WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS •*The Press* Special Service WELLINGTON, December 12. The weather forecast, issued at 9 p.m. by the Meteorological Office. Wellington, for the 27 hours after the time of issue. Situation:— A depression is moving south-east* wards from the North Island. Forecast:-* Canterbury and Marlborough.— Moderate easterly winds; weather overcast with occasional drizzle and light rain, especially near the coast; temperatures moderate. Outlook: fair to cloudy. West Coast and Nelson.—Moderate easterly winds predominating; weather cloudy with scattered light rain in the morning; moderate temperatures. Outlook: fair to cloudy.
CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Harewood, yesterday:— 6 pen. mid’n. BarometerInches .. .. .. 29.53 29.56 Millibars .. .. 1000.0 1001.2 ThermometerDry bulb .. .. 55.0 52.6 Wet bulb .. .. 54.0 52.1 Relative humidity, percent. 93 96 Wind— Direction .. .. E.S.E. E.S.E. Speed (m.pjj.) .. ..11 2 Cloud (0-8) .. ..8 8 Maximum during day .. 58.0 Rainfall. 9 a.m. to midnight 032 in Sunshine .. .. nil Readings taken at 9 ajn.— Max. temperature prev. 24 hours .. .. 64.3 Min. temperature prev. 24 hours .. .. 52.7 Grass min. temperature .. 52.1 Rainfall prev. 24 hours .. 0.16 in Rainfall to date .. 20.40 in Rainfall to date last year 20.09 in
SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 4.42 % a.m.; sets, 8.5 p.m. -Tomorrow: Rises, 4.42 aan.; sets, 8.6 pen. High water at Lyttelton—Today, 12.10 a.m. and 12.29 p.m.; tomorrow, 12.58 am. and 1.16 p.m. Phases of Moon Full moon: December 18, 7.6 a.m. Last quarter: December 24. 10.10 p.m.
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 May .. 124 18 146 18 135 48 102 6 June .. 103 6 120 24 98 18 118 24 July .. 142 6 117 36 106 30 108 30 Aug. .. 119 0 123 12 143 12 162 12 Sept. .. 223 48 205 0 184 24 190 36 Oct. .. 157 0 236 18 240 24 182 36 Nov. .. 183 0 163 26 262 54 215 24 Dec. .. 148 6 190 18 243 12 *80 24 •To December 12.
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Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28150, 13 December 1956, Page 14
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358WEATHER REPORT Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28150, 13 December 1956, Page 14
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