WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS " The Press ” Special Service WELLINGTON,‘June 16. 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: an anti-cyclone is centred over the Tasman Sea and extends over New Zealand. Pressure is low to the south. The forecast is for moderate variable winds, north-westerlies predominating inland and north-easterlies on the coast. Weather fair, apart from isolated showers above Banks Peninsula. Temperatures cold. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is: Moderate westerly winds. Weather cloudy and cold, with scattered showers, chiefly in the south. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The week-end in Christchurch was fine •nd mild, with bright sunshine after light morning frosts. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was overcast and there was a light north-east breeze. The barometer, at 29.95 inches (1014.2 millibars), was falling.
SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Hises, 8.1 a.m.; sets, 4.59 To-morrow: Rises, 8.1 a.m.; sets, 4.59 High 'water at Lyttelton—To-day, 6.18 a.m. and 6.44 pm.; to-morrow, 7.8 a.m. and 7.32 p.m. Phases of Moon Full moon, June 15, 6.12 am. Last quarter, June 23, 1.12 am. New me on, June 29, 4.6 pm.
Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Sunday, June 16:— 9 a.m. Barometer (inches) 30.119 (millibars) 1020.0 Rising ThermometerDry bulb 38.5 Wet bulb 37.5 Maximum pjrev. 24 hours 50.6 Minimum prev. 24 hours 36.4 Minimum on grass 28.8 Humidity, per cent. 91 Wind Calm Cloud (0-10) 1 Rain . • . nil. 1946.’ * 1945. Rainfall to date .. 13.47in 20.91in Observations taken at 1 a.m. to-day at •The Press” Office:— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (inches) 30.05 29.95 (millibars) 1017.6 1014.2 Falling Rainfall for 48 hours ending 1 a.m. nil. • SUNSHINE h. m. Saturday .. 7 18 Yesterday .. 7 18 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 12 223 16 March .. 209-40 163 20 267 20 136 12 April .. 190 28 103 40 116 54 130 20 Mav .. 122 0 100 30 88 30 111 24 June .. 115 30 144 24 103 18 •59 54 •To June 16.
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Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24903, 17 June 1946, Page 4
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371WEATHER REPORT Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24903, 17 June 1946, Page 4
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