WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23967, 7 June 1943, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS “ The Press ” Special Service WELLINGTON. June 6, The weather forecast for Canterbury Issued at 3 p.m by the Meteorological Office. Wellington, and dealing with the 24 hours following the time of Issue is as follows: Moderate southerly winds predominating. Weather cloudy and cool, with some scattered drizzle or rain, but Improving. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South fsland Is:— Moderate variable winds. Weather fair. Temperatures moderate. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather In Christchurch over the week-end was cold and overcast. Rain set In yesterday and continued In heavy showers In the evening. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was overc/st and there was a light wind from the south-west. The barometer at 30.00 Inches (1015.9 millibars) was rising. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Sunday, June 6:— 9 a.rn. Barometer (Inches) .. 29.785 (millibars) .. .. 1003.6 Rising ThermometerDry bulb 43.0 Wet bulb 44,3 Maximum prev. 24 hours .. 55.0 Minimum prev. 24 hours .. 44.0 Minimum on grass .. .. 40.0 Humidity, per cent. .. ..94 Wind .. .. , .. S.W.. light Clbud (0-10) 10 Rain . * .. .. trace 1043 1942 Rainfall to date .. .. 8.91 in 14.03 in Observations taken up to 1 a m to-day at ‘The Press" Office;— 9 p.m. 1a m Barometer (millibars) .. 1009.1 1013.0 (Inches) .. 29.80 30.00 Falling Rainfall for 48 hours ended at 1 a.m. .. .281n SUNSHINE hj. m. Saturday .. ~ 0 8 Yesterday .. .. 0 0 1040 1941. 1042 1043 hmhm. hj m hj m Jan. .. 202 10 247 35 138 59 197 47 Feb.. 221 15 222 42 144 13 187 21 Mar .. 224 23 171 30 184 35 209 49 Anri] .. 137 40 156 20 183 0 190 28 May .. 119 12 160 30 117 0 122 June .. 136 0 117 0 119 55 *l9 44 ♦To June 6. SUN. MOON, AND TIDES (Summer Time) Sun—To-day; Rises, 7.53 a.m.; sets, 5 pm To-morrow: Rises, 7.50 a. m.;*sets. 5 p.m High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 7.38 a.m. and 8.19 p.m,; to-morrow, 8.43 1 a.m. and 9.2 p.m. 1 Phases ol Moon for June New moon, June 3, 10 33 a m. First quarter, June 11, 2.35 p.m. Full moon. June 18, 5 14 p.m Last quarter. June 25. 8.8 a.m.