CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25878, 10 August 1949, Page 6

CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER

The weather in Christchurch yesterday was overcast and cool, with a light south-west wind. The maximum temperature was 47.3 degrees. The sky was clear at midnight with no wind. The barometer, rising, registered 30.180 in (1022.0 millibars). Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m.: .03in Meteorological observations taken at the Geophysical Observatory, Christchurch, on Tuesday, August 9, 1949: 9.30 3.30

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises, 7.32 a.m.; sets, 5.38 pan. To-morrow: Rises, 7.30 a.m.; sets, 5.39 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 5.18 a.m. and 5.43 p.m.; to-morrow, 6.12 a.m. and 6.38 p.m. Phases of Moon: Full moon. August 9. 7.33 a.m. Last quarter. August 17, 10.59 p.m. New moon, August 24, 3.59 pan.

a.m. p.m. Barometer (inches) 30.081 30.095 (millibars) 1018.6 Rising 1019.1 Falling slowly Thermometer — Dry bulb 44.4 46.7 Wet bulb 43.2 44.7 Maximum prev. 24 hour 49.9 — Minimum prev. 24 hours 37.0 Minimum on grass 37.0 — Maximum during day . __ 47.3 Humidity, per cent. 90 85 Wind S.W., S.W.. light light Cloud (0-8) 8 Bain .08in Trace 1949. 1948. Bainfall to date .. 13.49in 13.35in Observations taken at th Meteorological Station, Wigram:— 9 p.m. midn. Barometer (inches) 30.171 30.180 (millibars) 1021.7 1022.0 Rising SUNSHINE h. m. Yesterday . 0 6 1946. 1947 1948. 1949. h. m. h. m. h. rn. h. m Jan. .. 251 30 217 12 256 42 184 24 Feb. .. 223 16 184 12 204 30 236 36 March .. 134 12 166 13 203 24 226 42 April .. 130 24 117 24 113 42 172 0 May .. Ill 24 148 18 130 56 109 30 June .. 102 48 91 54 106 18 105 36 July .. 108 30 164 30 97 54 138 24 Aug. .. 165 30 165 24 159 18 •37 6 •To August