CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25934, 14 October 1949, Page 6

CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER

There was a wind change to south-wes in Christchurch yesterday afternoon, be the weather remained fine. The maxi mum temperature was 64.7 degrees. The sky was overcast at midnight and there was a light southerly breeze. The barometer, at 29.826 inches (1010 millibars), was steady. Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m.: ni Meteorological observations taken c the Geophysical Observatory. Christ church on Thursdav. October 13

Sun—To-daj : Rises. 5.40 a.m.; sets. 6.51 p.m. To-morrow: Rises. 5.39 a.m.: sets, 6.52 p.m. Hieh water at Lyttelton—To-day. 9.35 "a m. and 9.58 p.m.: to-morrow. 10.25 a.m. and 10.48 p.m. Phases of Moon Last quarter. October 15. 4.6 p.m. New moon. Ocober 22. 9.23 a.m. First quarter. October 29. 5.4 a.m.

cnurcn on mursaay. uciooer - 9.30 3.30 Barometer (inches) .. 29.745 29.738 (millibars) .. 1007.3 1007 0 Steady. Steady. Thermometer— Drv bulb .. .. 60.1 59.7 Wet bulb 55.7 56.0 Maximum prev. 24 hours 64.4 — Minimum prev. 24 hours 42 0 — Minimum on grass .. 33.6 — Maximum during day .. — 64.7 Humiditv, per cent. . 74 80 Wind •• .. W. S.W. v. light light Cloud t0-8> .. ..7 8 Ram nil. nil. 1949. 1948. Rainfall to date .. 14.83in 16.10in Observations taken at the Meteorological Station, Wigram:— 9 p.m. midn. Barometer (inches) .. 29.826 29 826 (millibars) .. 1010 1010 Steady SUNSHINE. Yesterday .. 4 42 1946. 1947. 1948. 1949. h. m. h. m. h. m. 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 Mav .. Ill 24 148 18 130 56 109 30 June .. 102 48 91 54 106 18 105 36 Julv .. 108 30 164 30 97 54 138 24 AUS .. 165 30 165 24 159 18 188 12 Sept. .. 155 0 193 0 185 12 193 54 Cct. . . 166 0 145 30 185 0 *95 12 •To October 13. SUN. MOON. AND TIDES