CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
The weather in Christchurch yesterday was fine with a moderate southerly wind. The maximum temperature was 64.1 degrees. Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Harewnod. yester-
night .. .. 0.09 in Sunshine .. .. 4hr Readings taken at 9 am.: Maximum temp prev. 24 hours .. .. 83.4 Mimmiim temp prev. 24 hours .. 59.3 Grass minimum temp. 59.8 Rainfall prev. 24 hours Trace Rainfall to date .. 32 J23in
Rainfall to date last year 22.33 in
•To December 27. SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 4.48 a.m.; sets, 8.13 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 4.49 a.m.; sets, 8.14 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—Todav: 9.50 a.m. and 10.15 p.m.; tomorrow, 10.32 a.m. and 11 p.m. Phases of Moon First quarter: December 29. Full moon: January 6. Last quarter: January 13. New moon: January 20. First quarter: January 28.
day:— 6 p.m. mid’n Barometer— (Inches) .. .. 29.56 29.72 (Millibars) .. 1001.0 1006.5 ThermometerDry bulb .. .. 56.2 50.3 Wet bulb .. .. 51.6 49.3 Relative humidity (per cent.) .. ..71 93 WindDirection .. .. S. Calm Speed (m.p.h.) .. 11 Cloud. 0-8 ..8 8 Maximum during day 64.1 Rainfall 9 a.m. to mid-
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 8 April .. 147 12 108 30 149 6 May .. 135 48 102 6 141 24 June .. 98 18 118 24 118 54 July .. 109 30 108 30 130 30 August .. 143 12 162 12 142 42 Sept. .. 184 24 190 30 159 42 Oct. .. 240 24 182 36 220 48 Nov .. 262 54 215 24 172 6 Dec. .. 243 12 187 40 *199 36
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Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28471, 28 December 1957, Page 8
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