WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27592, 24 February 1955, Page 12

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS J 1 "The Press'* Special Service WELLINGTON, Feb. 23. 1 The weather forecast, issued at 9 p.m. 5* Office, Wellington. for the 27 hours after the time of issue, 1 C Situation.—A ridge of high pressure - is over the North Island, and a de- c pression is passing south of the South s Island, with a cold front moving towards Southland and Fiordland. < Forecast:— - Marlborough and Nelson.—northerly winds, fresh to strong in exposed fair and warm. Out- jt West Coast.—Moderate northerly winds; areas of mist and drizzle in < the north, and periods of rain in the south: mild to warm. Outlook: more s rain. Canterbury.—Moderate to fresh north-east winds on the coast, to strong north-west winds inland; ? some rain early, chiefly the ranges, otherwise partly cloudy and € warm. Outlook: some rain likely. I CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER , The day in Christchurch yesterday was flne * a moderate north-east wind and £ a maximum temperature of 81 degrees. j At midnight the sky was clear, and •.light north-east wind was blowing. 1 The temperature was 63 degrees. The barometer, at 29A1 inches <1044.4 mil- * Hbars), was falling steadily. ; Ha infall for 24 hours ended 1 nan. .. nil < Meteorological observations taken at the , Geophysical Survey, Christchurch, vesterday:— <

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 5.59 a.m.; sets. 726 pan. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.1 aan.; sets, 725 pan. High water at Lyttelton—Today, 521 aan. and 5.46 p.m.; tomorrow, 6.17 1 a an. and 6.46 pan. Phases of Moon First quarter: March 2, 12.40 aan. Full moon: March 9, 3.41 aan. Last quarter: March 17. 4.36 a.m.

9 330 Barometer (inches) 29343 p.m. 29.302 (millibars) 1014.0 1012.6 ■s, Steady. Falling Thermometer— slowly. Dry bulb 68.0 75.7 Wet bulb 61.4 64.4 Maximum prev. 24 hours 76.3 Minimum prev. 24 hours 55.3 Minimum on grass 50.3 Maximum during day 81.0 ‘Humidity, per cent. 67 52 Wind Cloud <0-B) Yifhi 5 N.E., mod. Bain nil. nil. Bainfall to dote .. 1955. 3.24in 1954. 1.49in _P^*^* 1 **®? taken «t the Meteorological Station. Harewood:— Barometer (inches) 29.87 29.81 ' (millibars) 1011.4 1004.4 falling steadily SUNSHINE Yesterday h. 11 m. 54 1952. 1953. 954. 1955. h. m. h. m. h M. .. 230 12 205 18 203 24 254 42 MX .. 147 12 155 0 193 0 •129 48 •To February 23.