WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS' “The Press" Special Service T . WELLINGTON. January 2. * or 9 cast - issued at 9 pjn. ? y Meteorological Office. Wellington, for_the 27 hours after the time of issue Situation: there is an anti-cyclone 0,6 norUl the NoHh Ysuid* and pressures are very low south 2 west of New Zealand. southForecast.—Nelson and Marlborough: inode rate variable winds; fair weather, rathe . r warm temperatures; outlanH* mai 2 , ’ r f air - BnUer and West--1 « JJ? Od i erate or fresh winds from a northerly quarter; occasional rain wardf- miiH*’ readin K slowly northwards, »ild temperatures; outlook, rain. Canterbury: moderate or fresh Winds, north-westerlies inland and north-easterlies near the coast; rather cloudy weather, with mfld or warm temperatures; outlook: mainly fair. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather in Christchurch erb and BUnny * With a Ught west ‘ At midnight, the sky was overcast, and a J? rong easterly wind was blowing. The temperature was 59 degrees. The barometer at 29.54 inches (1000 J millibars), was falling imsteadily. Rainfall for 72 hours ended 1 am.: Nil Meteorological observations taken at the Survey * Chri stchurch, yes-
,1952. 1953. 1954. 1955. n. m. h. m. h. m h m Jan. .. 230 12 205 IS. 203 2* "fl M •TaJanuary.. .1 SUN, MOON, AND eTAESC ’ • Rises. 4.53 3 .m.; sets, 8.14 Tomorrow: Rises. 4.54 aim.; s«ts. 8.14 High water at Lyttelton—Today. 1132 f-5}- p -R* ' tomorrow. aun. and T2JB p.m. Phases pt Moon Full moon: January 12.44 a.m. Last quarter; January 16,. 10.13 a.m New moon: January 24. 1.6 pjn. First quarter: January 31, 5J5 pjn.
Barometer (inches) .. (millibars) .. 9 a.m. • • 29302 .. 1012.6 Falling Thermometer— slowly Dry bulb Wet bulb «• 60.4 Maximum prev. 24 hours •Z 64.7 Minimum prev. 24 hours •• 56.1 Humidity, per cent. 1Z Wind .. .. •• 54.0 — w Cloud (0-8) Rain .. .. 7. ** v.iL .. I Rainfall to date 18K" I95J Trace Nil Observations taken at the Meteorological Station, Harewood:— Barometer (inches) . 9 p.m. mid*n. 29.64 29154 (millibars) . 1003.7 1Q003 SUNSHINE Falling unsteadily. Friday h. m. >•13 0 Saturday 4 42 Yesterday 6 54 1951. 1952. 1953. 1954. h. m. h. m. Jan. .. 185 36 230 12 h. m. h. m. 205 18 203 24 Feb. .. 189 12 147 12 155 0 193 0 March .. 188 0 172 6 167 36 164 24 April .. 102 12 177 36 May .. 128 42 156 42 125 18 163 24 124 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 0 128 24 Sept. .. 138 12 172 54 223 48 205 0 Oct. .. 167 0 179 54 Nov. .. 192 24 165 24 157 0 236 18 183 0 168 36 Dec. .. 201 12 174 30 148 9 190 18
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Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27547, 3 January 1955, Page 8
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