WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS "The Press’" Special Sennas _ WELLINGTON, May 22. The weather forecast for Canterbury {ssued a ‘ 9 P-m- by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, and dealing with the sT hours following the time of issue, Situation: an anti-cyclone east of New Zealand is moving away, and a depression over the western Tasman is advancing slowly. Forecast: light winds; rain in the ranges; weather mainly cloudy, with scattered light falls elsewhere; mild temperatures Outlook for Sunday: mainly fair WEST COAST _ The following is the forecast for the West Coast of the South Island:— Light to moderate north-east winds; further rain; moderate temperatures. Outlook for Sunday: further rain CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The day in Christchurch yesterday was nne, with a very light north-west wind. The maximum temperature was 69.2 degrees. At midnight, the sky was cloudy, and a light northerly wind was blowing. The temperature was 52 degrees. The barometer, at 30.166 inches (1022.2 millibars), was falling slowly. Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 ajn.: nil Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Survey, Christchurch, on Friday, May 22: 9 3.30 _ . a.m. pun. Barometer (inches) .. 30.205 90 144 (millibars) .. 1022.9 1020.8 Almost Falling steady
SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today; Rises, 7.43 ajn.; sets, 5.8 pan. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.44 aan.; sets, 5.8 pan. High water at Lyttelton—Today, 12.8 a.m. and 12-37 p.m.; tomorrow, 12.54 a.m. and 121 pan. Phases of Moon First quarter: May 21, 6.20 aon. Full moon: May 29, 5.3 a.m.
Dry bulb .. 48.0 63.7 Wet bulb 46.3 57.1 Maximum prev. 24 hour 53.6 Minimum prev. 24 hour 45.8 Minimum on grass 39.5 Maximum during day . 692 Humidity, per cent. 87 65 Wind .. .. . . NX, N.W., V. it. v. It. Cloud (0-8) 7 2 Bain .. .. , Nil. Nil. Bainfall to date .. 1953 1952 13.03in 422in Observations taken at the Meteorologlcal Station, Wigram:— Tarometer (inches) 9 p.m. mld’n. 30213 30.186 (millibars) 1023.1 10222 Falling slowly. SUNSHINE h. m. Yesterday • • .3 54 1950. 1951. 1952. 1953. h. m. h. m. h. m. h. m. Jan. .. 239 12 185 38 236 12 205 18 »eb. .. 206 24 189 12 147 12 155 0 March .. 153 24 188 0 172 6 167 36 April .. 170 30 102 12 177 36 125 18 May .. 92 30 128 42 156 42 •87 0 •To May 22.
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Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27047, 23 May 1953, Page 6
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