WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24898, 11 June 1946, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS “ The Press " Special Service WELLINGTON, June 10, 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 deep depression is moving southwards across the North Island. Forecast to 5 p.m.: fresh to strong easterly to north-easterlv winds. Weather dull, with intermittent rain; some heavy falls likely about and north of Banks Peninsula later in the day. Temperatures moderate. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Moderate south-westerly winds gradually prevailing. Weather cloudy and showery. Temperatures moderate. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather yesterday was overcast With a moderate north-east breeze. The maximum temperature was 53.1 degrees. At 1 o'clock this morning the weather was 6vercast and showery, with a light north-east breeze. The barometer, falling sharply, registered 29.45 inches (997.3 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Monday, June 10:

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises, 7.58 a.m.; sets, 4.59 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 7.59 a.m.; sets, 4.59 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 1.52 a.m. and 2.20 p.m.; to-morrow, 2.36 a.m. and 3.2 p.m. Phases of Moon Full moon, June 15, 6.12 a.m. Last quarter, June 23, 1.12 a.m. New Moon, June 29, 4.6 p.m.

9 a.m. 3 p m Barometer (inches) 29.720 29.616 (millibars) 1006.4 1002.8 Falling. Falling rapidly. Thermometer— Dry bull 50.1 52.3 wet bulb 48.1 50.1 Maximum prev. 24 hours 50.1 Minimum prev. 24 hours 32.7 —— Minimum on grass 34.3 — Maximum during day . 53.1 Humidity, per cent. 86 85 Wind E.N.E., E.N.E., light mod. Cloud (0-10) 10 10 Rain nil. .03in 1946. 1945. Rainfall tc date 13.28in 20.05in Observations taken at 1 a.m. to-day at •The Press" Office:— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (inches) 29.51 29.45 (millibars) 999.3 997.3 Falling Rainfall for 24 hours ending 1 a.m. SUNSHINE .07in Yesterday—Nil. 1946. 1943. 1944. 1945. h. m. h. m. h. m. h. m. Jan 194 47 224 45 181 54 251 32 Feb. ‘' 187 21 169 44 143 12 223 16 March .. 209 40 163 20 267 20 136 12 Apyj] 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 10.