WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS "The Press" Special Service WELLINGTON. March 22. .The weather forecast, issued at 9 p.m. by the Meteorological Office. Wellington. the 27 hours after the time of issue. Situation.— a cold front is moving north-eastwards towards the South Island. Forecast:— Canterbury, Marlborough, and Nel•on.—Light to moderate variable winds; fine weather at first, but a aontherly or south-westerly change, with a few brief showers, developing in Canterbury during the afternoon, and in Marlborough in the evening; temperatures becoming cold again, with southerlies, but moderate in Nelson. West Coast.—Moderate to fresh south-westerlies, variable skies, with occasional light showers; cool temperatures. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The day in Christchurch yesterday was fine but clovdv, with a moderate southwest wind and a maximum temperature of 60.6 At midnight the sky was clear, and there was a light north-west wind. The temperature was » degrees. The barometer, at 30.16 inches (1021.2 millibars), was rising unsteadily. Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m.: trace Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Survey, Christchurch, yesterday
•Tp .larch 22. SUN. MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 6.34 am.; sets, 6.40 pan. Tomorrow: Rises, 635 a.m.; sets, 6.38 pjn. High water at Lyttelton—Today, 3.12 a.m. and 336 p.m.; tomorrow, 339 ajn. and 436 p.m. Phases of Moon New moon: March 24, 3.42 nan. I First quarter: MMrch 31. Alt aan. Full moon: April 7,- 635 pan. Last quarter: April 15, Il pan. New moon: AprUX3. 1A aan. First quarter: A£ril 29, 4 23 pan.
9 3.30 Barometer (inches) 29.867 29.991 (millibars) 1011.4 1015.6 Rising Rising Thermomete r— Dry bulb 50.6 59.0 Wet bulb 46.7 49S Maximum prev. 24 houn 76.0 — Minimum prev. 24 houn 41.5 — Minimum on grass 34.8 — Maximum during day . 60.6 Humidity, per cent. 73 43 Wind S.W., S.W., mod mod. Cloud (0-8) 8 2 Rain Nil NR 1955. 1954. Rainfall to date .. 4.97in 2.61in Observations taken at the Meteorologieal Station. Harewood:— 9 p.m. mid'n. Barometer (inches) 30.15 30.16 (millibars) 1020.9 1021.2 unsteadily SUNSHINE Yesterday .. 2* 12 1952. 1953. 1954. 1955. h. m. h. m. h. m. h. m. Jan. .. 230 12 205 18 203 24 254 42 Feb. .. 147 12 155 0 ' 193 0 145 6 March .. 172 6 167 36 164 24 •110 24
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Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27615, 23 March 1955, Page 10
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367WEATHER REPORT Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27615, 23 March 1955, Page 10
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