WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS “ The Press ’ Special Service WELLINGTON, June 18. The weather forecast for Canterbury Issued at 9 p.m., by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, and dealing with the 20 hours fallowing the time of issue, is as follows: • Situation: pressure is low to the south and south-east of the South Island. Forecast to 5 p.m.: moderate or fresh south-west winds. Weather fair but cold. WEST COAST The iorecast for the West Coast of the •South Island is:— Moderate variable winds. Weather fair to fine; temperatures cool.
CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER
The weather was fine and for the most part sunny yesterday with a light southwest wind. The maximum temperature was 54.4 degrees. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was overcast with a very light southeast breeze. The barometer, falling, registered 29.Slin (1012.9 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Tuesday, June 18:
SUN. MOON. AND TIDES Suu—To-day; Rises, 8.2 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, 7.55 a.m. and 8.19 p.m.; to-morrow. 8.42 a.m. and 9.2 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) . 29.752 29.845 (millibars)! . 1007.4 1010.6 Almost steady. Rising. Dry bulb . 43.4 50.1 Wet bulb 41.6 45.7 Maximum prav. 24 hours 55.0 Minimum prev. 24 hours 33.7 Minimum on grass . 30.2 Maximum during day 54.4 Humidity, per cent. 85 68 Wind . S.W. S.W. v. light fresh Rain ’ Nil 1946. 13.47in Nil Rainfall to date .. 21.Ilin Observations taken at 1 •The Press" Office:— a.m today at Barometer (inches) 9 p.m 29.92 1 a.m 29.91 (millibars) 1013.2 1012.9 Rainfall £or 24 hours ending Falling 1 a.m. nil. SUNSHINE h. m. Yesterday .. 3 6 1843. 1944 1945. 1946 h. m. h. m. h m n 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 *69 42 •To June 18
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Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24905, 19 June 1946, Page 6
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364WEATHER REPORT Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24905, 19 June 1946, Page 6
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