WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS “The Press” Special Service
t WELLINGTON, June 3. I The weather forecast for Canterbury. • issued at 9 p.m. by the Meteorological ’ Office, Wellington, and dealing with the hours following the time of issue, is: i Situation: a cold front is moving \ over the central provinces, and an \ anti-cyclone is advancing on to Southland. Forecast: moderate to fresh south-westerly winds, decreasing and • tending easterly; weather overcast, / with some rain at first: temperatures / cold; outlook, fair to cloudy. / WEST COAST t _ The following is the forecast for the Ilfat Coast of 4 be South Island:— i Light winds from an easterly quar- \ ter; overcast, with rain at times; temperatures moderate. Outlook : fair. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER ' The 6ay in Christchurch yesterday was **ne, with a light north-west wind and a maximum temperature of 59.7 degrees. 1 At midnight, the sky was cloudy, ’ and a moderate south-south-west wind was blowing. The temperature was 55.4 degrees. The barometer, at 30.13 inches (1020.2 millibars), was rising unsteadily. 'Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m.: nil. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Survey, Christchurch, yesterday:— 9 3.30
Observations taken at the Meteorological Sta tion. Herewood : 9 n.m. mid’n. Barometer (inches) .. 30.05 30.13(millibars) .. 1017.4 1020.2
SUN, MOON, AND TIDES ■ fiun—Today: Rises. 7.53 a.rn.; sets, 5.1 Tomorrow: Rises, 7.54 a.m.; sets. 5.1 p.m. • High water at Lyttelton—Today, 6.51 a.m. and 7.22 p.m.; tomorrow, 7.53 a.m. and 8.20 p.m. Phases of Moon First quarter: June 8. 9.13 p.m. Full mocn: June 17, 12.6 a.m. Last quarter: June 24, 7.46 a.m.
a.m. p.m. ’Barometer (inches) .. 30.097 30.000 (millibars) .. 1019J 1015.9 j Thermometer— Falling. Falling Dry bulb .. 48.3 55.0 L Wet bulb .. 47.7 49.9 p Maximum prev. 24 hours 56.4 MV 1 Minimum prev. 24 hours 46.7 VM : Minimum on grass .. 39.6 Maximum during day .. — 59.7 Humidity, per cent. .. 95 68 Wind .. N.E., N.W., v. It. v. It. Cloud (0-8) *. .. 7 8 Bain .. Nd Nil ( 1954. 1953. * Rainfall to date .. 6.17in 13.31in
Rising unsteadily SNSHINE h. ' m. Yesterday .. 0 6 1951. 1952. 1953. 1954. Jan. h m h. m h. m. h. m. 185 36 230 12 205 18 230 24 Feb. 189 12 147 12 155 0 193 0 March 188 0 172 6 167 36 164 24 April 102 12 177 36 125 18 163 24 May 123 42 156 42 124 48 146 18 June 139 12 147 42 June 3 103 6 •3 48
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Press, Volume XC, Issue 27367, 4 June 1954, Page 10
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