WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS "T/ie Press*’ Special Service WELLINGTON. May 6. The weather forecast, issued at 9 p.m. by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, for the 27 hours after the time of issue, is:— Situation:— A complex depression covering the Tasman Sea is moving eastwards on to New Zealand. Forecast: - West Coast.—Moderate easterly winds; w’eather cloudy to overcast; periods of rain; mild temperatures. Outlook: unsettled. Nelson and Marlborough.—Northerly winds, freshening during the day; weather overcast and mild; rain at times; probably a period of continuous rain later. Outlook: unsettled. Canterbury.—Southerly winds predominating, moderate at first, but freshening later; weather cloudy and mild, with occasional rain at first; cooler weather, with periods of continuous rain later. Outlook: unsettled. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather in Christchurch yesterday was fine but cloudy, with a light northeast wind. At midnight, light rain was falling, and there was an 11-knot south-west wind. The temperature was 54.3 degrees. The barometer, at 29.73 inches (1006.7 millibars), was rising steadily. Rainfall for 48 hours ended 1 a.m.: a trace Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Obi irvatory, Christchurch, yesterday:—
♦To May 6. SUN, MOOi , AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.27 a.m.; sets, 535 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises 7.28 a.m.; sets, 534 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—Today, 1.20 a.m. and 1.46 p.m.; tomorrow’, 2.4 a.m. and 2.29 p.m. Phases of Moon New moon: May 11, 1.4 a.m. First quarter: May 17, 5.15 p.m. Full moon: May 25, 336 a.m.
9 a.m. Barometer (inches) 29.796 (millibars) 1009.0 Thermometer— Dry bulb Steady 58.2 Wet bulb 56.9 Maximum previous 24 hours 62.0 Minimum previous 24 hours 48.3 Minimum on grass 48.5 Humidity, per cent. 92 Wind N.E., ■ light Cloud (0-8) 8 Bain trace 1956.' 1955. Bainfall to date 6.46in 8.17m Observations taken at the Meteoroioglcal Station. Harewood:— 9 o m mid'n Barometer (inches) 29.69 29.73 (millibars) 1005.4 1006.7 Rising steadily. SUNSHINE h. m. Saturday .. 8 30 Yesterday .. 0 36 1953. 1954. 1955. 1956. n. m. h m. h. m. h. tn Jan. .. 208 18 230 24 254 12 234 6 Feb. .. 115 0 193 0 146 6 173 48 Mar. .. 167 36 154 24 166 30 183 6 April .. 125 18 163 24 147 24 102 30 May .. 124 18 146 18 135 46 •43 12
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Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27961, 7 May 1956, Page 12
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