WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS “The Press" Special Service WELLINGTON, April 11. The weather forecast for Canterbury Issued at 9 p.m. by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, and dealing with the 87 hours after the time of issue, is:— , SitvatiOß: there is a high pressure ridge over New Zealand and pressures are low over the sonth-west Tasman. Forecast to midnight: moderate north-east winds. Cloudy areas in the morning and again at night, hut weather otherwise fair to fine, with moderate to mild day temperatures. Outlook for Friday: fair to cloudy. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the Couth Island is:— Pair. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather in Christchurch yesterday waa fine but overcast, with a light northeast wind. The maximum temperature was M. 6 degrees. At midnight, the sky was overeast and there was a light north-east wind. The temperature was 55. S degrees. The barometer, falling, registered 36.012 inches (1015.3 millibars). Rainfall for 24 hour* ended 1 a.m.: nil. Meteorological observations taken at the Geophysical Observatory, Christchurch, on Wednesday, April 11:
SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises, 6.57 pun.; seta, 6.4 p.m. e To-morrow. Rises, cas sets, u __ P4n. High water at tytteltorv-To-day, 9.19 am. and SM p.m.; to-morrow, 111 a.m. and 10.10 p.m. Fhasaa of Moon First quarter: April 15, 12.55 am.
■ • • 346 am. pjn. Barometer finches) . (millibars) . 29-987 1019.8 fei 'ailing Rising! Thermometerslowly. ilowiy. Dry bulb .. , 61.9 50 Wet bulb 8a - 58 Maximum prev. 24 hour) M.S Minimum prtv. 24 hourt 40 2 Minimum on crass Maximum during day , Humidity, per cent. 88 88 Wind .. .. , Calm. MX, Cloud (0-8) .. . 1 light Kain .. „ , Rainfall to date .. •fir ItJMn i$: 92Kb Observations taken at the Meteorological Station, Wigram:— Barometer (Inches) . 9p.m. midn. 30.012 (millibara) 1015.8 1016.3 falling SUNSHINE h. m. Yesterday .. 4 48 1948. 1949. 1950. 1961. h. m. h. m. Jan. .. 256 12 182 24 h. m. 2» it h- m. 185 36 Feb. .. 204 30 236 36 206 24 189 12 March .. 202 24 226 42 153 42 188 9 April .. 113 42 172 0 170 30 •35 30 To April 11
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Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26394, 12 April 1951, Page 6
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