FORECAST CHART FOR NOON TODAY

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33106, 22 December 1972, Page 10

FORECAST CHART FOR NOON TODAY

SITUATION AT 8 P.M. A depression north of the Chatham Islands is moving north-east; a depression far to the south-west of the country is moving south-east and its associated cold front is expected to weaken as it moves towards central New Zealand during the day. FORECASTS: CANTERBURY AND THE KAIKOURA COAST. —South-westerlies freshening again about the coast and brief, light showers this morning; moderate temperatures. MARLBOROUGH AND NELSON.—Fine; moderate variable winds; mild by day. BULLER AND WESTLAND.—South-westerlies fresh at times; mainly fine but brief showers in the south this morning, spreading north to reach Buller about noon; moderate temperatures. OUTLOOK.—MainIy fine in all districts. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Yesterday In Christchurch was cool and cloudy. Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Harewood, yesterday:— Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Inches .. 29.61 29.72 Millibars .. 1006.2 1006.4 Thermometer: Degrees Maximum .. .. 17 Minimum (grass) .. 10 Minimum (air) .. 10 Humidity: Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 61 Rainfall: Yesterday: 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Nil 24 hours to 9 a.m. 4mm. To date this year .. 552mn?. To date last year .. 435 mm. Average to date .. 622 mm. Sunshine: h m Yesterday .. 10 18 Month to date .. 136 00 Average for Dee. .. 200 00 To date this year .. 2084 06 To date last year .. 1855 36 SUN, MOON AND TIBBS Sun—Today: Rises, 4.46 a.m.; sets, 8.11 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 4.46 am.; sets, 8.11 High'water at Lyttelton—Today: 5.27 a.m. and 5 56 p.m. Tomorrow: 6.28 a.m. and 6.59

- Rises, 10.18 p.m.; sets, 7.36 a.m. Phases of Moen Last quarter: December 27, 10.28 p.m. [New moon: January 5, 1.43 a.m. First quarter: January 12, 5.28 ; P-m. Full moon: Jan. 19, 9.30 a.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 18deg., cloudy, S., 20 knots. Wellington: 15deg., cloudy, S.E., 28 knots Christchurch: 16deg., partly cloudy, S.W., 10 knots. Dunedin: 12deg., partly cloudy, S.W., 11 knots WORLD WEATHER ! The world’s weather on Wednesday was: Rome, sunny, —ldeg. minimum, 14deg. maximum; Paris, clear, 1,5; London, clear, 2,7; Saigon, fair, 23, 33; Berlin, sunny, —4, 1; Amsterdam, sunny, —l, 2; Brussels, clear, 0,5; Madrid, sunny, 3, 15; Johannesburg, sunny. 14, 27; Moscow, overcast, —9, —5; Stockholm, overcast, 0,2; Singapore, rain. 17, 27; Hong Kong, rain, 16, 17; Buenos Aires, sunny, 22, 30; Honolulu, clear, 19, 26; Rio de Janeiro, sunny, 19. 31; Lisbon, sunny, 11, 16; Sydney, fine, 20, 29; Brisbane, fine. 20, 30; Melbourne, line, 18, 38; Perth, line, ‘l9, 27.

p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 945 p.m.; sets, 6.18 a.m. Tomorrow: