New Zealand Weather

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30630, 22 December 1964, Page 16

New Zealand Weather

All Districts.—Light to moderate variable winds; variable skies, with scattered showers; mild temperatures. Outlook: partly cloudy. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS The weather in Christchurch SUNSHINE yesterday was fine before heavy >«■> 108 . rain in the late afternoon. h 19 “ hl „ h „

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Harewood, yesterday:— 6 p.m. 11 p.m.

•To December 21. SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 4.44 a.m.; sets, 8,9 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 4.45 a.m.; sets, 8.10 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—Today, 6.55 a.m. and 7.24 p.m.; tomorrow, 7.56 a.m. and 8.24 p.m. Phases of Moon Last quarter; December 26, 7.27 a.m. New moon: January 3, 9.7 a.m. First quarter: January 11, 859 a.m. Full moon: January 18, 1.37 am.

Barometer— (Inches) 29.79 29.88 (Millibars) Thermometer— 100S.9 1011.9 Dry bulb 59 51 Wet bulb 56 50 Relative humidity (per cent) .. 79 90 WindDirection S.E. S.W. Speed (m.p.h.) 3 3 Cloud, 0-8 1 1 Maximum during day 06 Rainfall 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. 0.09in Sunshine 5hr 18min Readings taken at 9 a.m.— Maximum temp. prev. 24 hours 79 Minimum temp. prev. 24 hours 52 Grass minimum temp. 49 Rainfall prev. 24 hours Trace Rainfall to date 16.751n Rainfall to date 21.171n last year

h. in. h. m. h. m. Jan. .. 174 12 137 54 238 6 Feb. .. 178 18 161 18 174 12 Mar. .. 155 0 161 12 125 54 April .. 128 24 123 12 127 18 May .. 108 26 126 6 128 54 June .. 114 18 89 36 78 18 July .. 155 6 92 48 99 30 Aug. .. 180 48 126 24 170 12 Sept. .. 158 18 89 54 157 36 Oct. 188 48 185 36 214 36 Nov. .. 233 0 211 48 169 2 Dec. .. 268 6 173 6 •130 6