WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27471, 4 October 1954, Page 10

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS “The Press" Special Service -r- _ . '•ELUNGTON, October 1 IssUed at ea <T e n m’° r f cas .‘u for Canterbury, Office by , th e Meteorological The ».1 .WEST COAST wS cSA° W l n L “o the f °r«ast lor th< west Coast of the South Island e i o”X".^es”^ We p^‘ iS; sho^ , r , s 5:

CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER

r . fa Chri ’ t '*>»ch yesterday ”st wind sunny - w ‘ tn a light north—A* "V'inUht, the sky was cloudy, a U<l ” north-east wind was derwf’ Th*. te ™» eritur « «.T octrees. The barometer, at 30.11 s£fSy. ( “"Mban), was rising Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m.: nil. Meteorological observations taken at the terd?y *— Surve ?’ Christchurch, yes-

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 5.58 a.rn.; sets, 6.39 pan. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.57 a.m.; sets, 6.40 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—Today, 9.41 a.m. and 10.1 p.m.; tomorrow, 10.24 a.m. and 10.45 p.m. Phases of Moon First quarter: October 5. 5.31 p.m. Full moon: October 12, 5.10 p.m. Last quarter. October 19. BJO a.m. New moon: October 27, 5.47 a.m

Barometer (inches) 9 a.m. . .. 2ft 79P (millibars) Tnermom eter— 1006.7 Dry bulb wet bulb 56.8 Maximum previous 24 hours II 63 1 Minimum previous 24 hours Minimum on grass 44.3 per cent. 40* N.W., Cloud (0-8) Rain light. NiL Rainfall to date 1954. 1953. . 15.22in 22.95in Barometer (inches) 9 p.m. . 30.07 mid’n. 30.11 (millibars) . 1018.2 1019.7 Rising SUNSHINE teadily Saturday h. .. 8 m. 12 Yesterday .. 6 48 1951. 1952. 1953. 1954. h. m. h. m. h. m. Jan. .. 185 36 230 12 205 13 230 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 12 156 42 124 48 146 18 June .. 139 12 147 42 103 6 120 24 July .. 141 0 180 24 142 6 117 36 Aug. .. 140 12 117 42 119 0 12J 24 Sept. .. 189 12 172 54 223 48 205 0 Oct. .. 167 0 170 54 157 0 •25 12 •To October 3.