New Zealand Weather
FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT Situation.—A depression centred to the northeast of the North Island is moving away to the east and a weak anti-cyclone is centred to the south-east of the South Island. Forecast:— Nelson, Marlborough, Buller and Westland.— Fresh southerly winds at first about the Marlborough Sounds, otherwise winds light to moderate and variable; weather fine with light frosts in sheltered places at night; day temperatures moderate. Outlook: rain developing in South Westland late in the day, elsewhere weather partly cloudy. Canterbury.—Light to moderate north-east winds; cloudy with occasional drizzle about Banks Peninsula in the morning; otherwise weather fine with frosts in many places at night; day temperatures cool. Outlook: fine. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
The weather tn Christchurch yesterday was overcast and cold, with drizzle in the morning Observations taken at the Meteorological Office. Harewood. yesterday:— 6 p.m. midn't.
•To May 8. SUN. MOON AND TIDES Sun—Today . Rises, 729 aan.; sets. 523 p m. Tomorrow: Rises. 720 san.; sets 522 pan. High water at Lyttelton—Today. 11.49 a.m. and pan.; tomorrow. 12.15 a.m. and 12.45 pan. Phases of Moon New moon: May 15. 455 aan. First quarter: May 23 4.19 san. Full moon: May 30. 4.38 pan. Last quarter: June 6. 9.19 aan.
Barometer— (Inches) (Millibars) Thermometer— 29.84 1010.4 29.85 10105 Dry bulb 48.2 470 Wet bulb 489 452 Relative humidity (per cent.) .. 85 88 WindDirection 9* Calm. Speed, m.p.h. 3 0 Cloud, 0-8 8 8 Maximum during day 50.6 Rainfall 9 a.m. to midnight Trace Sunshine Ohr 54min Readings taken at 9 a.m.— Maximum temp, prev. 24 hours 51.0 Minimum temp, prev. 24 hours 32.8 Grass minimum
temp. Rainfall prev 24 309 hours 0.03|n Rainfall to date 7.4 Un Rainfall to date last year 5.76in SUNSHINE 1959. 1900. 1961. h. m. h. m. h. m. Jan. .. 214 0 195 36 174 42 Feb. .. 211 30 189 48 205 24 Mar. .. 1«5 12 132 0 150 12 April.. 172 2* 169 30 181 24 May .. 121 30 •Tn U 132 42 V ft •33 24
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29508, 9 May 1961, Page 14
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336New Zealand Weather Press, Volume C, Issue 29508, 9 May 1961, Page 14
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