New Zealand Weather
CHRISTCHURCH READINGS A depression in the central Tasman Sea is moving southwards towards the South Island. A warm front is moving southwards over the North Island. Forecast: The Kaikoura coast and Canterbury.—Winds from the northerly quarter, fresh to strong in many places; cloudy with occasional rain, mainly light; temperatures rising. Buller and Westland.—Fresh north-easterlies; rain this morning, heavy at times; rain easing and winds decreasing later in the day; mild and humid. Marlborough and Nelson.—Fresh winds from a northerly quarter; scattered rain at first, becoming more general later in the day. Outlook. —All districts: cooler; south-west-erlies with showers. FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT
The day in Christchurch yesterday was sunny, with an east, erly wind. Observations taken at the Meteorological Office. Harewood, vpgferdav—
•To December 8. SUN, HOM AND TIDSS Sun—Today: Blses, 4.42 a.m.; sets, 8 pan. Tomorrow: Rises, 4.42 a.m.; sets, 8.1 p.m. High water at Lyttelton— Today, 1.28 a.m. and 1.48 p.m.; tomorrow, 2.18 a.m. and 2.42 p.m. Phases et Mees New moon: December 12. 8.12 p.m. First quarter: December 20, 8.41 a.m. Full moon: December 28. 5.48 a.m. Last quarter: January 4, 2.18 a.m.
Rainfall last to date year 2«.441n SUNSHINE ISM 1M5 1908 h. m. h. m. h. m. Jan. .. 238 « 175 30 184 30 Feb. .. 180 18 174 0 114 8 Mar. .. 152 24 124 48 182 30 April .. May .. 128 24 151 0 118 18 128 54 123 24 108 6 June .. 78 18 110 42 137 8 July .. 01 88 127 42 99 48 Aug. .. 117 12 138 30 118 12 Sept. .. 127 38 170 42 188 38 Oct. .. 214 88 220 0 231 0 Nov. .. IM 8 215 0 180 0 Dec. .. 233 24 229 38 *44 18
yesterday: — Barometer— 6 p.m. 11p.m. (Inches) 29.74 29.56 (Millibars) Thermometer— 1007.10 1001.0 Dry bulb 58 56 Wet bulb Relative humidity 54 54 (per cent) .. Wind75 87 Direction E. E. Speed (m.p.h.) 18 14 Cloud, 0-8 Maximum during 7 7 day Rainfall # a.m. to 63 11 p.m. Nil Sunshine Readings taken at 9 a.m.: Maximum temp. 9hr 6min prev. 24 hours Minimum temp. 60 prev. 24 hours Grass minimum 47 temp. Rainfall previous 42 24 hours Nil Rainfall to date 21.24in
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31238, 9 December 1966, Page 16
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367New Zealand Weather Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31238, 9 December 1966, Page 16
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