FORECAST CHART FOR NOON TODAY
SITUATION AT 8 P.M. A south to south-west airstream flows over New Zealand. FORECASTS: COASTAL MARLBOROUGH and CAN-TERBURY.—South-west winds strong and squally at times in exposed places, specially about Banks Peninsula; changeable and cold; showers and fair periods; snow down to 1500 feet on the hills. INLAND MARLBOROUGH and NEL-SON.—South-west winds, mainly moderate; snow showers about the ranges but fine elsewhere ; cold. BULLER and WESTLAND.—Fine, light to moderate south-west winds; cold. OUTLOOK.-—Little change.
CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
Yesterday morning in Christchurch was sunny but a southwest change brought showers later. Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Harewood, yesterday:— Barometer! 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Inches .. 29.62 29.76 Millibars .. 1003.1 1007.9 Thermometer: Degrees Maximum .. 11 Minimum (grass) .. —3 Minimum (air) .. 2 Humidity: Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 78 RainfallYesterday: 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Trace 24 hours to 9 a.m. smm. To date this year .. 384 mm. To date last year .. 313 mm. Average to date .. 418 mm. Sunshine: h m Yesterday .. .. 5 12 Month to date 66 48 Average for August 146 00 To date this year .. 1266 48 To date last year .. 1048 24 SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.19 a.m.; sets, 5.48 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.18 a.m.; sets. 5.49 p.m. High water at Lyttelton— Today: 11.28 a.m. and 11.47 p.m. Tomorrow: — ajn.< 12.13 p.m.
Moon—Today: Rises, 11.9 a.m.; sets, 2.18 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 2.18 a.m.; sets, 3.15 a.m. Phases of Moon First quarter: August 17. 1.10 p.m. Full moon: August 25, 6.22 a.m. Last quarter: September 1, 12.49 a.m. New moon: September 8. 5.29 a.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland.—l4deg„ cloudy, S.W., 22 knots. Wellington.—Sdeg.. showers. S.. 18 knots. Christchurch.—Bdeg.. fine, W.. 10 knots. Dunedin.—4deg., rain. S.W.. 25 knots. WORLD WEATHER
The world’s weather on Wednesday was: Rome sunny, 16deg. minimum, 32deg. maximum; Paris, sunny. 14, 18; London. overcast, 16. 21; Berlin, rain, 16, 18; Amsterdam cloudy, 12, 21; Brussels, overcast. 15, 24; Madrid, sunny, 15, 25; Stockholm, cloudy, 15, 23; New York clear. 16, 24; San Francisco, cloudy. 13. 18; Chicago, cloudy, 18, 21; Miami, cloudy, 28, 30; Hong Kong, sunny. 25. 31; Tokyo, sunny, 24, 32; Buenos Aires, cloudy, 16, 23; Montreal, clear. 4. 22; Honolulu, sunny. 24. 32,
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Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32998, 18 August 1972, Page 12
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