WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS The Press” Special Senrice wELXIKGION. June 5. The weather fo eczst issued at 9 pm by the Meteorological Office. Wellington for the 27 hours after the time of issue, is Situation:— Ab anti-cvclone is moving eastwards •ver New Zealand. Forecast:— All Districts.—Light winds; fine weather: cool temperatures. Outlook Fair tn ekradv in eastern and northern districts; rain on the West Coast. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER After a frost of 3 degrees, the day m Christchurch yesterday was fine, with a maximum temperature of 529 degrees. At midnight, the sky was clear, and there was no wind. The temperature was 39.7 degrees. The barometer, at 2939 inches (1913.7 millibars), was rising. • Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 am.: trace Meteorological Observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory. Christchurch. yesterday :
To June 5. SUN. MOON. AND TIDES Sun —Today: Rises. ~sa am.; sets. 5 pm. Tomorrow: Rises, 7-56 aun.; sets, 5 pm. Hizh water at Lyttelton—Today, 1-34 ” am- and 2 J pm.; tomorrow, 2-22 am. and 2-50 pm. Phases of Moon New moon: June 9. 9-29 am. First quarter: June 15. 11-56 pm. Full moon: June 23. 6.13 pm.
terday: — Barometer 'inches) millibars) 9 am 29579 1015.2 330 1013.0 jnemofrder— 49.8 Drv bulb 332 Wet bulb 352 43.6 Maximum prev. 24 hours 464 1 M .-.:mum. prev. 24 hours 357 — Mmtmuni on eras? 29.0 Maximum during day — 523 Humidity, ser cent. 100 58 r\- - S W-. . m v. light Cloud (0-8 3 0 Rain 0 16in nil 1956 1955 Rainfall to date .. 9.46in 11.08m Observations taken at the Meteorologieal Station Harewood:— 9 p.m. mid’n Barometer finches) 2998 2959 (millibars} 10153 1015.7 Rising SUNSHINE h. m. Yesterday 7 24 1953. 1954. *1955. 1956. ix. m. h. m. h m. h. m. j 30 208 18 220 24 254 12 5 Feb. 115 0 133 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 43 1C2 5 June 103 6 120 24 92 18 •3 36
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Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27987, 6 June 1956, Page 12
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