WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS “Th« Press’" Special Service WELLINGTON, June 8. The weather forecast, issued at 9 pun. by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, for the 27 hours after the time of issue. Situation.—A cold southerly airstream covers the South Island. Forecast:— Canterbury and Marlborough. Fresh southerly winds; weather cold and changeable, with wintry showers, but some fair periods. Outlook: occasional showers. Nelson and West Coast.—Winds from a southerly quarter, fresh in exposed places; weather fair, apart from some showers in the morning; cold teznperatures. Outlook: fair. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER After a frost of 4.1 degrees, the day to Christchurch yesterday was cloudy, with a maximum temperature of 48.8 degrees. At midnight, light rain was falling, and there was a strong south-west wind. The temperature was 37.6 degrees. The barometer, at 29.61 inches (1002.9 millibars), was rising steadily. Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m.: -25 in. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Survey, Christchurch, yester-
8 UN, MOON, AND TIDES. ■ub—Today: Rises, IS! a.m.; sets, 3 pjn. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.57 a.m.; sets. 5 Mah "water at Lyttelton—Today, 7JO a m and 7.31 p.m.; tomorrow, 7.58 a_m. and 8.16 p.m. t Phases of Moon ' Last quarter, June 14. 12.37 a.m. I New moon, June 20, 4.12 p.m. | First quarter, June 17, 1.44 p.m.
day:— 9 3.30 a.m. pjn. Barometer (inches) 29.438 29.486 (millibars) 996.9 998.5 Falling. Falling slowly Thermometer-~ Dry bulb 42.7 40.8 Wet bulb 40.0 39.9 Itodmum prev. 24 hour 51.5 —_ Minimum prev. 24 hour 32.2 — Minimum on grass 27.9 — Maximum during day . —— 43 8 Wucrirflty, per cent. 83 w. 92 N.W.. light . light. Cloud (•-«) .. # 7 3 Bain nil O.lOin 1955. 1954. Ma infall to date .. .. M.oem 6.81m Observations taken at the Meteorological Station, Hare wood;— 9 p.m. mld*n. Barometer (inches) 29.49 29.61 (millibars) 998.5 1002.9 Rising Steadily SUNSHINE It. Yesterday .. 0* iT* 1962. 1953. 1954. 1955. h. m. h. m. h ni h. m. ten. _ 230 12 205 18 203 24 254 42 Kb. Z 147 12 155 0 193 0 145 6 Mar w 172 6 167 36 164 24 166 30 Jhaefl •* 177 36 125 18 163 24 147 24 May .. 156 42 124 43 146 18 135 43 June .. 147 42 103 6 130 24 •16 18 •To June 8.
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Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27680, 9 June 1955, Page 12
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