WEATHER SOUTH CANTERBURY FORECAST

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIX, Issue 21959, 10 May 1941, Page 2

WEATHER SOUTH CANTERBURY FORECAST

FAIR TO FINE (Special) WELLINGTON, May 9. Winds—Moderate northerly winds predominating. Weather—Rain developing in the Alps, elsewhere weather fair to fine with moderate temperatures. Seas—Slight or moderate. DOMINION FORECAST Winds—Northerlies prevailing and later tending westerly in the far south, force fresh to strong in the central provinces and in the far south, but elsewhere moderate. Seas (New Zealand waters) —Becoming rough in and about Cook and Foveaux Straits and rather rough south of Kawhia, elsewhere slight or moderate. Eastern Tasman Sea—Moderate northerly winds gradually becoming strong; sea moderate but rising. Weather —Intermittent light rain and drizzle in Westland and later in Taranaki, Western Wellington and Southland, elsewhere fair to cloudy; moderate temperatures. TIMARU RECORDS Sun rose at Timaru to-day 7.38 a.m., sets 5.25 p.m. High water at Timaru to-day 2.5 a.m., 2.22 p.m. PHASES OF THE MOON Full Moon .. .. May 11 at <.45 p.m. Last Quarter .. May 18 at 0.47 p.m. New Moon .. .. May 26 at 4.48 p.m. First Quarter .. June 3 at 9.26 a.m. HARD FROST The heaviest frost experiericed this year was recorded yesterday. Mild weather with uninterrupated sunshine followed. Records yesterday were:— Barometer—3o.l2. ' Maximum temperature—s 7. Minimum temp, on grass—22.4. Frost—9.6 degrees. Wind—Nil. Rainfall—Nil. Rainfall to date this year—B.ollns. Rainfall to date last year—lo.Bllns. Sunshine—B.ss hours. Sunshine to date this year—B3s.6hrs. Sunshine to date last year—77o.4hrs. IN OTHER CENTRES Geraldine: After a heavy frost yesterday was fine and sunny. , Temuka: Yesterday was fine' and sunny with a light easterly breeze. The maximum temperature was 55 degrees and the minimum 24. The glass was steady last evening. Dunedin: Yesterday was fine and mild with a maximum temperature of 58 degrees. There was a fair amount of sunshine and practically no wind. Pressure was steady throughout the day at 30.3 inches (1026 millibars).