CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 38186, 28 March 1973, Page 22

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Yesterday In Christchurch was; sunny Observations taken at the: Meteorological Office. Harewood,! yesterday:—

SUN, MOON AND TIDES 'Sun—Today: Rises, 6.42 a.m.;> sets. 6.27 p.m. Tomorrow:: Rises. 6.43 a.m.; sets, 6.251 p.m. 'High water at Lyttelton—Today:i ■ 11.38 a.m. and 11.59 p.m. To-; I morrow: — a.m. and 12.221 I p.m. 1

‘Moon—Today: Rises, — p.m ~ sets, 3 p.m. Tomorrow; Rises, 12.30 a.m.; seta, 3.32 p.m. Phases of Moon [New moon: April 3. 11.46 p.m First quarter: April 10, 4.29 p.m Full moon: April 18, 1.51 a.m. Last quarter: April 26. 5.59 a.m NOON WEATHER Auckland: 18deg, light showers, E., 13 knots. Wellington: 13deg, cloudy. S.E., 15 knots. Christchurch: 14deg, partly cloudy, N.W., 2 knots Dunedin: 13deg, fine, N.E., 6 knots. WORLD WEATHER The world’s weather on Monday was: Rome, overcast, sdeg (minimum, 17deg maximum; Paris, cloudy. 5. 17; London, cloud>. 4, 11; Berlin, fair, 4. 15; Amsterdam, overcast. 3, 10; Brussels, sunny, 8, 19; Madrid, sunny, 5, 13; Moscow, clear, —l, 10; Stockholm, hazy, 5. 12; Tokyo, clear, 3, 11; Hong Kong, sunny, 18. 24; Buenos Aires, clear, 23 , 30; Honolulu, clear. 21, 28; Rio de Jan. 'iero, cloudy, 19, 28: Lisbon, cloudy, 8 15; Dublin, fair, 6. 10; (Singapore, sunny. 24. 31; Brts•;bane. cloudy, 19, 29; Sydne>, -'cloudy. 15, 24; Canberra, tine. 10, ‘25; Melbourne, line. 13, 29.

Barometer: 6 p.m. Inches .. 30.44 Millibars .. 1029.3 11 p.m. 30.44 1031.0 Thermometer: Degrees Maximum 14 Minimum ‘'grass) —2 Minimum (air) 4 Humidity: Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 53 Rainfall: Yesterday: 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Nil 24 hours to 9 a.m. Trace To date this year .. 75mm. To date last year .. 112mm. Average to date .. 146mm. Sunshine: h mJ Yesterday 10 06 Month to date 128 24 Average for March .. 169 00 To date this year .. 673 30 To date last year .. 588 24