New Zealand Weather
FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT Situation: A cold front is moving rapidly north-east-ward across the country. Pressures are very low to the south. Forecast:— Nelson and Marlborough, excluding the Kaikoura Coast: Light to moderate variable winds; rain clearing this morning and becoming fair later; moderate to cool temperatures. Outlook: fair. West Coast: Moderate west to south-west winds; cloudy with rain; temperatures rather cool. Outlook: unsettled westerly conditions. Canterbury and the Kaikoura Coast: Fresh south-west winds; fair to cloudy; moderate to cool temperatures. Outlook: fair. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
After a frost in most parts of Christchurch yesterday morning the weather was fine but cool with a moderate south-west wind. Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Harewood, vestcr-
SUN, MOON. AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 5.27 a.m.; sets. 7.1 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.25 a.m.; sets. 7.2 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—Today, 2.46 a.m. and 3.11 p.m.; tomorrow, 3.40 a.m. and 4.6 p.m. Phases of Moon New moon: October 23. First quarter; October 30.
day:— 6 p.m mid'n Barometer — (Inches) .. .. 29.57 29.44 (Millibars) .. 1001.4 996.8 Th' rmometer— Drv bulb .. .. 50.6 54.0 Wet bulb .. .. 47.2 45.4 Relative humidity (r*er cent.I .. .. 76 . 40 WindDirection . . .. S.E. N. W. Speed (m.p.h.) ..10 9 Cloud. 0-8 . . ..6 1 Maximum during day 54.6 Rainfall 9 a.m to midnight .. .. Nil Sunshine .. .. 9hr 2min Readings taken at 9 a.m — Maximum temp, prev 24 hours .. .. 51.0 Minimum temp. prev. 24 hour* .. .. 30.3
Grass minimum temp. 23.2 Rainfall to date .. 27.20m Rainfall to date last year .. .. 16.91in SUNSHINE 1955. 1956. 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 .. 135 48 102 6 141 24 June .. 98 18 118 24 118 54 July .. 108 30 108 30 130 30 August .. 143 12 162 12 142 42 Sent .. 184 24 ion 30 159 42 October .. 240 24 182 36 *145 26 *To October 21.
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Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28414, 22 October 1957, Page 12
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