WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22518, 28 September 1938, Page 19

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS I*HI PRESS Special Service.) WELLINGTON, September 27. The weather forecast for Canterbury and Marlborough, issued at 5 p.xn. by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, and dealing with the 24 hours following the time of issue, is as follows: Light to moderate and variable winds, north-easterlies predominating in coastal areas and northwesterlies inland. Weather fair to fine. Temperatures milder. Seas slight to moderate. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Moderate northerly winds, freshening gradually. Weather cloudy with scattered rains, more especially In the southern areas. Temperatures mild. Seas slight to moderate. but rising. DOMINION The forecast for the Dominion is;—

Fine generally at first. Clouding over to-morrow, however, in southern Westland and the far south, and scattered rains gradually developing. Cool night tonight, but temperatures warmer tomorrow. Pressure is very uniform over the Dominion, an anti-cy-clone lying centrally over it. A depression covers south-eastern Australia.

Winds—Light to moderate and variable at first with south-easterlies predominating over the North Island and northerlies over the South, Northerlies gradually extending northward however, and later freshening about and south of Cook Strait. Seas (New Zealand waters)— Slight to moderate generally, but rising tomorrow in the far south-west and south. Eastern Tasman Sea—Northerly winds prevailing.' light to moderate in the northern portion with slight tc jnod€rate seas. Moderate to strong in the southern portion with rising seas CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER There was intermittent sunshine in Christchurch yesterday and a cold easterly wind. The maximum temperature during the day was 52.8 degrees. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was cloudy and there was a ngm easterly wind. The temperatore was 48 degrees and the barometer was steady at 30.23 in. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on September 27: _ ■ 9 a.m. 5 p.m. Barometer .. .. 30.263 30,188 Falling Falling _ , slowly, slowly. Thermometer—

taken utr September 28, at "The- Press” Office:— „ , 8 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer _ .. 30.25 30.23

IN OTHER PLACES

Auckland—Fine weather with a light and variable wind was experienced during yesterday. The maximum temperature was 63 degrees. The barometer was fairly steady, with the reading at 5 p.m. 30.15 inches. Wellington—There was light rain on Monday evening, and a brief shower yesterday morning, but otherwise the weather has been fair to fine, with a light south-east breeze and moderate temperatures. The maximum temperature yesterday was 56.6 degrees, and the minimum on Monday night 50.1 degrees. At 3 p.m. yesterday the temperature was 54.1 degrees, and the barometer 30.195 inches.

Dunedin—The sun shone yesterday from a cloudless sky, but there was a keen north-east breeze, which kept the maximum temperature down to 56 degrees. The barometer fell to 30.25 inches, where it remained steady.

OFFICIAL REPORTS

SUN, MOON, TIDES (Summer Time.) Sun—To-day: Rises, 6.9 a.m.; sets, 6.32 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 6.7 a.m.; sets. 6,33 p.m. Phases of Moon for September First quarter, September 2. 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 Lyttelton—To-day, 7.43 a.m. and 8.10 p.m.; to-morrow, 8.38 a.m. and 9.0 p.m.

Dry bulb 51.4 51.2 Wet bulb 47.6 47.1 Max. prev. 24 hours 51.9 Min. prev. 24 hours 36.2 _ Max. in sun # 88 104 Min. on grass 23.9 Max. during day 52.8 Humidity per cent. 73 71 Wind - E.N.E. E. mod. fresh. Cloud (0-10) . 4 6 Rain .. mm nil nil 1938. 1937. Rainfall to date 25.97in IS.lOin

steady. Thermometer .. . 49 48 Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. nil Rainfall Rainfall for Sept., 1938 1.44in for Sept. 1937 2.35in Rainfall for Sept, 1936 2.55in SUNSHINE (Magnetic Observatory Records.). h. Yesterday morning .. 4 30 ■Yesterday afternoon .. 4 40 Total .. 9 10 Jan. 1935. 1936. l537. 1938. 213 48 190 36 230 36 192 15 Feb. 156 6 132 48 199 18 173 30 Mar. 163 0 192 54 121 0 135 50 April 132 24 125 54 157 12 75 35 May 121 36 150 36 135 6 183 6 June 72 6 122 12 92 54 111 12 July 118 12 126 54 153 36 109 48 Aug. . . 171 24 133 0 133 42 162 36 Sept. 174 42 194 24 130 18 •133 35 Total 1314 58 1377 18 1539 42 •To September 27. *1177 33

Station. Wind. Weather. Bar, Ther Norfolk Island, E.S.E., gentle. fairly clear, slight swell 30.15 64 Cape Maria van Diemen, S.W., light, blue sky, smooth sea 30.15 62 Auckland, S.E., gentle, fairly clear 30.15 62 East Cape, S., moderate, showery, rough sea .. 30.12 56 Gisborne, S., gentle, cloudy, slight swell 30.20 56 Chateau Tongariro, N.E., light, blue sky _ ■ Cape Egmont, S.S.E., moderate, blue sky, rough sea 30.15 58 Napier, E.S.E., light drizzle, slight swell 30.21 59 Wanganui, S.S.W., gentle, blue sky, slight swell 30.24 52 Farewell Spit, E.S.E., gentle, fairly clear, smooth sea 30.22 57 Stephen Island, N.W., light, blue sky, smooth sea 30.24 53 Wellington. S.S.E., gentle, blue sky. slight swell 30.20 54 Cape Campbell. S., light, blue sky, slight swell 30,19 55 Westport, W„ gentle, blue sky, slight swell 30.22 57 Greymouth. W.S.W., light, ’ blue sky, moderate swell 30.34 58 Akaroa Lighthouse, N.E., moderate, fairly clear, slight swell 30.18 50 Nugget Point, E., gentle, hazy, slight swell 30.17 53 Bluff, E.N.E.. light, fairly clear, smooth sea 30.13 54 Puysegur Point, N.. strong, overcast, mod. swell 30.11 55 Chatham Islands. E.S.E., high, cloudy, moderate swell 30.18 54 Sydney, N.W., gentle, overcast 29.92 72 Hobart, S.E., light, fairly dear .. 20.74 07