WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27688, 18 June 1955, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS "The Press” Special Service WELLINGTON, June 17. The weather forecast, issued at 9 p.m. by the Meteorological Office. Wellington, for the 27 hours after the time of issue, is:— Situation: A ridge of high pressuu covers central to northern New Zealand. Westerly conditions prevail over the far south, and a warm front is approaching from the west. Forecast:— West Coast.—Westerly to northerly winds developing, and freshening in the sovth; weather becoming cloudy; occasional rain in the south in the afternoon and spreading north; temperatures cool to moderate; outlook, occasional rain. Canterbury, Marlborough, and Nel■on —Westerly winds, freshening in coastal areas; leather fine to fair; temperatures cool to moderate; outlook. some rain in Nelson, Marlborough, and over the .Alps, but mainly fair to cloudy weather on the Canterbury Plains and the coast. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather in Christchurch yesterday was fine and sunny, with a light southerly wind. The maximum temperature was 47.9 degrees. At midnight the sky was clear and there was no wind. The temperature was 29.9 degrees. The barometer, at 39.16 inches (162L3 millibars), was f»j Hng unsteadily * Rainfall for 34 hours ended 1 a.m. .. nil Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Survey, Christchurch, yesterday. 9 3.30 am. p.m, Barometer OncbeQ * 30.124 30.135 (mfflfijfes) X 1020.1 2030.5 Rising Steady Thermometer— Dry bulb .. .. 40.0 4BJD Wet bulb •• .. 39.5 403 Maximum prev, M hosts 61.5 Minimum prev. 24 hook 37.6 Minimum on grass •• MS Maximnm during tar w 4M ttnnidtty. per cent. « 95 58 Wind .. .. _ S.W., S., ▼Jt. It. aoud (o-a» w -7 i Rata .. «* X 0.341 n NU 1965 1954 BatataH to date .. .. X2.7Bin 66Mn Observations tain at the Meteorotogioal Station, Harewoodl9 pm. mid’n. fififiL. Fantag unsteadily

SUN, MOW, AND TIDES Ban—Today: Rises, 8.1 a.m.; sets, 433 Tomorrow: Rises, 8.1 asn.; sets, 4.59 pan. High water at Lyttelton—Today, 137 a.m. and 228 pjn.; tomorrow, 2.50 ajn. and 322 p.m. ljt Phases of Moon New moon, June 20, 4.12 pjn. Fir - * Quarter. June 27, 1.44 p.m.

ifa. -Ji u h_ m. h. m. h. m. h. in. Jjm. — 2)0 fi 305 18 203 24 254 42 Kb. X 147 S 155 0 193 0 145 6 X 172 5 107 26 164 24 166 30 JZ1 X m 38 125 18 163 24 147 24 SET X 108 42 126 48 146 18 135 48 X 147 48 103 6 120 24 ’51 18 •To June 17 .