New Zealand Weather

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31143, 20 August 1966, Page 14

New Zealand Weather

FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT Situation.—An intense anti-cyclone centred south-east of Cook Strait is moving slowly eastwards. Forecast: Canterbury and Kaikoura Coast. —Light to moderate variable winds, north-easterlies predominating; fine, apart from scattered morning fog or low cloud patches, but increasing high cloudiness during the day; moderate afternoon temperatures. Outlook: mainly cloudy with some rain in the ranges. Marlborough, except the Kaikoura Coast, and Nelson.—North-easterlies, freshening about the sounds; elsewhere light or moderate variable winds; mainly fine, apart from some morning fog or low cloud patches, but cloud generally increasing in western areas later; moderate afternoon temperatures. Outlook: cloud; some rain developing during the day. Buller and Westland.—Light or moderate variable winds; skies becoming cloudy and some rain developing in the south, probably during the afternoon: moderate afternoon temperatures. Outlook: overcast. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

The weather in Christchurch I yesterday was fine and sunny. Observations taken at the j Meteorological Office. Harewood.'

SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.17 a.m.; sets. 5.49 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.1 S a.m.: sets. 5.50 p.m. High water at Lyttelton— Today, 7.25 a.m. and 7.54 p.m.: tomorrow. 827 a.m and 8.54 p.m. Phase* of Moon First quarter: August 23. 3.2 p.m Full moon: August 31. 12.14 p.m. Last quarter: September 8. 2.7 p.m. New moon: September 15, 7.13 am.

yesterday: — « p.m. 1 p.m Barometer — (Inches) 30.59 30.58 (Millibars) Thermometer1035.8 1035.5 Dry bulb 45 39 | Wet bulb Relative humidity 42 39 i (per cent) .. Wind: 78 96 1 Direction N.N.E. N.E Speed (m.p.h.) 10 6 Cloud. 0-8 Maximum during 0 0 1 day Rainfall 9 a m to 54 11 pm. Nil Sunshine Readings taken at 9 a m.: — Maximum temp Shr 48min prev. 24 hours Minimum temp 49 prev. 24 hours Grass minimum 27 temp. Rainfall prev. 24 22 hours Nil Rainfall to date 12.641F1

Rainfall last to date year SUNSHINE 19.33in 1966 h m 1964 h m 1965 h. m Jan. 238 6 175 36 183 30 Feb. .. 180 18 174 0 114 6 Mar. .. 152 54 124 42 162 30 April .. 129 24 151 0 168 18 May .. 128 54 123 24 108 6 June .. 78 18 110 42 137 6 July .. 91 54 127 42 99 48 Aug. .. 171 12 138 30 •78 36 •To August 19.