CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 24001, 16 July 1943, Page 4

CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER

i The weather yesterday was fine but : .' • mostly overcast, with a light north-east • • breeze. The maximum temperature was ~"*'. 47.6 degrew. At 1 o'clock this morning the sky was overcast and a light north-east breeze was blowing. The barometer ' was steady at 30.10 inches (1019.3 millibars). • •■'; Meteorological observations takeri at the i ; •>-. Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on : Thursday, July 15:— \ \ ' 9 a.m. 3 p.m. , , Barometer (inches) .. 30.078 30.081 :.■■': (millibars) .. 1018.5 1018.6 " Rising. Falling . . slowly. !.-" ThermometerDry bulb .. .. 34.3 46.8 i '■■ Wet bulb .. .. 33.7 44.0 V- Maximum prev. 24 hours 48.3 '•■ " Minimum prev. 24 hours 30.7 I•' Minimum on grass .. 24.2 Y-< ' Maximum during day .. I Humidity, per cent. .. 94 78 i . .; Wind .. • • N.N.E., E.N.E., i. »-• v. light, light. •-•.. Cloud (0-10) .. ..9 2 *■>.-' Rain nil. nil. u ! 1943, 1942. : «'.; Rainfall to date .. -. 14.bHln la.ann ' : i' ■ Observations taken up to 1 a.m. to-day !'*-.: at "The Press" Office:— ! '; 9 p.m. 1 a.m. f'< Barometer (millibars) .. 1019.3 1019.3 *.., (inches) .. 30.10 30.10 ) '■'• Steady. ' Rainfall for 24 hours ended !-■;'■• nt 1 a.m. .. ... nil.

{■ '*' SUN, MOON AND TIDES ; ■[''■ (Summer Time) I I'' Sun—To-day: Rises, 7.58 a.m.; sets, 5.13 ) {.i P-m----\"h; To-morrow: Rises, 7.57 a.m.; sets, 5.13 ]'■;'■.. p.m. ' I !;• Hign water at Lyttelton—To-day, 2.31 P>''' a.m. and 3 p.m.; to-morrow.- 3.24 j •. a.m. and 3.53 p.m. } ■*'-: Phases of Moon for July: , : • First quarter, July 11, 4.29 a.m. )■> , Full moon, July 18, 12.21 a.m. !. Last quarter. July 24, 4.38 p.m.

SUNSHINE h. .: 5 \ •.'■- Yesterday 36 1940. 1941. 1942. 1943. i :, h. m. h. m. h. m. h. m. }• ** Jan. .. 202 10 247 35 138 59 197 47 I' .' '. Feb. . . 221 IS 222 42 144 13 187 21 I ,, Mar. . . 224 25 171 30 154 33 209 49 f i! April . . 137 40 196 20 183 0 190 28 '.•* ■ May ,. 119 12 160 30 117 0 122 31 ! '■■'. June . 136 0 117 0 119 55 115 30 J : • July .. 132 20 126 30 115 30 •79 24 i '■' » •To July 15.