WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS "The Press" Special Service WELLINGTON, June 27. / The weather forecast for Canterbury. Issued at 9 p.m. by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, and dealing with the • 27 hours following the time of issue, is:— Situation: an anti-cyclone is moving U on to central New Zealand from the Tasman Sea, and pressure is relatively » low to both the north and south of the country. Forecast: light to moder- ' ate winds, variable or mainly westj erly; weather fair to fine; tempera- • tores cool to moderate. Outlook for Tuesday: fair. WEST COAST The following is the forecast for the - West Coast ©f the South Island:— Light variable winds; weather fine to fair in the north, cloud slowly increasing in the south; moderate'temperatures. Outlook for Tuesday: fair in the north, showers in the south. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather in Christchurch yesterday was fine and sunny, after a frost of 5.2 degrees. There was a light south-west wind. L At midnight, the sky was clear, and ' a light west-north-west wind was blowing. The temperature was 30.1 degrees. The barometer, at 30.307 inches (1026.6 millibars), was rising steadily. Rainfall for 48 hours ended 1 a.m.: .65in Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Survey, Christchurch, yesterday :
SUN, MOON, AND TIDES j Sun —Today: Rises, 8.3 a.m.; sets, 5.1 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 8.3 am.; sets, 5.2 pan. High water at Lyttelton—Today. 1.46 a.m. and 2.17 pan.; tomorrow, 2.40 a.m. and 3.10 p.m. Phases of Moon New moon: July 1, 12.26 a.m. First quarter: July 8, 1.33 p.m. Full moon: July 16, 12.29 p.m. Last quarter: July 23, 12.14 pan. New moon: July 30, 10.20 a.m.
cay: — 9 a.m. Barometer (inches) .. .. 30.253 (millibars) .. .. 1022.9 Thermometer— Dry bulb .. ' .. 32.0 Wet bulb .. 31.8 Maximum previous 24 hours .. 49.2 Minimum previous 24 hours .. 31.6 Minimum on grass .. .. 26.8 Humidity, per cent. .. .. 98 Wind .. .. .. S.W., t 2 Cloud (0-8) .. .. .. 1 Rain .. .. .. .. 0.55in 1954. 1953. Rainfall to date .. .. 7.59in 14.42in Observations taken at the Meteorological Station, Harewood:— 9 p.m. mid’n. Barometer (inches) .. 30.203 30.307 (millibars) .. 1023.8 1G26.6 Rising steadily. SUNSHINE h. m. Saturday .. 5 30 Yesterday 6 6 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 0 193 0 March .. 188 0 172 6 167 36 164 24 April .. 102 12 177 36 125 18 163 24 May .. 128 42 156 42 124 48 146 13 June .. 139 12 147 42 103 6 *106 30 •To June 27.
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Press, Volume XC, Issue 27387, 28 June 1954, Page 8
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