New Zealand weather

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32525, 8 February 1971, Page 12

New Zealand weather

FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT Situation.—A slow-moving anticyclone covers New Zealand. Forecast: Canterbury.—Light to moderate variable winds; fine and mild or warm. Marlborough and Nelson.—Winds light to moderate and variable, with sea breezes about the coasts; fine; warm in the afternoon. Buller and Westland.—Light, vanable winds; cloudy areas at first this morning, but becoming generally fine; mild. Outlook: fine.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Yesterday in Christchurch was sunny and warm. Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Harewood, yesterday:— Barometer 6 pm. 11 P-™ • Inches - ■ 30.12 30.22 Millibars .. 1019.8 1023.3 Thermometer Degrees Maximum • • "2 Minimum (grass) .. 33 Humidity Per cent at 6 p.m. -. 59 Rainfall Yesterday 9 a.m. to 11 pm. Nill 24 hours to 9 a.m. 0.02 in To date this year .. 1.17 in To date last year .. 2.42 in Average to date .. 2.32 in Sunshine h m Yesterday 11 42 Month to date 43 42 Average for month 184 00 To date this year .. 187 18 To date last year .. 236 48

SUN, MOON AND TIDBS Sun—Today: Rises, 5.38 a.m.; sets, 7.48 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.39 a.m.; sets, 7.48 p.m. High water at Lyttelton. Today, 2.49 a.m. and 3.8 p.m. Tomorrow, 3.33 a.m. and 3.52 p.m. Phases of Moon Full moon: February 10, 7.41 p.m. Last quarter: February 19. 12.14 a.m. New moon: February 25, 9.49 a.m. First quarter: March 4, 2.1 p.m. Noon Weather Auckland: 68 deg <2O Celsius!, cloudy, N.E., 15 m.p.h. Wellington: 61 deg 116 Celsius i. fine, S.E., 15 m.p.h. Christchurch: 69 deg (21 Celsius), cloudy, calm. Dunedin: 63 deg <l7 Celsius), * cloudy, calm.