WEATHER SOUTH CANTERBURY FORECAST

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVII, Issue 21529, 16 December 1939, Page 7

WEATHER SOUTH CANTERBURY FORECAST

FAIR TO FINE I Spec/a' to ” Tge Pimuru Herald ’ j WELLINGTON. December 15. 1 Winds—Light to moderate ano , variable. Weather—Fair and mild. Seas —Slight to moderate. DOMINION FORECAST Genera Situation A weak depression has been moving from the west across the Dominion I and at 3 p.m. was centred east of Cook ■ Strait. Forecast Winds—Varying between north-west 1 and south-west, mainly moderate in force but strong at times m some exposed positions. Seas (N.Z. waters)—Slight or moderate. Eastern Tasman Sea—Moderate north-west to west wind, later tend- . ing south-westerly; seas moderate. Weather—For the most part lair m j eastern districts, rather changeable i elsewhere, with occasional scattered showers and fine intervals; mild temperatures. | TIMARU RECORDS -Sun rose at Timaru to-day 448 a.m. ■ seis 7.57 p.m. : High water at Timaru 7.04 a.m. and 7.27 p.m. PHA.” ES OF iHE MOON I First Quarter . Dec 19 at 834 am Full Moon .. Dec 26 at 10.58 pm CONDITIONS UNCHANGED j Yesterday was dull and overcast. A cold south-westerly breeze prevailed ( during the afternoon. Records at Timaru Park yesterday were:— Barometer—29.s. Maximum temp.—64. Minimum temp, on grass—42. Wind—S.E.2. Rainfall—Nil. Rainfall to date this year—l2.7lins I Rainfall to date last year—36.34ins. | Sunshine—l. 3 hours. Sunshine to date this year—lBl4.9hrs. Sunshine to date last year—l697.4hrs. j IN OTHER CENTRES Christchurch: After an overcast morning with a strong south-west breeze, intermittent rain began yesterday afternoon and continued in the evening. The maximum temperature was 68 degrees. The barometer at 5 p.m. was rising at 29.72 inches. Dunedin: Yesterday was warm with little wind. The temperature reached a maximum of 75 degrees. The baro- ! meter rose sharply in the afternoon to i 29.90 inches.