WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28099, 15 October 1956, Page 10

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS “Tne Press* Soeciai Service WELLINGTON. October 14. The weather forecast, issued at 9 p.m by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, for the 27 hours after the time of issue, to:— Situation:— A cold front is moving northward •ver central New Zealand. A ridge of high pressure is advancing from the south Tasman Sea on to the South Island. Forecast:— Canterbury and Coastal Marlborough.—Moderate to fresh southerly to easterly winds; showers at first, but weather clearing from the south during the morning; temperatures cool; outlook, fair. Inland Marlborough and Nelson.— Moderate winds from a southerly quarter; weather changeable. with occasional showers. but becoming fair later in the day; temperatures cool: outlook fair. West Coast.—Moderate winds from a southerly quarter: some showers at first in the north. otherwise fair weather; temperatures cool; outlook, fair.

CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER Observations taken at the Meteorological Office. Harewood, yesterday:—

BUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 5.38 ajn.; sets, 6.53 pjh • Tomorrow: Rises. 5.37 ajn.; sets. 6.54 pjn. High water at Lyttelton—Today, 12.42 a.m. and 1.1 p.m.; tomorrow, 1.25 a.m. and 1.43 pjn. Phases of Moon Full moon: October 20, 5-24 a.m. Last quarter: October 27. 6.2 a.m.

Mld6 o.m. night Barometer (inches'* 29.64 29.95 (millibars) 10035 1014.4 ThermometerDry bulb 55.9 47.1 Wet bulb 50.0 45.1 Relative humidity, per cent. 63 85 Wind— Direction East SW. Speed (m.pJi.) .. 9 12 Cloud, 0-8 7 8 Maximum during day 61.1 Rainfall 9 a.m. to midnight Trace Sunshine — Saturday Nil Sunday Shrs 42min Readings taken at 9 a.m.— Maximum temperature for previous 24 hours 55.4 Minimum temperature for previous 24 hours 34.8 Grass minimum temperature 29.7 Rainfall previous 24 hours Nil Rainfall to date 16.90in Rainfall to date last yeii 1752in SUNSHINE 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 Julv .. 142 6 117 36 106 30 108 30 Aug. .. 119 0 123 12 143 12 162 12 Sent. .. 223 48 205 0 184 24 190 36 Oct. .. 157 0 236 18 240 24 •63 30 •To October 14.