WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22510, 19 September 1938, Page 15

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS

[THE PRESS Special Service.] WELLINGTON, September 18. The weather forecast for Canterbury and Marlborough, Issued at 5 p.m, by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, and dealing with the 24 hours following the time o issue, is as follows: Moderate to strong south-west-erly winds. Weather mainly fair to fine, but somewhat changeable, with occasional showers probable. Temperatures cool. Seas rather rough, with a considerable southerly swell. WEST COAST The following is the forecast for the West Coast of the South Island:— Strong but decreasing southwesterly winds. Weather mainly fine and cool, but occasional passing showers probable. Sea rough, but moderating. DOMINION ' The following is the Dominion forecast:— Weather rather squally and changeable, with occasional ■ showers in most districts, but improving during to-morrow. Temperatures cool. A very deep depression crossed the Dominion last night, and pressure Is now rising rapidly with the advance of anti-cyclone across the Tasman ■ sea.. Winds—Fresh to strong southwesterlies prevailing, reaching gale force in exposed positions, but decreasing to-morrow. Seas (New Zealand waters) —Very rough between East Cape and Banks Peninsula and north of Farewell Spit; elsewhere rather rough to rough, but seas moderating gradually. Eastern Tasman Sea—Strong south-westerly winds to gales, and very rough seas, but wind and seas gradually decreasing. CHRISTCHURCH " WEATHER The weather in Christchurch during the week-end was changeable. Conditions were fine and sunny Saturday afternoon, but a south-west, storm arose in the early part of the evening, and heavy rain, accompanied by a strong wind, fell during the evening. The sky cleared again yesterday, when there was a bright sun and a cold wind. The evening, was cold arid the sky was clear. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was clear, and there .was no wind. The temperature was 41 degrees, ' and the barometer, was steady at 29.75 inches. Meteorological observations, taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on September 17:— 9 a.m. Barometer .. • • 29.440 Falling" Thermometer — Dry bulb 62.5 Wet bulb - .. ... • • 51.6 . Maximum previous 24 hours 62.5 Minimum previous 24 hours 44.4 Maximum in sun ■ • 104 Minimum on grass •• 31 •» Maximum during day ' Humidity, per cent. .. .- 41 wtod •• •• S.Cloud (0-10) .. .. Rain nil B Th's ll y?ar‘ U "“ - • • 25-Mi” Meteorological observations, taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on September 18: ,4- , v a jr. Barometer v R^ 3 g 9 Thermometer — ... Dry bulb. ... •• ** 40!? Maximum previous 24 hows 67.5 Minimum previous 24 hours 42.0 Maximum in sun .- •• "5 . Minimum on grass .. . Maximum during day •• . Humidity, per cent. •• Wind .. - gale. ClOUd (0-10) .. •• ** Sgg Rain • • •* ** I® date .. 25.97 in This year .. " .. ly.lOin Last year .. •• Observations taken uptol September 19. at “The Press Barometer ... •• 29 - 75 st eady Thermometer , 4,1 41 Rainfall . tor -** * our » . >s4in ended • ■, -1 noo - i 44in Rainfall for Sept., 1938 Rainfall for Sept., 1937 } Rainfall lor Sept.. 1936 SUNSHINE (Magnetic Observatory Records^ Saturday morning | Jj* Saturday afternoon •• • S Yesterday morning ..2 so Yesterday .. ~ Total .. •• 16 30

IN OTHER PLACES

. Auckland —Boisterous weather ruled at the week-end. The weather was fine, with a fresh wind on .Saturday until the evening, when there was a thunderstorm with hail. At night the weather was unsettled, with heavy rain squalls and a westerly wind, at times of gale force. On Sunday the unsettled weather continued, with a fresh to strong south-south-west wind. The maximum temperature was 67 degrees. The barometer fell steadily until early on Sunday morning, when it recovered, the reading at 5 p.m. being 29.25 inches. Wellington—Early, on Saturday morning the weather, was overcast, with occasional rain, but from the middle of the morning onwards there was broken cloud with intermittent sunshine. A strong north-west wind blew. Heavy rain fell during Saturday night. The wind turned to the south about 5. a.m., and 1 although ■ it was gradually •‘moderating it was still strong oh Sunday afternoon. There were some showers on Sunday; mornj ing, but the afternoon was,-.fine and sunny. The.-maximum temperature on Saturday was 58.4 degrees. On Sat” urday night the.minimum temperature was 40.5 degrees. The, maximum on Sunday was 49.0 degrees, and at d p.m. on Sunday the temperature was 47.8 degrees, and the barometer recorded 29.47 inches. '' . Dunedin—’The weathea was fine and sunny on both Saturday, morning and Sunday morning, but on each day conditions in t he , a J terno ° l ?- S? Saturday the sky clouded over in the late afternoon, «nd a light shower fell towards evening. The maximum temperature was 81 degree. The barometer fell throughout Saturday, and continued -o fall till early on Sunday morning, when it began to_ rise again, having been ’as low as 29.30 inches. Yesterday’s maximum temperature was 56 degrees, a cold south-west wind tempering the heat in the morning. There was a hail shower in the afternoon.'

OFFICIAL REPORTS

SUN, MOON, TIDES

Sun—To-day: Rise*, 5.98 a.m.; sets, 5.51 p.m. To-morrow: Rises. 5.54 a.m.; sets. 5.53 p.m. Phases of Moon for September First quarter. September 2, 4.56 ami. Full moon, September 10, 7.38 a.m. Last.quarter, September 17, 2.42 pun. New moon, September 24, 8.4 a.m. High Tide at Lyttelton —To-day, 11.26 a.m. and 11.53 p.m.; to-morrow, 10.31 ami. and 12.20 pan.

1035. 1936. 1937. 1938. 213 48 190 36 230 36 192 19 158 8 132 48 199 18 173 36 183 0 192 54 121 0 135 90 April Mjjy .. 132 24 121 3? 72 8 125 54 150 36 122 12 157 12 135 6 92 54 75 35 183 6 111 12 .. iia 12 126 54 153 36 109 48 Aug. Sept. .. 171 24 174 42 133 0 192 24 133 42 130 18 159 7 •77 40 Total 1314 58 1377 18 1539 42 *1209 56 •To September 18.

Station. Wind. Weather. Cape Maria' van Diemen, S.W, gale, hazy, very ■Bar.Ther rough sea Auckland, W.S.W., high 29.94 55 wind, passing showers East Cape, W.S.W., gentle breeze, cloudy, mod. 29.70 55 Gisborne, S.W.’,’, strong .. breeze, cloudy, smooth 20.42 56 ' sea . 29.44 55 Cape Egmont, W., gale, ' passing clouds, very 29.57 54 rough sea Napier, S.W., high wind, overcast, smooth sea Wanganui, W.S.W., slight breeze, raining, heavy 29.43 56 . swell Farewell Spit, S.W., strong breeze, passing clouds, 29.50 50 rough sea Stephen Island, S.E., fresh breeze, overcast, mod. 29.47 55 swell Wellington, S., strong breeze, passing clouds, 29.52 46 very rough sea Cape Campbell, S.S.W., high wind, squally, very 29.47 48 rough sea Greymouth, S., gale, hazy, 29.46 49. heavy sea Akaroa Lighthouse, S.W., high wind, blue sky, 29.54 53 rough sea 29.47 46 Bluff, W., fresh breeze Puysegur Point, S.W., 29.60 48 mod. breeze, cloudy. mod. swell Chatham Islands, N., mod.. 29.59 48 cloudy, mod. swell .. Sydney, E., gentle breeze, 29.91 56 overcast Hobart, S.W., slight breeze. 30.18 62 overcast * .. 30.06 55