WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS ” The Press ” Special Service WELLINGTON, June 17. 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 bs follows: Situation: an anti-cyclone covers the North Island. Pressure is low to the south of New Zealand. Forecast to 5 p.m.: moderate northerly winds. Weather fair to cloudy. Temperatures cool. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Moderate north-east winds. Weather overcast, with occasional showers. Temperatures cool. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather was fine and sunny yesterday, with a liight easterly breeze. The maximum temperature was 55 degrees. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was overcast with a light north-east breeze. The barometer, falling, registered 29.75 in (1008.5 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Monday, June 17:—
SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises, 8.1 a.m.; sets, 4.59 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 8.2 a.m.; sets, 4.59 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 7.8 a.m. and 7.32 p.m.; to-morrow, 7.55 a.m. and 8.18 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) • . 29.956 29.867 (millibars) . 1014.3 1011.4 Steady Falling Thermometer — Dry bulb . 34.1 53.7 Wet bulb 33.7 45.9 Maximum prev. 24 hours 51.1 __ Minimum prev. 24 hours 30.2 Minimum on grass 22.9 Maximum during day . —— 55.0 Humidity, per cent. 96 49 Wind . Calm E., Cloud (0-10) .. 1 Rain ,. Nil Nil 1946. 1945. Rainfall to date 13.47in 21.06in Observations taken at 1 a.m. to-day at “The Press” Office:— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (inches) 29.80 29.78 (millibars) 1009.1 1008.5 Falling. Rainfall for 24 hours ending 1 a.m. nil. SUNSHINE h. m. Yesterday .. 6 42 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 May .. 122 0 100 30 88 30. 111 24 June .. 115 30 144 24 103 18 •66 36 •To June 17
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Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24904, 18 June 1946, Page 4
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365WEATHER REPORT Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24904, 18 June 1946, Page 4
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