WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS “The Press’* Special Service WELLINGTON, April 8. The weather forecast for Canterbury, issued at 9 p.m. by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, and dealing with the 2\_hours following the time of issue, Sitoation; a depression centred near the Chatham Islands is slow moving, and a trough of low pressure is approaching south of New Zealand from the west. Forecast: light, variable winds; fair and cool. Outlook: fair WEST COAST wThe f°Uowing is the forecast for the West Coast of the South Island:— Moderate westerly winds; cloudy, with rain in fiordland and scattered showers elsewhere. Outlook: showers. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER .Chnstchurch yesterday was nne, with a light south-west wind and a maximum temperature of 58.8 degrees. At midnight, there was a light fog, and a north-east breeze was blowing. The temperature was 45 degrees, and the barometer, at 29.658 inches (1004.3 millibars), was falling unsteadily. Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. .. ,25in Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Survey, Christchurch, on April
SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 6.56 a.m.; sets, 6.6 . P-i-iL Tomorrow: Rises, 6.57 a.m.; sets, 6.5 High water at Lyttelton—Today, a.m. and 12.13 pan.; tomorrow, 12.40 a.m. and 1.6 pan. Phases of Moon New moon, April 14, 8.9 a.m. First quarter, April 21, 12.40 pan. Full moon, April 29, 430 pan.
9 3.30 Barometer (inches) 29.778 p.m. 29.763 (millibars) . 1008.3 1007.9 Rising. Almost Thermometer— steady Dry bulb .. ..50 8 Wet bulb .. 500 Maximum prev. 24 hours 58.3 57.8 52.5 Minimum prev. 24 hours 49.6 Minimum on grass 7 — Maximum during day Humidity, per cent. Wind 94 S.W., 58.8 68 S.W., Cloud (0-8) light t*Rain 0.32in 0.03in Bainfall to date .. 1953. 9D3in 1952. 2.92in taken at the Meteorological Station, Wigram:— Barometer (inches) 9 p.m. 29.743 mid’n. 29.658 (millibars) 1007.2 1004.3 • Falling SUNSHINE unsteadily. Yesterday n. .. 3 m. 18 1950. 1951. 1952. 1953. h. m. h. m. Jan. .. 239 12 185 36 Feb. ,. 206 24 189 12 h. m. 236 12 h. m. 205 18 147 12 155 0 March .. 153 24 188 0 172 6 167 36 April . . 170 30 101 12 177 36 •19 42 •To April 8.
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Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27010, 9 April 1953, Page 8
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