WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS "Ths Pre**” Special Service WELLINGTON, May 12. The weather forecast for Canterbury ™ ,) :SL. by the Meteorological gOce, Wellington, and dealing with the S 7 hours following the time of issue. Siteatina: an anti-cyclone is moving on te the North Island from the »*te a trough of low pressure •ver the sooth Tasman Bea is movtag towards the south-west of New Zealand. Forecast: north-easterly winds, freshening on the coast, northwesterly winds developing inland and slowty freshening; fair and becoming milder. Outlook: cloudy.
WEST COAST Thefolio wing is the forecast for the West Coast of the South Island:— _ M>ht winds, mainly northerly, freshening in South Westland; cloudy, with rain in South Westland spreading north. Oatlook: unsettled.
CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The day in Christchurch yesterday, after a frost of .3 degree, was fine. There was a light north-east wind and the maximum temperature was 52 7 degrees. At midnight, the sky was cloudy, and a moderate east-north-east wind was blowing. The temperature was 443 degrees, and the barometer, at 29.785 Inches (1006.6 millibars), was falling unsteadily. Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.pt.: a trace Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Survey, Christchurch, on May 12:—
*To May 12. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.33 a.m.; sets, 5.18 pan. Tomorrow: Rises, 734 a.m.; sets, 5.17 pan. High water «t Lyttelton—Today. 335 aan. and 436 p.m.; tomorrow, 4.51 a.m. and 533 p.m. Phases of Moon New moon: May 13, 5.6 p.m. First quarter: May 21, 630 a.m. Full moon: May 29, 53 a.m.
9 330 a.m. p.m. Barometer (Inches) 29.979 29.941 (millibars) 1015.2 10133 Rising Falling Thermometer— Dry bulb 43.1 49.9 Wet bulb 403 433 Maximum prev. 24 hour 57.4 Minimum prev. 24 hour 33.7 —— Minimum on grass 31.7 Maximum during day , — 52.7 Humidity, per cent. 77 54 Wind . Calm NX, v.lt. Cloud (0-8) .. . 8 2 Rain * .. . Trace Nil 1953 1962 Rainfall to date .. 11.46in 4.101n Observations taken at the Meteorologleel Station, Wigram:— 9 p.m. 29.891 mid 71. Barometer (inches) 29.785 (millibars) 1012.2 1006.6 Falling unsteadily SUNSHINE. h. m. Yesterday .. 5 0 1950. 1951. 1952. 1953. h. m. h. m. h m. h. m. Jan. .. 239 12 185 38 236 12 205 18 Feb. .. 206 24 189 12 147 12 155 0 March .. 153 24 188 0 172 6 167 36 April .. 170 30 102 12 May .. 92 30 128 42 177 38 125 18 158 42 •64 0
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Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27038, 13 May 1953, Page 8
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