WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22516, 26 September 1938, Page 17

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS ITHE PRESS Special Service.] WELLINGTON. September 25. jhe weather forecast for Canterbury ,nd Marlborough, issued at 5 p.m. by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, and dealing with the 24 hours followjjjg the time of issue, is as follows: Light to moderate and variable uiads. weather fine. Cool night temperatures, with some light (round frosts and morning fogs, but mild day temperatures. Seas slight. / WEST COAST

4jje following is the forecast for *?West Coast of the South Island:— » Light to moderate and variable winds. Some scattered showers in southern areas, but the weather otherwise fine and mild; seas slight.

DOMINIOM The following is the Dominion forecast:—

A few isolated local showers probable, but the weather still generally One. Cool night temperatures, with some {round frosts and morning; fogs, but pleasant day temperatures. An anti-cyclone of moderate intensity extends from the north Tasman sea across New Zealand towards the Chatham Islands. The situation is still of a very settled type.

Winds —Light to moderate and. variable, south-easterlies predominating ever the North Island, and northerlies over the South Island. Seas (New Zealand waters)— Slight to moderate. Eastern Tasman Sea—Light to moderate winds, easterlies prevailing in the northern portion and north-westerlies in the southern portion. Seas, slight to moderate/.

CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather during the week-end in Christchureh -wras jlne with a clear sky in the mornings, clouding over slightly in the afternoons. Temperatures were moderate on both days, but turned to cool in the late afternoon, with a fresh breeze from the east At 1 o'clock this morning- the sky was overcast, and there was no wind. The temperature was 4? degrees, and the barometer, rising slightly, stood at 30JS5in. Meteorological observations taken at

IN OTHER PLACES . Auckland—ldeal weather prevailed ouring the week-end. The winds were light and variable. The maximum temperature on Sunday was 64 degrees The barometer reading" at 5 pan. was *>.oßin. . ■ Wellington—The weather was. .brilliantly 'fine throughout the weekend,, with continuous sunshine and mild temperatures. The winds-were very Ught, south-easterlies predominating. ' The minimum temperature on Friday . night was 45.6. the maximum on Saturday being 59.9. The minimum on Saturday night was 44.7. and the maximum on Sunday was 57.6. The barometer stood at 30.124!n at 3 p.m. ! • Dunedin—The weather on Saturday morning was rather cloudy, but the «y cleared, and there was.brigmv(sunshine in the afternoon. There was a . ught breeze from the north-east and temperatures were mild, the maximum wing 56 degrees. The barometer fell fughtly during the day, but rose to •0.28 inches at midnight. There was Wnshine on Sunday morning, but in toe afternoon the sky became overcast. i "jere was a light north-easterly breeze. Th.2 maximum temperature was 55 degrees, and the barometer was steady around 30.27 inches. ;; "X _- OFFICIAL REPORTS

SUN. MOON, TIDES

(Summer Timed . ■■ Sun—To-day: Rises. 6.1S a.m.: sets, 6.29 To-morrow. Rises. 841 *.m.: sets, 6.30 p.m.- (' ■ ■ Phases of Moon (or September First quarter, September a. 4.58 a.m. Full" moon, September 10, 7.38 a.m. last quarter, September 17, 2.42 p.m. New moon, September 24, 8.4 a.m. High tide at Xyttelton—To-day, 5.45 a.m. and. 6.14 p.m.; to-morrow,: 6.45 a.m. and 7.11 p.m.

the Magnetic Observatory Christchurch, on September 24 ■9 a.m. Barometer -. 30.222 Thermometer — Dry bulb .. 51.0 Wet bulb .. .. 48.6 Max. prev. 24 hours .. 59.6 : Min. prev. 24 hours .. 40.0 Max. in sun .. 119 Min. on grass v. 29.0 Max. during day .■. •' —- • •■ Humidity, per cent. .. 83 Wind ... .. S.W. moderate. Cloud (0-10* .. 3 Rain .. Nil 1938. 1937. Rainfall to date - 25.97in 18.04in Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christ-1 church, on September 25: 9 a.m. .. 30.207 Barometer .. ., Thermometer— l Dry bulb .. *$"■-. 48.9 / Wtet bulb .. .;-.', J «*«ax. prev. 24 hours Min. preW : 24 h» 0 .. 47.1 **& 4S.0 ■ Max. in sun J$. ;*> no Min. on grass . fe ,: 35.3 Max. during day r •. — - - Humidity, ner cent. .;. 80 Wind •.. S.W. light Cloud (0-10) .. 3 Rain ., ... .. Nil 1938. 1937. Rainfall to date. ? 25.97in 18.10in Observations taken up to 1 a.m. on 1 September 26, at "The Press" Office: — I 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer .; . 30.25 30.25 steady Thermometer .47 47 Rainfall for 24 hours 1 ended 1 ajn. nil Rainfall for Sept., 1938 1.44in Rainfall for Sept.. 1937 2.32in Rainfall for Sept. 1936 2.40in , SUNSHINE (Magnetic Observatory Records.) h. m.' ..4 45 . Saturday morning -'* Saturday afternoon .'.-" 3 10 Yesterday morning .. 3 0 Yesterday afternoon .. 1 49 Total ..12 40 1935. 1836. 1937. 1838. Jan. .. 213 41 190 36 230 38 IBS 15 Jeb. .. - 156 6 133 48 199 18 173 36 Mar. .. 163 0 192 54 121 0 135 50 April „ 132 24 12S 54 157 12 ,75 35 May .. 121 38 ISO.30 135 6 183 6 June .. 72 S 122 12 92 54 111 12 July .. us 12 126 54 153 36 109 48 Aug. .. 171 24 133 o 133 42 159 7 Sept. .. 174 42 194 24 130 13 *122 45 ' Total 1314 58 1377 18 " 1539 42 *1263 14 •To September 25.

Cape Maria van Diemen;' S., fresh, fairly clear; ■ • ,. slight swell 30,09 60 Auckland, S.S.E.. gentle. clear 30.06 63 «ut Cape, S.. moderate* fairly clear, moderate _, swell 30.05 57 Cisborne, S.S.E., fresh, fairly clear, smooth sea' 30.12 58 «-*Pe Egmont, gentle, clear, a. moderate swell ««pier, N.E., light, clear, 30.10 58 __ smooth sea 30.06 60 iwtnganui, S.W., light, clear, smooth sea 30.15 50 Wttewell Spit, NJNT.W., gentle, clear, smooth «*"5 ea 30.15 53 , atephen Island, calm, '■ fc. .clear, smooth sea 30.16 53 IT r eUington, S.S.E., gentle. - c clear, slight swell 30.12 30.14 ■ 55 54 v-anipDe-ii, a., ngnt, clear, calm sea

Greymouth, S., gentle, fairly dear, considerable swell ii;„v 30.16 57 Akaroa Lighthouse, S.W.. light, overcast, smooth sea • 30.21 51 Bluff. N/W., gentle, cloudy 30.20 54 Puysegur Point, N;W., light, fairly' clear. rough sea 30.19 54 Chatham Islands, N.W-, light, overcast, smooth sea 30.15 58 Sydney. B.N.S.. light, fairly clear '.'■.< J :V." - : .'- 30.21 66 Hobart, N.W..; mddMate, fairly .clear ;•■•:, ;- : -' .. 29.97 62