». Aug. .. 140 12 117 42 119 0 128 24 Sept. .. 189 12 172 54 223 48 •174 6 •To September 27.