WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS "The Press’* Special Service WELLINGTON. August 10. The weather forecast, issued at 9 p.m by the Meteorological Office. Wellington, lor the 27 hours after the time of issue. Situation:— A depression acuth of New Zealand la moving away. Forecast:— Canterbury and Martborongh.— .. Worth-westerly wind*, fresh at times; weather fair to ftne and mild; outlook, fair. Nelson and West Coast.—Moderate to west to south-west winds; scattered showers tn western districts, but weather mainly fair; moderate temperature*; outlook, some showers. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The day in Christchurch yesterday was ine, with a light north-east wind and a maximum temperature oi-€2.8 degrees. At midnight, the sky was ’cloudy, and a four-knot westerly wind was blowing. The temperature war 47.9 degrees. The barometer, at 29.19 inches (tSS.4 millibars), was rising. Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m.: trace. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory. Christchurch, yesterday;—
SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 731 a.m.; sets, 53S Tomorrow: Rises, 7.30 aan.; sets, 539 pan. High water at Lyttelton—Today, 10.16 a.m. and 10.38 p.m-.; tomorrow, 11.11 aan. and 1133 pan. Phases of Moon Last quarter. August 11. 233 pm. New moon. August 18. 738 aan. First quarter. August 85. 8.51 pan.
9 3J3O Barometer (inches) a.m. 29.309 p.m. 29.214 (millibars) 992.5 989.3 Rising Failing slowly Dry bulb 49.8 58.3 Wet bulb 43.0 50.6 Maximum prev. 24 hour* 61.0 Minimum prev. 24 hour 45.4 Minimum on grass 38.8 - Maximum during day . Humidity, per cent. 73 Wind N.W., NJL. hght light Rain 0.0!in Nil 1955. 1954. Rainfall to date .. 17.69in 11.75in Observations taken at the Meteorological Station, Harewood: — Barometer (inches) 9 » p i? mid’n. 29.19 (millibars) 987> 933.4 Rising SUNSHINE h. m Yesterday .. 4 18 1952. 1954. 1955. h. m. h. m. h m h, m. Jan. .. 130 12 205 IS 233 24 254 42 Jeb. .. 147 12 155 0 193 0 145 6 March .. 172 • 167 35 152 24 166 30 April .. 177 36 125 18 163 24 147 24 May .. 156 42 124 48 146 18 125 48 June .. 147 42 103 6 130 25 117 38 92 8 July ..1*0 24 142 6 106 30 Aug. ..117 42 118 0 125 24 •40 18 •To August 1C
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Press, Volume XCII, Issue 27734, 11 August 1955, Page 12
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