WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23969, 9 June 1943, Page 2

WEATHER REPORT

* OFFICIAL FORECASTS "The Press' Special Service WELLINGTON, June 3, The weather forecast toi Canterbury l=:uerJ at 5 p.m by the Meteorological Office. Wellington, and dealing with the 24 hours following time of issue 13 as f 'lious:— Fresh nuitli-ucstciTy to westerly ■winds. .Scattered showers in the Alps, but weather fair elsewhere, lent pent tu res made rate. WEST COAST The telecast for the West Coast of ;he South Island Is:— Fresh north-westerly to westerly winds. Weather changeable. with passing showers. Temperatures cool. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather was fine yesterday, with sunshine and passing cloud-. There was fi light north-east breeze. The maximum temperature was 50.5 degrees. At 1 o’clock this morions the sky was clear, and a light north-cast breeze was »bluwltiK. The barcmrtsr, falling, registered 29.85 indies (1014.2 millibars). Meteordlogical observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, en Tuesday, June 8: 9 a.m. 3 p.m Barometer (inches! .. 29.973 29,367 (millibars) .. 1015.1 1011.2 - Falling Falling slowly Thermometer— Dry bulb .. .. 48.8 55.8 Wet bulb .. .. 47.9 51,6 Maximum prev. 24 hours 51.3 Minimum prev. 24 hours 48.0 Minimum on, grass .. 45.3 Maximum during day .. Humidity, per cent. ..92 72 Wind .. .. N.E., E.N.E., v. It. It Cloud (0-10) .. ..1 6 Rain .. .. .. trace nil 1943. 1942 Rainfall to date .. .. 9.22 in 14.03 in Observations taken up to 1 a.m. to-day at "The Press” Office:— 9 n.m. 1 a.m Barometer (millibars) .. 1014.6 1014 2 (inches) .. 29.96 29.95 Falling Rainfall for 24 hours ended at 1 a.m. .. nil. SUNSHINE hj m Yesterday .. 5 24 1940 1941 1942 1943 hj m hj. m. hj. m hj m Jah .. 202 10 247 35 138 59 197 47 Feb, .. 221 19 222 42 144 13 187 21 Mar, .. 224 25 171 30 154 35 209 49 Anri] ~ 137 40 158 20 183 0 190 28 May 119 12 160 30 117 0 122 31 June .. 136 0 117 0 119 55 *25 13 *To June B.' SUN, MOON. AND TIDES (Summer Time) Sun—To-day: Rises, 7.57 a.m.; sets, 5 p.m Tomorrow: Rises, 7.57 a.m.; sets, 5 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 9.26 a.rn. and 9.41 p.m.; to-morrow, 10,6 a.m. and 10.23 p.m. Phases of Mdon for June New muon. June 3. 10.33 JiJn.- ■ First quarter, June 11, 2,35 p.m. Full moon, JUne 18, 5.14 jj.nV. Last quarter, June 25, 6.8 a.m.