New Zealand Weather
FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT Situation.—A ridge of high pressure coveys northern New Zealand. A trough of low pressure is moving eastwards over the south Tasman Sea. Forecast:— Canterbury.—Moderate variable winds, northeasterlies predominating about the coasts and northwesterlies inland; partly cloudy and warm. Buller and Westland.—Moderate northerly to westerly winds: cloudy, with some scattered drizzle at times: temperatures mild. Marlborough and Nelson.—Moderate northwesterly winds, strong in exposed places about the Sounds; cloudy, with scattered drizzle areas soon clearing about the Sounds; elsewhere fine; temperatures mild. Outlook: little change.
CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
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♦To October 22. Sts. MOON AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises. 5.26 a.m.; sets, 73 pm. Tomorrow: Rises. 5.24 a.m.; sets, 7.5 p.m. High water at Lyttelton— Today, 8.43 am. and 93 p.m.: tomorrow. 925 a m and 945 p.m. Phases of Moon
Khrst quarter: October 26 520 a.m Full noon: November 2. 155 Last quarter: November 8 8 37 p m. New moon: November 16. 6.50 p.m.
Barometer30.18 30.14 finches) (Millibars) Tti'"rr.ometer— 1021.2 1020.6 Dry bulb 64 43 Wet bulb Relative humidity 54 42 (per cent) .. Wind49 93 Direction E.N.E. Calm Speed (m.ph.) 8 0 Cloud. 0-8 Maximum during 5 day 71 Rainfall 9 a.m to Nil midnight Sunshine Reading taker at 7hr 36tnln 9 am — Maximum temo prev. 34 hours 59 Minimum temp prev 24 hours 49 Grass minimum temp 44 Rainfall prev 24 Nil hours
Rainfall to date 20.29tn Rainfall to dat last year 20 04in SUNSHINE 1961 1962 1963 b m h m h m Jan 196 24 174 12 238 54 Feb. .. 295 24 178 18 161 18 Mar. .. 150 12 155 8 161 12 April .. 131 24 138 24 153 12 May .. 130 48 108 36 136 6 June .. 158 18 114 18 89 36 July .. 111 54 115 6 92 48 Aug .. 162 18 180 48 126 24 Sent .. 118 12 158 18 89 54 Oct 211 30 188 48 •161 24
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30269, 23 October 1963, Page 12
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355New Zealand Weather Press, Volume CII, Issue 30269, 23 October 1963, Page 12
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