CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
The weather in Christchurch yesterday was cool with some cloud and a moderate east wind.
SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 6.51 a.m.; sets, 6.6 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.50 a.m.; sets. 6.7 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—Today. 5.39 a.m. and 6.6 p.m.; tomor-1 row, 6.35 a.m. and 7.4 p.m. Phases of Moon First quarter: Sept. 10, 10.7 am. i Full moon: Sept. 17, 12.51 p.m. Last quarter: Sept. 25, 2.22 p.m. j
Observations taken at the Meteorological Ofliee, Harevvood. yesterday 6 p.m. mdn't. Barometer— (Inches) .. .. 30.36 30.51 (Millibars) 1028.2 1033.0 Thermometer— Dry bulb 48.4 38.0 Wet bulb 46.9 37.0 Relative humidity (per cent) 89 98 WindDirection E. W. Speed (m.p.h.) 8 Cloud (0-8) 4 0 Maximum during day 52.6 Rainfall 9 a m. to midnight nil Sunshine 4hr 30m in Readings taken at 9 a.rr.— Maximum temp. prev. 24 hours 59.9 Minimum temp. prev. 24 hours 43.8 Grass minimum temp. 40 8 Rainfall prev. 24 hours O.Olin
Rainfall to date 19.68in Rainfall to date last vear 13 Ilm SUNSHINE 1957. 1958. 1959. h. in. h. m. h. in. Jan. 193 54 178 18 214 0 Feb. 215 42 138 48 221 30 Mai ch 154 6 166 0 165 12 April 149 6 192 30 172 24 May 141 24 139 30 121 30 June 118 54 148 48 160 24 Tilly 130 30 110 42 165 18 August 154 42 158 30 *197 18 Sept. 159 42 211 48 *13 18 ♦To September 4.
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Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28992, 5 September 1959, Page 12
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