WEATHER SOUTH CANTERBURY FORECAST

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21821, 26 November 1940, Page 2

WEATHER SOUTH CANTERBURY FORECAST

FAIR TO FINE (Special to "The Timaru Herald") WELLINGTON, November 25. Winds —Sea breezes during the day, otherwise winds light to moderate and variable. Weather —Fair to fine and mild. Seas —Slight to moderate. DOMINION FORECAST General Situation An anti-cyclone Iles centrally over the Dominion while a weak depression covers the central and western Tasman Sea. Forecast Winds—Light to moderate and variable with northerlies gradually predominating. Seas (New Zealand waters)—Slight or moderate. Eastern Tasman Sea—Moderate northerly winds and moderate seas. Weather —Fair to fine and milder over most of the country; cloud gradually increasing in western districts from Nelson northwards with scattered drizzle probably developing in Taranaki and North Auckland after about 25 hours. TIMARU RECORDS Sun rose at Timaru to-day 5.15 a.m., sets 7.34 p.m. High water at Timaru to-day 12.28 a.m. and 0.30 p.m. PHASES OF THE MOON New Moon .. .. Nov. 29, at 8.12 p.m. First Quarter .. Dec. 7, at 3.31 a.m. Full Moon .. .. Dec. 15, at 7.8 a.m. Last Quarter .. Dec. 22, at 1.15'p.m. IDEAL WEATHER Brilliant sunshine tempered with a light easterly breeze made conditions ideal for the holiday yesterday. Records at Timaru Park yesterday were: — Barometer —30. Max. temperature—69.B. Min. temp, on grass—33.2. Wind—Nil. Frost—Nil. Rainfall—Nil. Rainfall to date this year— 19.91in5. Rainfall to date last year—l2.7lins. Sunshine—l3.3hrs. Sunshine to date this year—l726.Bhrs. Sunshine to date last year—l7o3.4hrs. IN OTHER CENTRES Geraldine: Bright sunshine made conditions pleasant for the holiday. Temuka: The sun shone brilliantly all day yesterday. There was a light easterly breeze. Dunedin: Brilliant midsummer weather was experienced with sunshine from sunrise to sunset, a total of more than 15 hours for the day. A light to moderate north-east breeze prevailed and temperatures were mild, the maximum being 69 degrees. The barometer rose to 30.28 Inches (1025 millibars).