New Zealand Weather
FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT Situation.—A shallow depression continues to drift slowly towards northern New Zealand; the anticyclone to the south-east of the country is slowly losing intensity. Forecast: Canterbury, Marlborough and Nelson.— Fresh east or north-east winds; cloudy and mild; some scattered showers developing about and near the high country. Buller and Westland. —Moderate variable winds tending south-west by afternoon; fine and warm. Outlook: cloudy with scattered showers mostly, but mainly fine in Buller and Westland. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
Yesterday in Christchurch was fine and mild. Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Harewood, yesterday.
Phases of Moon New moon: December 20, 6.19 a.m. First quarter: December 27, 2.14 a.m. Full moon: January 4, 6.28 a.m. Last quarter: January 12, 2 a.m. Noon Weather Auckland: 63deg., rain, N.E., 10 m.p.h. Wellington: 67deg., cloudy, N.E., 5 m.p.h. Chtistchurch: 62deg., partly cloudy, N.E., 10 m.p.h. Dunedin: 58deg., cloudy, N-E., 10 m.p.h.
SUN, HOON AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rise£, 4.42 a.m.; sets 8.5 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 4.42 a.m.; sets, 8.6 p.m. High water at Lyttelton— Today, 11.16 a.m. and 11.45 p.m. Tomorrow, — a.m. and 12.7 p.m.
6 p.m. 11 p.m. Barometer: Inches • • 30.0 30.06 Mililbars .. 1016.0 1018.0 Thermometer: Deg. Maximum .. 63 Minimum (grass) .. 49 Humidity: Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 77 Rainfall: Yesterday 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Nil 24 hours to 9 a.m. Trace To date this year .. 26.50in To date last year .. 20.93in Sunshine: h m Yesterday 5 30 Month to date 94 18 Average for Dec. .. 200. 00 To date this year .. 1972 24 To date last year .. 1948 6
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31862, 14 December 1968, Page 12
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259New Zealand Weather Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31862, 14 December 1968, Page 12
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