CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER
The weather was fine but mostly cloudy yesterday, with a light northeast breeze. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was overcast and a moderate [' north-east wind was blowing. .The barometer was steady at 29.93 in ' • (1013.5 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on Wednesday, August 6;— 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Barometer (millibars) .. 1010.2 1012.9 (inches) .. 30.021 29.912 • Almost Falling steady ThermometerDry bulb .. .. 45.4 51.7 Wet bulb ... .. 43.0 48.0 Maximum prev. 24 hours 46.6 Minimum prev. 24 hours 33.0 Minimum on grass .1 28.8 Humidity, per cent. .. 81 61 Wind .. .. •• E.N.8., E., light light Cloud (0-10) .. ..8 9 Rain .. .. •• nil nil * , 1941. 1940. Rainfall to date .. 17 96in 18J9lr Observations taken up to .1 a.m. on August 7, at “The Press” Office:— 9 p.m. la.m. Barometer (millibars) 1013.5 1013.5 (inches) 29.93 29.93 Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. nil SUNSHINE (Magnetic Observatory Records) hj. m. yesterday morning .. 0 30 Yesterday afternoon .. 0 15 Total ... . .. 0 45 , 1938.. 1939.: 1940. 1941. 1 hj. m. hj. m. hj. m. hj. m. Jan. .. 192 12 238 8 202 10 239 20 Feb. .. 173 38 192 8 212 15 224 22 March .. 148 34 158 6 224 25 171 30 April ~ 84 24 . 186 36 137 40 156 20 May !. 183 8 155 18 119 12 160 30 June .. 11l 12 102 18 138 0 117 0 Jujjr .. 109 48 93 30 132 30 128 30 Aug. •• 162 36 117 0 141 0 *l7 50 •To August 6. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES '(Summer Time) Sun—To-day: Rises, 7.36 a.m.; sets, 5.55 To-morrow; Rises, 7.35 a.m.; sets, 5.56 -■ ■_ p.m.
■ Phases ot Moon for August Full moon; August 7, 5.8 p.m. Last quarter:, August 15* 1.10 p-m. New moon: August 23. 6.4 a m. First quarter: August 30, 1.34 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton.—To-day, 3.45 a.m. and 4.15 p.m.; to-morrow, ,4.39 i, a.m. and 5.8 p.m.
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Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23401, 7 August 1941, Page 6
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