WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24896, 8 June 1946, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS - The Press " Special Service WELLINGTON, June 7. Tpe weather forecast for Canterbury, issued at 9 p.m. by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, and dealing with the 20 hours following the time of issue, is as follows: Situation: an intense anti-cyclone covers New Zealand. Forecast to 5 p.m : light, variable winds, northeasterlies prevailing on the coast. Weather fine, though cold. WEST COAST The torecagi tor the West Coast oi the South Island is:— Moderate easterly winds, tending te north-easterijt tVeaiber fine, with moderate day temperatures. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER After a frost of 15.1 degrees yesterday msraing, the weather was fine and ealm The maximum temperature was 52.1 degrees. At 1 o'clock this morning the sky wfs almost cfear and the wind was a very light norti*rfvester|y. The barometer at 30.37 in (1023.4 millibars), was steady. Observations taken at I a.m. to-day at “The Press’* Office:—

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Son— To?4ay: Rises, 7-sfi g.m-» fts, 6 p.m To-morrow: Rises. 7.57 a.m.; sets, 5 p.m. ’ High wafer at Lyttelton—To-day, 11.50 a.m arid p.m.; tb-morrow, 12.14 a.m. and 12.46 p.m. Phases of Moon First quarter. Jijne 7, 4.6 a.m. Full moep, June 15, 6.18 a.m. Last quarter, June 23, 1.12 a.m. New moon, June 29, 4.6 p.m.

Barometer (inches) 9 pm 30.3V 1028.4 1 p.m 30.37 1028.4 Steady. (millibars) Manual 1 for 24 feours ending I a.m. bIL SUNSHINE n. m. Yesterday 1944. .. 8 36 1943. 1945. 1946. b- n»h- m. h- m. B. m Jan. 194 47 224 45 181 54 251 32 223 16 Feb. 187 21 169 44 143 12 March 209 40 163 20 267 29 136 12 April 190 28 122 0 103 40 116 54 130 20 May ioo 30 88 30 111 24 June 115 30 144 24 103 18 *23 36 ' *To June 7.