THE WEATHER

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25214, 1 May 1943, Page 4

THE WEATHER

CHANGEABLE WITH SHOWERS Forecast for Otago.—The following official weather forecast for Otago, covering the ensuing 24 hours, was issued at 5 p.m. yesterday by }he Meteorological Office in Wellington:— Fresh south-westerly winds; weather changeable, with a few showers, but improving; temperatures cool. Further Outlook.—Mainly fair. Weather In Dunedin.—The weather yesterday was changeable, with alternate periods of mist, sunshine and rain. There was a north-easterly breeze, which later changed round to the south-west. Temperatures were cool. The barometer fell, but rose again in the late afternoon, the midnight reading being 30.01 in (1016 millibars). The following are the meteorological ob*ervations taken yesterday at the Daily Times Office: — 8 a.m. Noon. 6 p.m. m nt, BarometerInches .. .. 30.01 29.80 29.94 30.01 Millibars .. .; 1016 1009 1014 1016 Thermometer .. 43 55 54 48 Maximum 56 Minimum 43 Rainfall (ih) .. .. .. .. 0.07 Sunshine (hr min) M 0 High Water.—To-day: St. Clair, 0.22 a.m., 12.45 p.m.; Taiaroa Heads, 0.32 a.m., 12.55 p.m.; Port Chalmers, 1.12 a.m., 1.35 p.m.; Dunedin, 1.42 a.m., 2.05 p.m. To-morrow; St. Clair, 1.09 a.m., 1.32 p.m.; Taiaroa Heads, 1.19 a.m., 1.42 p.m.; Port Chalmers, 1.59 a.m., 2.22 p.m.; Dunedin, 2.29 a.m., 2.52 p.m. Phases of the Moon.—New moon, May 4, 9.13 p.m. First quarter: May 12, 9.22 p.m. Full nfoon: May 20, 9,13 a.m. Last quarter: May 27, 1.33 a.m. Summary for April The following is a summary of the weather recordings taken at the Daily Times Office tfuring the month of April, 1943: — Rainfall.—Total fall, 1.14 inches; number of rain days, 8; greatest fall on one day, 0.64 inches. Sunshine.—Total sunshine, 147 hr 39min; number of days without sunshine, 2; greatest period of daily sunshine, 9hr 35min. Temperatures.—Average maximum, 59 degrees; average minimum, 46 degrees; highest recorded, 73 degrees; lowest recorded, 42 degrees.