New Zealand Weather
FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT Situation.—An anti-cyclone lies over New Zealand. Forecast:— All districts. —Moderate to fresh north-easterlies during the day in coastal Canterbury and moderate northerlies developing m Cook Strait, the winds otherwise light to moderate and variable. Some areas of low cloud in the morning and night, but the weather mainly fine, with mild day temperatures. Outlook: Showers developing on the West Coast and partly cloudy elsewhere. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
SATURDAY, DECEMBER IS Observations taken at the Meteorological Office. Hare wood. 6 p.m. midn't Barometer—(lnches) .. 30.44 30 49 (Millibars) .. 1030.8 1032.6
•To December 17. SUN MOON and tides Sun—Todas Rises 442 a.m. aeta. 8.8 pm. Tomorrow: Rises, 4.43 am.; seta, 83 pm. High water at Lyttelton—Today. 1255 am. and 1.18 p.m.; tomorrow, 1.50 am and 2 12 pm. Phases of Moon Full moon: December 22. 12 42 p m Last quarter: December 30 337 pm. New moon: January 7. 12.35 . a m First quarter: January 13. 5.2 pm.
Thermometer— Dry bulb Wet bulb 58.8 50.2 41.7 40 0 Relative humidity (per cent.) .. 51 85 WindDirection S. S.W Speed, m.p.h. 6 2 Cloud. 0-8 Maximum during 1 0 day 60 Rainfall. 9 a.m to midnight .01 Sunshine Readings taken at 8hr 9 a m.: Maximum temp piev 24 hours 660 Minimum temp. 48 1 prev. 24 hours Grass minimum temp. 47J Rainfall previous .Olin 24 hours Rainfall to date Rainfall to date 23J»in last year 22.10in The weather tn Christchurch yesterday was flirt and sunny with a light iorth-easterly breeze. Observation* taken at the Meteorological Office. aarewood yesterday 1— • P-m Mld'nt Barometer— (Inchest 30 34 30 33 (Millibars) Diermometer— 10271! 1027.0 Dry bulb 61 0 48.9 Wet bulb Relative humidity 54.0 47> (per cent.) .. 61 93 WindDirection MI. Calm Speed (m.p.h.) 14
Cloud. 0-8 1 5 Maximum during day 64.0 Rainfall. 9 a.m to midnight Nil Sunshine 13hr 48min Headings taken at 9 a.m.:— Maximum temp . rev. 24 hours •00 Minimum temp, prev. 24 hours 384 Grass minimum temp. 29 8 Rainfall previous 24 hours Trace Rainfall to date 25 29in Rainfall to date last year 22 22m
Jan • SUNSHINE 1959 1960. t tn. 196 36 1961 h 214 tn. 0 u. 174 12 Feb. • 211 30 189 48 205 24 Mar. . 165 12 132 0 150 12 Apr . 175 24 169 30 181 24 May • 121 M 132 42 130 ♦8 June . 160 24 99 0 153 24 July . 165 18 140 12 112 0 Aug. . 197 18 149 12 162 18 Sept. ♦ 183 6 138 48 118 12 Oct. . 229 12 162 48 211 30 Nov . 229 12 248 54 197 54 Dec. . 139 36 168 54 •133 0
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29699, 18 December 1961, Page 14
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