CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER

Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26511, 28 August 1951, Page 6

CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER

The day in Christchurch yesterday was nne. with a light north-east wind and * maximum temperature of 52.1 degrees.

At midnight the sky was almost clear, and there was a moderato wind from the east-north-east The temperature was 463 degrees. The barometer, a* ».903in (1412.8 millibars), was falling rapidly. Rainfall for 24 hoUiS ended 1 Km.: .03in

•To August 27. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises, 7 A a JU. ; seta, 547 pjn. To-morrow: Rises, 74 am.; sets. 5.58 High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 1.4 a.m. and 147 p.m.; to-morrow, 148 a m. and 2.7 p.m. Phases of Moon New ibooh: September I, 12.49 a.ffi. First quarter: September 9. 6.18 am. Full moon: September 16, 1238 am. Last quarter: September 23. 4.13 p.m.

. Meteorological observations taken at the Geophysical Observatory, •n Monday, August 17:— Christchurch, 9 3.30 Barometer (inches) a.m. . 30.016 p.m. 29.928 (millibars) . W18.5 1013 4 Falling Falling Thermometerslowly. slowly. Dry bulb . 46.6 61.4 Wet bulb . 46.2 431 Maximum prev. 24 hours 50.6 Minimum prev. 24 hours 42 3 —AMinimum on grass Maximum during day . 40.6 62.1 Humidity, per cent. Wind ' 87 . E, 77 NX, Cloud (0-6) Rain 0D6in 1861 mod. 0.03m I960 Rainfall to date SOJlin iBAiin Observations taken at the Meteorolozltai Station, Wigram _ 8 pun Barometer (inches) .. 383)38 (millibars) ... 101313 midn. 28 An 1012.6 4® SUNSHINE —- Yesterday h. .. 6 m. M 1848. 1949. 1990. 1951. h. m. h. m. Jan. .. 256 12 162 24 h. m. 239 12 h. m. 185 36 Feb. ..204 30 236 36 Ma rch .. 208 24 228 42 April . . 118 42 172 0 206 24 133 42 170 36 S3 May .. 130 56 108 20 98 33 128 46 June .. 106 18 109 36 139 48 147 43 July 86 24 133 84 117 6 141 0 Aug. .. 168 12 183 18 180 • •188 «4