New Zealand Weather

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30479, 29 June 1964, Page 12

New Zealand Weather

FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT

Situation.—A shallow depression over Northland is moving slowly eastward. A ridge of high pressure covers the central Tasman Sea and the South Island. Forecast: Canterbury.—Light variable winds; fine, with moderate afternoon temperatures; scattered cloudy areas at first and again tonight. Buller and Westland.—Light variable winds; fine, with moderate afternoon temperatures. Marlborough and Nelson.—Light variable winds, southerlies predominating; fine, with moderate afternoon temperatures; scattered cloudy areas at first, and again tonight

Outlook,—All districts: partly cloudy. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

The weather in Christchurch yesterday was Sne.

Observations taken at the Metebi ologlcal Office. Harewood, vesterday:— S p m il p tn Barometer—

•To June 28. SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun—Today:- Bites, 8.4 amsets, 5.1 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises. 8.4 a m.: sets, 5.1 p.m. High water at Lyttelton— Today, 7.40 am. and 8 p.m.; tomorrow, 8.27 a m and 8.45 p.m. Phases of Moon Last quarter: July 3. 8.31 a.m New moon: July «. 11.31 p.m. First quarter: July 18, 11.47 p.m. Full moon: July 25, 3.58 a.m.

(Inches) (Millibars) 30 03 1017.0 30.13 1020.3 Thermometer— Dry bulb 45 38 Wet bulb 44 '38 Relative humidity (per cent) .. 92 •8 WindDirection E. W. Speed (m.p.h.) 3 S Cloud, 0-8 2 3. Maximum during Rainfall (am. to midnight ; Nil Sunshine— Sunday 7hr Omin Saturday ehr 6min Readings taken at 9 a m — Maximum temp. prev. 24 hours 55 Minimum temp. prev. 24 hours 28 < Grass minimum

temp. 21 Rainfall prev. 24 hours Nil Rainfall to date S 75in Rainfall to date last year 10 65in SUNSHINE 1362 1063 1M4 h m. h to. h. m Jan. .. 174 11 137 54 218 e Feb. .. ITS 18 161 18 174 12 Mar. .. 153 0 161 12 125 M Apr. .. 118 n 153 12 12? May 108 38 136 6 128 54 June .. 114 18 80 36 *67 54