FORECAST CHART FOR NOON TODAY

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33093, 7 December 1972, Page 16

FORECAST CHART FOR NOON TODAY

SITUATION AT 8 P.M. A depression is moving east off the North Island as a ridge of high pressure advances across the Tasman Sea. FORECASTS: CANTERBURY, NELSON AND MARLBOROUGH.—Light or moderate east or north-east winds predominating; scattered areas of cloud; moderate temperatures. BULLER AND WESTLAND.—Light winds inland, moderate sea breezes near the coast; fine and mild. OUTLOOK:—Some rain in South Westland; rest of West Coast, becoming cloudy.; elsewhere, fine.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Yesterday in Christchurch was cloudy and mild. Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Harewood, yesterday:—

SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 4.42 a.m.; sets, 8.1 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 4.42 a.m.; sets, 8.1 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—Today: 5.14 a.m. and 5.33 p.m. Tomorrow: 6.1 a.m. and 6.22 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 5.15 a.m.; sets. 9.16 p.m. Tomorrow:

Rises. 6.11 a.m.; sets, 9.56 p.m. Phases of Moon First quarter: December 14, 6.36 p.m. Full moon: December 20, 9.46 p.m. Last quarter: December 27, 10.28 p.m. New moon: January 5, 3.43 a.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 17deg., showers, S.E., 11 knots. Wellington: 13deg„ showers, S.E., 24 knots. Christchurch: 15deg.. cloudy, S.E., 7 knots. Dunedin: 12deg„ cloudy, S.E., 4 knots. WORLD WEATHER The world’s weather on Tuesday was: Rome, sunny. sdeg. minimum, 14deg. maximum; Paris, overcast, 5,9; London, overcast, 5 12; Berlin, cloudy, 1. 7; Amsterdam, cloudy, 4,7; Brussels, overcast, 3,8; Madrid, cloudy, 0,6; Lisbon, cloudy, 8, 13; Moscow, cloudy, 2,2; Stockholm, overcast, 5. 6; Tokyo, clear, 4. 16; Hong Kong, sunny, 18, 24; Buenos Aires, clear, 18, 30; Montreal, cloudy. —23, —l4; Honolulu, cloudy, 16, 31; Vancouver, cloudy, —lO, —1; Singapore. cloudy. 28, 31; Johannesburg, sunny, 18, 32; Dublin, rain, 3. 9; Saigon, showers, 23 . 32; Sydney, smoke haze. 14. 27; Brisbane drizzle. 17, 23; Melbourne, cloudy, 12, 29.

Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Inches .. 29.86 29.92 Millibars .. 1011.2 1012.9 Thermometer: Degrees Maximum . 15 Minimum (grass) . 5 Minimum (air) . 7 Humidity: Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 67 Rainfall: Yesterday 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Trace 24 hours to 9 a.m Trace To date this year . 579mm. To date last year .. 433mm. Average to date . 594mm. Sunshine: h m Yesterday 0 12 Month to date .. 26 06 Average for Dec. . 200 00 To date this year . 1974 12 To date last year . 1746 54