FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT
Situation.—An anti-cyclone centred in the Tasman Sea extends on io New Zealand and a south to south-westerly airstream covers the country; a cold front is moving eastwards across the south-west Tasman.
Forecast; — Marlborough.—Moderate to fresh southerly winds; partly cloudy with cool temperatures. Outlook: partly cloudy. Nelson, Buller and Westland.—South-westerly winds, fresh at times in Nelson but light to moderate elsewhere; partly cloudy with cool temperatures. Outlook: showers in Westland, elsewhere partly cloudy.
Canterbury.—Moderate to fresh south-west winds; scattered showers at first, mainly near the coast but gradually becoming fine; temperatures cool. Outlook: fine.
CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
The weather in Christcmircn yesterdav was fine, but cloudy, and with a keen south-west i wind.
•To May 22. »CN. MOON AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.43 a.m.; sets. S.t p.m. Tomorrow: Rises. 7.44 a m : sets. 3 8 p.m High water at Lyttelton—Today. 1115 am. and 1131 p m.; tomorrow. 11 58 a m. and p.m. Phases of Moon First quarter: May 23. 4. It a.m Full moon: May 30 438 p.m. Last quarter: June «. 9.18 a.m. New moon: June 13 8.17 pm
temp 30.4 Ram tali prev. 24 hours 0.24 in Rainfall to date 10.40in Rainfall to date last <ear 6.02 m SUNSHINE 1950. 1960, 1961. h. m. b. m. h. m. Jan. .. 214 0 196 36 174 42 Feb. .. 211 30 189 48 305 24 Mar. .. 165 12 132 0 150 12 April .. 172 24 169 30 181 24 May .. 121 30 132 42 •85 12
Observations taken a the Meteorological Office, wood, yesterday:— HareBarometer— < p.m midn’t. (Inches) 30.14 30.15 (Millibars) Thermometer1020.8 1021.1 Dry bulb 46.9 36.4 Wet bulb Relative humidity 43.0 359 (per cent.) .. Wind70 95 Direction W.S.W. West Speed (m.p.h.) 7 5 Cloud. 0-t Maximum during 7 2 day Rainfall 9 a m. to 52.9 midnight trace Sunshine Readings taken at S am — Maximum temp. •hr 12min prev. 24 hours Minimum temp •2.4 prev. 24 hours Grass minimum 35.3
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29520, 23 May 1961, Page 14
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