WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS “ The Press * Special Service WELLINGTON, June 28. 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, centred north-east of the North Island is moving slowly south-eastwards. An anticyclone is located south of Tasmania. The forecast is for moderate winds from a southerly quarter, with occasional showers about and north of Banks Peninsula. Weather improving elsewhere, though still rather cloudy and cold. The forecast for the°West Coast of the South Island is:— Moderate easterly to south-easterly winds. Weather fine and rather mild. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather in Christchurch yesterday Was cool, with intermittent showers. At 1 o'clock this morning the sky was oVercast, and there was a fresh south-west wind. The barometer at 29.99 Inches (1015.6 millibars) was rising. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory. Christchurch, on Friday, June 28:—
•To June 28. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises. 8.3 a.m.; sets. .5.2 p.m. To-morrow: Rises. 8.3 a.m.; sets, 5.2 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 3.43 a.m. and 4.15 p.m.; to-morrow. 4.40 a.m. and 5.14 p.m. Phases of Moon New moon. June 29. 4.6 p.m. First quarter, July 6, 5,15 p.m. Full moon, July 14, 9.22 p.m. Last quarter, July 22, 7.52 a.m New moon. July 28. 11.53 p.m.
9 a.m i p.m Barometer (inches) 29.886 29.898 (millibars) 1012.0 1012.4 Rising. Steady ThermometerDry bulb 46.4 46.1 Wet bulb 46.0 45.5 Maximum prev. 24 hours 51.0 — Minimum prev. 24 hours 44.8 — Minimum on grass 44.8 — Maximum during day . — 46.9 Humidity, per cent. 97 95 Wind S.W., S.W.. fresh fresh. Cloud (0-10) .. • 10 10 Kain * * * .84in ,21m 1946. 194o Rainfall to date 14.98in 21.50in Observations taken at 1 a.m to-dav at "The Press” Office:— 9 p.m. 1 a.m Barometer (inches) 29.95 29.99 (millibars) 1014.2 1015.6 Rainfall for 24 hours ending Rising 1 a.m. 42in SUNSHINE h. m. Yesterday .. 0 0 1943. 1944. 1945. 1946 h. m. h. m h. m. n. m Jan. .. 194 47 224 45 181 54 251 £2 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 •93 0
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Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24914, 29 June 1946, Page 6
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391WEATHER REPORT Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24914, 29 June 1946, Page 6
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