New Zealand Weather
FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT Situation.—A ridge of high pressure extends over New Zealand from Australia, and. a cold front is crossing the South Island. Forecast:— Nelson.—Light or moderate variable winds; fair moderate afternoon temperatures. Marlborough.—North-wester lies fresh in exposed places at first with fair to cloudy weather; brief change to light or moderate southerlies but with a few showers; northwesterlies becoming fresh again later; cool to moderate temperatures. Outlook Sunday: fair, but rain late in the day. West Coast.—Light to moderate variable winds, mainly cloudy with patches of drizzle or light rain; cool to moderate temperatures. Outlook Sunday: rain. Canterbury.—Moderate south-west winds at first, becoming north-east during the day; showers this morning; fair this afternoon; cool temperatures. Outlook Sunday: fair, morning; showery, afternoon. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
After a frost of 10 degrees, the weather in Christchurch yesterday was fine. The maximum temperature was 53.3 degrees. Observations iaKvn at the Meteorological Of’.ice. Harewood vesterday:—
SUN, MOON ANO TIOK2 Sun—Today: Rise* 8.3 am.; seta 5.4 p.ih. Tomorrow: Rise*. 8.2 ajn.; sets 5.5 p.m High water at Lyttelton—Today, 2.54 a.m. and 3.18 p.m.; tomorrow, 3.34, a.m. and 3.57 p.m. Phases of Moon New moon: July 6,2 p.m. , First quarter: July 14, 12.1 a.m. Full moon: July 20, 3.33 p.m. Lf«t Quarter: .Tnlv M. 22? am
8 p.m. tnid'n Barometer— (Inches) 29.75 29.79 (Millibars) 1007.6 1008.7 ThermometerDry bulb .. 41.6 31.5 Wet bulb .. 39.6 31.0 Relative humidity (pel cent.) 83 94 WinaDirectlon Calm Calm Cloud, 0-8 7 1 Maximum during day 53.3 Raintali. 9 aJn to midnight nil Sunshine 7hr 42min Heaoings taken at 9 a.m.: Maximum temp. vrev. 24 hours .. ’ 50.8 Minimum temp, prev 1 24 hours .. 1 27.7 Grass minimum temp. 22.0
Rainfall prev. 24 hour* nil. Rainfall to date 15.72in Rainfall to d<te •asi year 11.98in SUNSHINE 1957 1958 1959 b tn n. m n tn Jan a * 193 54 178 48 214 0 Feb aa 215 42 138 48 221 M' March a a 154 6 166 0 165 12 April a a 149 8 192 30 172 24 May a a 111 24 130 30 121 40 June 118 45 148 48 160 24 July 130 30 110 42 •18 6 •To July 3.
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Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28938, 4 July 1959, Page 12
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