WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS "The Press" Special Service WELLINGTON, July 4. 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 deep depression centred Just east of the Chatham Islands is movin’ slowly eastwards and a cold front moving northwards over New Zealand is expected to reach Hawke's Bay this afternoon. Forecast:— Canterbury and Coastal Marlborough: south-west winds, fresh in exposed areas; variable skies inland but mainly cloudy about the coasts, with wintry showers more frequent in the coastal areas; temperatures cold. Outook: becoming fair, but cold. Inland Marlborough and Nelson.— south-west winds, fresh at times; rain or showers at first, but becoming mainly fair but cold. Outlook: fair. Buller and Westland.—Moderate to fresh south-west winds predominating: some showers at first in the Buller district, otherwise mainly fair, but cool. Outlook: fair to cloudy. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER
After a frost of 7.7 degrees the day in Christchurch yesterday was fine, with a very light north-east wind and a maximum temperature of 51.8 degrees. At midnight the sky was overcast and there was a two-knot north-east wind. The temperature was 38.3 degrees. The barometer, at 29.48 in (998.2 millibars), was falling. Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. .. nil Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Survey, Christchurch.
SUN. MOON. AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises. 8.2 a.m.; sets. 5-5 p.m- x _ Tomorrow: Rises, 8.2 a.m.; sets, 5.6 High water at Lyttelton—Today, 1.7 a.m. and 1.38 p.m.; tomorrow, 1.08 a.m. and 2.27 p.m. Phases of Moon New moon. July 8, 4.37 p.m. First quarter. July 15. 8.46 a.m. Full moon, July 23. 9.29 a.m. Last quarter. July 31. 7.31 a.m.
yesterday:— 9 3.30 a.m. p.m. 29.840 29.666 (millibars) 1010.5 1004.6 Steady. Falling. Thermometer- 1 — Drv bulb 33.2 47.3 Wet bulb . 31.8 39.2 Maximum prev. 24 hours 48.7 — Minimum prev. 24 hours 27.1 — Minimum on grass . 24.3 —— Maximum during day . — 51.8 Humidity, per cent. . 86 40 • • • • . S.W., N.E., v. light. F. light. Cloud (0-8) 0 3 Rain .. • • • Nil Nil 1956. 1955. Rainfall to date 10.79in 14.25in Observations taken at the Meteorological Station, Harewood: — 9 p.m. mid’n Barometer (inches) 29.54 29.48 (millibars) 1000.2 998.2 Falling SUNSHINE Yesterday—no reading available. 1953 1954 1955 1956 h. m. h. m. h. m. h. m. Jan. .. 208 18 220 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 Mav .. 124 18 146 18 135 48 102 6 June .. 103 6 120 24 98 18 118 24 July .. 142. 6 117 36 106 30 •12 48 •To July 3
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Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28012, 5 July 1956, Page 10
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