New Zealand Weather
FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT Situation. —An anticyclone is covering much of the Tasman Sea and extends over most of New Zealand. A strong westerly airstream flows over the south of the country. Forecast: Kaikoura coast and Canterbury.—Moderate variable winds mainly north-easterlies on the coasts, but north-westerlies, strong at times, in exposed inland places. Fine weather; warm by day. Central Marlborough.—North-westerlies fresh to strong; fine and warm. Marlborough Sounds.—Strong north-westerlies and partly cloudy; mild weather. Nelson. —Light or moderate variable winds; morning low cloud and fog patches soon clearing, the weather becoming fine and warm during the day. Buller and Westland.—Moderate variable winds; rather cloudy skies and a few scattered showers in the south; temperatures moderate. Outlook. —All districts: Cloudy with some showers about and west of the Alps, but mainly fine in the east.
CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
Christchurch basked in the sunshine yesterday. Observations taken at the Meteorological Office. Hare-
SUN, HOON AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 0.28 a.m.; sets. 6.51 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.27 a.m.; sets. 6.49 p.m. High water at Lyttelton— Today, 9.10 a.m. and 9.33 p.m.: tomorrow, 9.53 a m. and 10.16 p.m. Phases of Moon First quarter: March 19, 8.32 p.m. Full moon: March 26, 3.21 p.m Last quarter: April 2, 8.59 a.m. New moon: April 10, 10.21 a m.
wood, yesterday— 6 p m. 11 p m. Barometer — ' (Inches) 29.83 29.88 (Millibars) 1010.2 1011.7 ThermometerDry bulb 73 63 Wet bulb 63 57 Relative humidity (per cent) .. 55 67 WindDirection N.E. S. Speed im.p.h.) 3 13 Cloud, 0-8 2 6 Maximum during day 76 Rainfall 9 am. to 11 p.m. Nil (Sunshine lOhr 30mi,n Readings taken at 9 a.m.— Maximum temp. prev. 24 hours 64 Minimum temp, prev. 24 hours 47 Grass minimum temp. 44
Rainfall prev. 74 hours Nil ; Rainfall to date 3.70in 1 Rainfall to date 1 last a r 6.03in SUNSHINE 1965 1966 1967 h. tn. h. m. h. m. (Jan. 175 36 184 30 181 18 Feb. .. 174 0 144 0 223 18 Mar. .. 124 42 162 30 •To March 16. •50 48
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31321, 17 March 1967, Page 10
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