New Zealand Weather
FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT Situation:—A trough of low pressure is moving eastwards over New Zealand. Forecast: Canterbury.—Moderate variable winds, northeasterlies about the coast; scattered fog areas, soon clearing; otherwise fine and rather warm. Buller and Westland.—Scattered showers; moderate north-easterly winds; variable skies, with a few scattered showers possibly becoming more general late today in the south. Marlborough and Nelson.—Moderate variable winds, with north-westerlies freshening about Cook Strait this afternoon; partly cloudy and warm. Outlook.—All districts: scattered showers. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
Even the pipes couldn’t get the heavens to lament yesterday. Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Harewood, yesterday:— 6 p.m. mid nt
•To February 18. SUN. MOON. TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 5.52 a.m.; sets, 7.33 pm. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.54 a.m.; sets, 7.31 p.m. High water at Lyttelton— Today. 9.10 a.m. and 9.38 p.m.; tomorrow, 10.3 a.m and 10.32 p.m. Phases of Moon First quarter: February 21 1.24 a.m. Full moon: February 28, 12.39 a.m. Last quarter: March 6. 10 p.m. New moon: March 14, 2.14 p.m.
BarometerCinches) 29.69 29.74 (hpilibars) 1005.50 1007.20 Thermometer— Dry bulb 77 64 Wet bulb Relative humidity 62 39 51 (per cent.) .. 63 WindCalm. Direction N. Speed (m.p.h.l 14 — Cloud. 0-8 Maximum during 7 0 day 78 Rainfall 9 a.m. to midnight Sunshine Readings' taken at 2hr Trace 24min 9 a.m.— Maximum temp. prev. 24 hours 73 Minimum temp. prev. 24 hours 54 Grass minimum temp. 53
Rainfall previous 24 hours Nil Rainfall to date 1.29in Rainfall to date last year 2.55in SUNSHINE 1962 1963 1964 h. m. h. m. h. tn. Jan. .. 174 12 237 54 238 6 Feb. .. 178 18 161 18 •113 42
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30369, 19 February 1964, Page 16
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270New Zealand Weather Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30369, 19 February 1964, Page 16
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