New Zealand Weather

Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28347, 5 August 1957, Page 10

New Zealand Weather

FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT

Situation: An anti-cyclone lies east of New Zealand and a depression is passing to the south. Forecast:— West Coast and Nelson: Moderate north to north-west winds; weather cloudy with occasional showers-; moderate temperatures. Outlook: scattered showers. Marlborough and Canterbury: Moderate northerly to westerly winds; weather fair to cloudy; moderate temperatures. Outlook: fair.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

There was only a light frost—2.B degrees—in Christchurch yesterday and the maximum temperature during the day reached 59.3 degrees. There was a fresh north-east wind. Only l:shrs of sunshine was registered. Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Harewood, yesterday: Barometer:

Sunshine: Saturday .. shr 12min Sunday • • Ihr 30min Readings taken at 9 a.m.: Maximum temp. prev. 24 hours .. BOJ

i Minimium temp; prev. 24 hours .. 30.3 Grass minimum temp. 29.2 Rainfall previous 24 hours .. Nil Rainfall to date .. 21.44 in Rainfall to date last

•To August 4. SUN, MOON, AND TIDEb Sun—Todav: Rises. 7.38 a.m.; sets. 5.32 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.37 a.m.; sets. 5.36 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—Today. a-m. and 12.26 p.m.: to- [ morrow, 12.49 a.m. and 1.20 p.m. Phases of Moon Full moon: August 11. Last quarter: Augiftt 19. New moon: August 25.

oarumeiex . 6 p.m, m'night. x (Inches) 29.97 30.05 (Millibars) 1014.8 1017.7 Thermometer: Dry bulb 53.8 52.5 Wet bulb .. 48.7 48.2 Relative humidity (per cent.) 67 71 Wind : Direction N.E. N.E. Speed, (m.p.h.) 13 6 Cloud,- 0-8 7 7 Maximum during day 59.3 Rainfall, 9 a.m to midnight .»■ Nil

year .. .. 10.98in 1955. 1958. 1957. h. m. h. m. h. m. Jan. .. 254 12 234 6 293 54 Feb. .. 146 0 173 48 215 42 March .. 166 30 183 6 154 6 April .. 147 12 108 30 149 6 May .. J35 48 102 6 . 141 24 June .. 98 18 118 24 118 54 July .. 108 30 108 30 130 30 August .. 143 12 162 12 *22 18