WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24897, 10 June 1946, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS •* The Press " Special Service WELLINGTON, June 9. The 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: a complex depression in the north-eastern Tasman Sea is moving southwards, as the recent anticyclone moves away eastwards. The forecast is for north-easterly winds, becoming strong at times during the day near the coast; elsewhere moderate to fresh. Weather overcast, with some rain developing in the Alps during the day and spreading to the plains towards evening. Temperatures moderate. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Winds becoming fresh to strong north-easterlies. Weather dull, with rain developing and becoming heavy for a time later in the day. Moderate temperatures. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER '.fter a frost of 16.8 degrees, Saturday Was fine and sunny. Yesterday there was a frost of 11.3 degrees, and the city remained shrouded in fog until the early afternoon. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was overcast andi there was a fresh north-east wind. 1 The barometer at 29.95 inches (1014.2 millibars) was falling. Meteorological observatiohs taken at th? Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Sunday, June 9:— 9 a.m.

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun— To-day: Rises, 7.57 a.m.; sets, 4.59 To-morrow: Rises, 7.58 aan.; sets, 4.59 High 3 water at Lyttelton—To-day, 1.4 a.m. and 1.34 p.m.; to-morrow. 1.52 a.m. and 2.20 p.m. Phases of Moon First quarter, June 7. 4.6 a.m. Full moon, June lE, 6.12 a.m. Last quarter, June 23, 1.12 a.m. New moon. June 29, 4.6 p.m.

Barometer (inches) (millibars) .. 30.317 .. 1026.6 Falling slowly ThermometerDry bulb > Wet bulb 34.0 33.8 Maximum prev. 24 hours 51.7 Minimum prev. 24 hours 26.8 Minimum on grass 20.7 Maximum during day —— Humidity, per cent. 98 Wind Calm., Cloud (0-10) 10 Rain ' - - • - • nil. 1946. 1945. Rainfall to date 13.28 in 19.96in Observations taken at 1 aun. to-day at •The Press” Office: — 9 p.m i a m Barometer (inches) 30.05 29.95 (millibars) 1017.6 1014.2 Falling Bainfall for 48 hours ending i a ,m. -• SUNSHINE h. m. Saturday 6 0 Yesterday . x12 1943. 1944. 1945. 1946. h. m. h. m. h. m. h. m. Jan 194 47 224 45 181 54 251 32 Feb. 187 21 169 44 143 12 267 20 223 16 Marcy, . 209 40 163 20 136 12 April • 190 28 103 40 116 54 130 20 May 122 0 100 30 88 30 111 24 June .. 115 30 144 24 103 18 *30 48 ♦To June 9.