WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS “The Press” Special Service WELLINGTON, November 11. The weather forecast for Canterbury ™ by the Meteorological Office. Wellington, and dealing with the Jn nours following the time of issue. Situation: a low pressure trough is crossing the North Island, and there is an anti-cyclone over the South Tasman. Forecast: moderate wifids from a southerly quarter; some coastal showers, but weather mainly fa-r to cloudy and cool. Outlook for Thursday: mainly fair.
CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER weather in Christchurch yesterday was cloudy, with a light south-west wind gree s maximurn temperature was 55.5 deAt midnight, the sky was overcast, and there was no wind. The temperature was 47.8 degrees, and the barometeS’_st 29-678 inches (1005 millibars), was rising slowly. Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 aan.: ,24in Meteorological observations taken at Survey, Christchurch, on Tuesday, November 11, 1952:
SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 4.58 a.m.; sets, 7.29 Tomorrow: Rises, 4.57 aan.; sets, 7.30 High water at Lyttelton—Today, 12.4 ' a.m. and 12.21 p.m.; tomorrow, 12.51 : a.m. and 1.5 p.m. Phases of Moon Last quarter: November 10, 3.43 aan. New moon: November 18, 12.56 p.m. 1 First quarter: November 24, 11.34 p.m.
9 3.30 Barometer (inches a.m. . 29.416 p.m. 29.514 (millibars) . 996.3 999.4 Rising Rising Thermometer— slowly, slowly. Dry bulb 51.7 Wet bulb . sn q Maximum prev. 24 hours 62.0 Minimum prev. 24 hours 47 7 Minimum on grass . 47.3 Maximum during day 55.5 pumidity, per cent. Wind ' 94 . S.W., 58 S.W., Cloud (0-8) light. • 8 light. Rain 0.28in O.Olin Rainfall to date 1952. . 20.79in 1951. 34.54in . Observations taken at the Meteorol<v>ieai Station. Wigram:— Barometer (inches) 9 o.m. . 29.649 mid’n. 29.678 (millibars) 1004 1005 i Rising slowly. SUNSHINE Yesterday h. .. 3 m. 12 1949. "1950. 1951. 1952. Jan. .. 182 24 h. m. 239 12 185 36 h. m. 236 12 Teb. .. 236 35 206 24 189 12 147 12 March .. 226 42 154 24 188 0 172 6 April .. 172 0 170 30 101 12 177 36 May .. 109 30 92 30 128 40 158 42 June 195 36 139 48 147 12 114 36 July .. 133 24 117 6 141 0 180 24 Aug. .. 183 12 180 0 148 42 117 48 Sept. .. 193 54 Oct. .. 2*0 13 Wov. .. 221 30 129 24 170 42 264 30 189 12 167 n 192 24 172 54 170 54 •47 0 •To November 11.
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Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26886, 12 November 1952, Page 8
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