New Zealand Weather

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29715, 8 January 1962, Page 10

New Zealand Weather

FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT Situation.—An anti-cyclone covers New Zealand. Forecast:— West Coast.—Light to moderate variable winds; fine with warm day temperatures. Outlook: cloudy with rain developing in Westland. Nelson.—Light winds; fine and warm. Outlook: fine. Marlborough and Canterbury.—Moderate winds from an easterly quarter predominating; fresh south-easterlies at first about Marlborough Sounds, clotidy areas about the east coast otherwise fine; moderate to mild day temperatures. Outlook: partly cloudy. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

The weather in Christchurch yesterday was overcast and warm with a southerly wind Observations taken at the Meteorological Office. Harewood yesterday:— «p ro Mldn’t Barometer—

Rainfall orev 24 houra . Trace Rainfall to date 123 in Rainfall to dale last year .. 0.02 in

(Inches) 30.28 30.38 (Millibars) Thermometer— 1025.4 1028.1 Dry bulb 59 9 54.0 Wet bulb ’Relative humidity 51 8 51.6 (percent.) .. Wind54 84 Direction S. N. Speed (m.p.h.) 14 3 Cloud. 0-8 Max-mum during 7 7 day RvntxH y ».m to 63.5 midnight Nil Sunshine Reading? taken at 9 am — Maximum temp 6hr 3&nin • prev. 24 hours Minimum temn 64 0 prev. 24 hours Gt*” minimum 469 temp. 429

SUNSHINE I960 1961 962 h m b m h m Jan. .. 196 36 174 12 * 28 3 *To January 7. SUN. MOON AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises. 4.57 .am.: sets 8.12 p.m Tomorrow—Rises. 4.56 am.; sets. 8.12 p.m High water at Lyttelton.—Today, 5.29 am. and 5.54 p.m.; tomorrow, 6J8 am. and 8.56 p.m. Phases of Moon First quarter: January 13. 51 pm. Full moon: January 21. 8.17 am Last Quarter: January 29. 1|.37 ajn New moon: February 5, 12 10 pm.