WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23976, 17 June 1943, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS " The Press ” Special Service WELLINGTON. June IG. The weather forecast for Canterbury Issued at 5 p.m. by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, and dealing with the 24 hours following the time of issue is as follows: Moderate south-easterly winds. Weather dull and misty, with inter, znlttent drizzle and rain. Temperatures colder. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is;— Moderate to fresh easterly winds. Weather overcast, with further rain but Improving slowly. Temperatures cool. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather was overcast yesterday morning and steady rain set in during the afternoon. There was a light southwest wind. At 1 o'clock this morning it was raining and a fresh south-west wind was blowing. The barometer was steady at 30.00 inches (1015.9 millibars), Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch on Wednesday, June IS: — 9 a.m. Barometer (inches) .. 20.945 (millibars) .. .. 1034.1 Falling. Thermometer— Dry bulb .. .. .. 42.3 Wet bulb .. .. .. 41.9 Maximum previous 24- hours .. 48,3 Minimum previous 24 hours .. 32.0 Minimum on grass .. .. 32.0 Humidity, per cent. .. .. OR Wind .. .. .. W.S.W., lieht. Cloud (0-10) .. .. .. 0 Bain .. .. .. .. .08 in 1943 1942. Rainfall to date .. 9.30 in 14.04 in Observations taken up to 1 a.m. to-day at "The Press” Office;— 0 D.m. 1 a.m Barometer (millibars) .. 1015.9 1015.9 (inches) .. 30.00 30.00 Steady. Rainfall for 24 hours ended at X a.m. .. .. ,50in SUNSHINE

SUN. MOON, AND TIDES (Summer Time) Sun—To-day: Rises, 8.1 a.m.; sets, 4.59 p.m To-morrow: Rises, 8,1 a.m.; sets. 4.53 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 2.54 a.m. and 3.22 p.m.: to-morrow, 3.43 a.m. and 4.15 p.m. Phases of Moon for June Firs 4 quarter, June 11. 2.35 p.m. Full moon, June 18, 5.14 p.m. Last quarter, June 25, 8.8 a.tn.

h. m Yesterday .. 0 0 1940. i941. 1942, 1943 h. m. h. m. h. m. h. m Jan. 202 10 247 35 138 59 197 47 Feb. 221 15 222 42 144 13 187 21 Mar. 224 25 171 30 154 35 209 49 April 137 40 156 20 163 0 ISO 23 May 119 12 160 30 117 0 122 31 June 136 0 117 0 119 55 •58 46 •To June 16.