New Zealand Weather
FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT Situation.—A cold front is moving off the North Island. A depression lies over the Tasman Sea. Forecast:—
Canterbury.—Winds light to moderate and variable; mainly cloudy; some patches of coastal drizzle and some rain about the alps, with possibly some scattered light falls elsewhere late in the day; moderate temperatures. Outlook: rain at times. Marlborough and Nelson.—Northerly winds, fresh in exposed places; cloudy, with occasional showers; moderate temperatures. Outlook: showers. West Coast.—Moderate northerly to easterly winds; cloudy; some occasional rain; moderate temperatures. Outlook: continuing unsettled. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
The weather in Christchurch yesterday was overcast and mild.
Rainfall to date 18 31in Rainfall to date last year .. 20.85 in SUNSHINE
•To August 22. SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.15 a.m.; sets. 5 52 p m. Tomorrow: Rise*. 7.13 am.; sets. 5.53 p.m. High water at Lyttelton— Today. 10 58 am. and 1123 p.m.; tomorrow, 11.53 а. and p.m. Pluses of Moon Last quarter: August 22. 10 27 p.m New moon: August 30 . 3 9 p tft First quarter: September 7, б. p.m. Full moon: September 14 4.12 pun
Observations taken at the Meteorological Office. Harewood yesterday 6 p.m. midn’t
Barometer—(lnches), .. 2961 29.63 (Millibars I .. 1002.6 1C03.4 Thermometer— Drv bulb .. 52.8 41.0 Wet bulb .. 49.1 40.4 Relative humidity (per cent.) ..75 95 Wind— „ _ _ , Direction N.E. Calm Speed (m.p.h.) 8 - Cloud. 0-8 . 6 2 Maximum during dav ■ • 00.0 Rainfall 9 a m. to midnight .. Nil Sunshine • • 6min Readings taken at 9 a m.— Maximum temp. prev. 24 hours Minimum temp. prev 24 hours e 40.6 Grass minimum temp. •” 8 Rainfall prev. 24 hour* •• Nil
1960 1961 1962 h. m. h. m. h. m Jan. . 196 36 174 12 124 54 Feb. . 189 48 205 24 175 18 Mar. . 132 0 150 12 155 6 April . 169 30 181 24 138 30 May . 132 42 130 48 108 36 June . 90 0 153 18 114 18 July . 99 0 111 54 115 6 Aug. . 149 12 162 18 •134 48
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29908, 23 August 1962, Page 12
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