WEATHER REPORT
OFFICIAL FORECASTS “Th* Press*- Special Service WELLINGTON, December 23. The weather forecast, issued at 9 p.m by the Meteorological Office. Wellington for the 27 hour* after the time of issue Situation:— A ridge of high pressure covers New Zealand and the central Tasman Sea. A depression is developing over the North Tasman Sea. Forecast:— Canterbury, Marlborough and Nelson.—Light, variable winds; fair weather; moderate temperatures; outlook: fair. West Coast.—Light to moderate westerly winds; mainly fair, but occasional showers here and there; moderate temperatures. Outlook: showers. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Harewood, yesterday:—
SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 4.46 a.m.; sets, 8.12 p.m. . | Tomorrow: Rises, 4.46 a.m.; sets 8.13 JPJB. High water at Lyttelton—Today. 9.54 a an. and 10.24 pan.; tomororw, 10.49 i a an. and 11.20 pan. Phases of Moon I Last quarter: December 24. 10.10 pan. New moon: January 1. First quarter: January 9. Full moon: January 16. Last quarter: January' 23. New moon: January 31.
Barometer— 8 p.m. mld*n (Inches) .. 29.52 29.66 (Millibars) 999.6 1004.4 Thermometer— Dry bulb 53.4 50.0 Wet bulb 513 49.8 Relative humidity, per cent 89 94 Direction N. W. Speed (m.ph.) .. 10 Cloud. 0-8 *2 3 Maximum during day 64.8 Rainfall 9 aun. to midnight Sunshine — 0.022in Saturday Nil Sunday Readings taken at 9 a.m.— Max temperature prev. 24 2hr 42min hours Mln. temperature prev. 24 70.7 hours 473 Crass min. temperature .. 41.7 Rainfall prev. 24 hours .. .OOlin Rainfall to date 21.33 in Rainfall to date last year SUNSHINE 2027in 1953. 1954. 1955. 1956 h. m. h. m. h. m. Jan. ». 208 18 220 24 254 12 234 • 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 8 June .. 103 6 120 24 98 18 118 24 July .. 142 6 117 36 106 30 108 3U 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 •135 18
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Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28159, 24 December 1956, Page 10
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368WEATHER REPORT Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28159, 24 December 1956, Page 10
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