FORECAST CHART FOR NOON TODAY

Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33154, 19 February 1973, Page 12

FORECAST CHART FOR NOON TODAY

SITUATION AT 8 P.M.

A large anti-cyclone extends across New Zealand.

FORECASTS:

CANTERBURY AND THE KAIKOURA COAST.—Moderate north-east winds; cloudy patches early, otherwise fine; becoming mild. CENTRAL MARLBOROUGH, NELSON AND THE WEST COAST.—Light winds, with afternoon sea breezes; fine, becoming warm. MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS.—M oder a t e south-easterlies; fine and mild. OUTLOOK.—MainIy- fine; becoming cloudy in Westland.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Yesterday in Christchurch wast fine and mild. Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Harewood, yesterday:— • ; Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Inches .. 30.30 30.34; Millibars .. 1026.2 1027.3 ! Thermometer: Degrees; ' Maximum .. 19 Minimum (grass) .. 12 Minimum fair) .. 13 Humidity: Per cent at 6 .. 63 Rainfall: Yesterday: 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Nil 24 hours to 9 a m. Nil To date this year .. 34mm. To date last year .. 87mm Average to date .. 76mm Sunshine: h m : Yesterday .. . - 9 36; Month to date .. 144 12; Average for Feb. .. 184 00 j To date this year .. 373 06 [ To date last year .. 366 36 [ Sun—Today: Rises, 5.54 a.m.; sets, 7.31 p.m Tomorrow: Rises, 5.55 a.m.; sets, 7.30 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—Today: 5.41 a.m. and 6.11 p.m. Tomorrow: 6.40 a.m. and 7.10 p.m. Moon —Today: Rises, 7.57 p.m.; sets, 7.39 a.m. Tomorrow:

I Rises, 8.20 pm.; sets, 848 a.m. Phases of Moon Last quarter: February 25, 3.12 p.m. I New moon: March 5, 12.8 p.m. First quarter: March 12. 9.26 a.m. (Full moon: March 19, 11.34 a.m. NOON WEATHER ! Auckland: 22deg., fine, N.E., 12 knots. [Wellington: 17deg., fine, N.E., 16 knots. I Christchurch: 20deg.. partly [ cloudy, N.E., 8 knots. Dunedin: 18deg., partly cloudy, N.E., 4 knots. WORLD WEATHER Rome, rain, 7deg. minimum, I2deg. maximum; Paris, sunny, 0, 14; London, sunny, 1,8; Dublin, (fair, 3,7; Berlin, cloudy. -1, 3; (Amsterdam, rain, -2, 4; Brussels, (clear, -2, 6; Madrid, clear, 1,8; (Moscow, overcast, -4, 2; Stock*.holm, overcast, 1,4; New York, '[cloudy, -7, 0; San Francisco, 9, . ■ 18; Los Angeles, clear, 9, 23; ! Chicago, clear, -13, -7; Tokyo, j clear, 4, 15; Hong Kong, cloudy, , 18, 24: Buenos Aires, clear. 18, 27; ■ Honolulu, clear, 21, 28; Rio de •'Janeiro, clear. 21, 38; Lisbon, (cloudy, 5, 13; Saigon, cloudy. 24. ' 35; Singapore, rain, 25 , 28. Bri*--[bane, rain, 21. 26; Sydney ; .showers. 20. 25; Melbourne, fine, : 118, 23; Perth, hazy, 17, 28.