New Zealand Weather

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32164, 6 December 1969, Page 12

New Zealand Weather

FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT Situation.—An anticyclone in the north Tasman Sea is moving slowly on to New Zealand. Forecast:

All districts. —Fine and mild, apart from isolated afternoon showers on the ranges; light winds, except for moderate daytime sea breezes about the coasts. Outlook: scattered showers on the West Coast; fair elsewhere.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

The weather in Christchurch yesterday was cloudy and warm.. Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Harewood, yesterday:— 6 p.m. 11 p.m.

Barometer: Inches 29.74 29.83 Millibars 1007.0 1010.2 Thermometer: Deg. Maximum .. 66 Minimum (grass) .. 51 Humidity: Per cent at 6 p.m. 55 Rainfall: Yesterday 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. o.oBin 24 hours to 9 a.m. 0.151 n To date this year .. 13.56 in To date last year .., 26.461 n Sunshine: h. m. Yesterday n-.i 3 54 Month to date 22 06 Average for Dee. 200 00 To date this year .. 1802 48 To date last year .. 1934 30

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun —Today: Rises, 4.42 a.m.; sets, 7.59 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises. 4.42 a.m.; sets, 8.1 p.m. High water at Lyttelton— Today, 1.15 a.m. and 1.34 p.m. Tomdrrow, 2.2 a.m. and 2.21 p.m. Phases sf Moon New moon: December 9, 9.42 p.m. First quarter: December 16, 1.9 p.m. Full moon: December 24, 5.35 a.m. Last quarter: January 1, 10.53 Noon Weather Auckland: 64deg., partly cloudy, S.W., 16 m.p.h. Wellington: 63deg., cloudy, S.E., 13 m.p.h. Christchurch: 64deg., partly cloudy, S.W., 2 m.p.h. Dunedin: dldeg., cloudy, S.W., 14 m.p.h.