WEATHER SOUTH CANTERBURY FORECAST

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVII, Issue 21400, 18 July 1939, Page 2

WEATHER SOUTH CANTERBURY FORECAST

SHOWERY Special to "The Timaru Herald." WELLINGTON. July 17. Winds: Moderate winds irom a westerly quarter, but with south-westerly j.iiTilomiiiiiting. Wen; her: Ccea.-icnul .Lowers but th’ weather mainly fair with cold temperatures. Seas: Slight to moderate with a decieacint; southerly swell. DOMINION FORECAST General Situation Pressure is very low to the east, while she How depressions advancing from the south-west continue to cross the Dominion. Winds: Light to fresh southerly to westerly predominating. Seas iNew Zealand waters): Rather rough about Cook and Foveaux Straits and on the West Coast of the North Island, otherwise slight to moderate but with a southerly swell on the East Coast south of East Cape. Eastern Tasman Sea: Moderate souther!” winds and moderate seas, a change to freshening north-westerlies probably advancing over the southern portion after about 24 hours. Weather: Fine at first in western districts south of Taranaki, otherwise changeable with occasional showers and fair intervals; cold tc rperatures. TIMARU RECORDS Sun rose at Timaru to-day 7.17 a.m.; sets 4.48 p.m. High water at Timaru 3.42 a.m. ;vd 4.8 p.m. PHASES OF THE MOON First Quarter . July 23 at 11.4 p.m Full Moon .. July 31 at 6.7 p.m Last Quarter . Aug. 8 at 8.48 p.m. New Moon .. Aug. 15 at 3.23 p.m. HARD FROST The 1 -.rdest frost of the year was experienced yesterday. The early morning was fine, but the rest of the day was dull with a cold sou'wester. Early in the evening showers of sleet fell. Records at Timaru Park yesterday were:- - Barometer —29.54. Max. temp.—43. Min. temp, on grass—2o. Frost —12 degrees. Wind—S.W.3. Rainfall—,o3in. Rainfall to date this year—6.B3ins. Rainfall to date last year—2s.oolns. Sunshine—2.9 hours. Sunshine to date this year—los6.4hrs. Sunshine to date last year—BBB.3hrs.

IN OTHER CENTRES Christchurch: The weather was fine yesterday morning but the sky clouded soon after noon and rain set in later. Early in the evening it turned to snow. A light but cold south-west wind prevailed. The maximum temperature was 41 degrees. The barometer rose slightly to 29.70 inches at 5 p.m. Tcmuka: Yesterday was dull and overcast with a cold south-west wind. The maximum temperature was 44 degrees, and the minimum 18. Four points of rain had fallen up till 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The glass was falling last evening. Waimate (for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. yesterday): Barometer. 41.2; thermometer, maximum 41.2, minimum 31; frost, 101 degrees; bright sunshine. 36 minutes; wind gauge, miles run in last 24 hours, 102. Yesterday was overcast and cold with rain falling in the late afternoon. Dunedin: After a heavy fall of snow overnight conditions yesterday were cold with a fresh breeze from the south-west and a heavily overcast sky. Light snow and heavy rain showers fell at intervals during the morning, and there was a heavy hail shower in the afternoon. The maximum temperature for the day was 50 degrees. The barometer rose slightly to 29.79 inches.