WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS t “The Press” Special Service 1 WELLINGTON, Feb 12. < The weather forecast for Canterbury, } issued *at 9 p.m. by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, and dealing with the I 27 hours following the time of issue, is:— } Situation: an intense anti-cyclone 5 covers New Zealand. Forecast to midnight. moderate north-easterly winds 1 on the coast, with light variable winds inland; weather fine and warmer. 1 Outlook for Sunday: fine and warm. j WEST COAST 1 The following is the forecast for the West Coast of the South Island:— < Light variable winds; weather fair and warm. Outlook for Sunday: fair at first, but cloud increasing later. 1 CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather in Christchurch yesterday . was fine but overcast, with a fresh northeast wind. The maximum temperature 1 was 66 degrees. ( At midnight, the sky was overcast, and there was a light easterly wind. The temperature was 59 degrees. The barometer registered 30.28 inches (1025.4 millibars), and was falling. Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 am.: nil Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Survey, Christchurch, yes-
SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun —Today: Rises. 5.45 a.m.; sets, 7.43 Tomorrow: Rises, 5.45 am.; sets, 7.43 High water at Lyttelton^—Today. 12.28 am. and 12.52 pm.; tomorrow, 1.23 am. and 1-46 pm. Phases of Moon Full moon: February 18, 7.17 a.m. Last quarter: February 26, 11.29 am.
terday 9 3.30 a.m. p.m. Barometer (inches) .. 30.472 30.386 (millibars) 1031.9 Rising Falling Th ermometerDry bulb 61.7 64.0 Wet bulb .. 56.3 58.4 Maximum prev. 24 hours 83.0 —— M uimtim 'prev. 24 hours 56.2 — Minimum on grass 53.3 Maximum during day — 66.0 Humidity, per cent. 70 70 Wind E.N.E., NJE., light. fresh. Cloud (0-8) 7 7 Bain .. •• »• Nil Nil 1954 1953 Rainfall to date .. 0.97in 3.64in Observations taken at th Meteorological Station, H are wood:— 9 pm. mld’n. Barometer ’(inches) 30.35 30128 (millibars) .. 1027.7 1025.4 FallingSUNSHINE m. Yesterday .. _ . 0 48 1951. 1952. 1953. 1954. h. m» h. m. h. m. h. m. Jan. .. 185 36 230 12 205 18 230 24 Feb. .. 189 12 147 12 155 0 -85 42 •To February 2.
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Press, Volume XC, Issue 27273, 13 February 1954, Page 6
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