Situation at 8 p.m.
A ridge of high pressure is moving east across New Zealand. A deep depression near Tasmania is moving south-east and its associated cold front is approaching the south-west of the South Island. Forecasts: CANTERBURY.—Moderate easterly or northerly winds; fine; rain in the Alps this afternoon or evening; rather mild. MARLBOROUGH.—NortherIy winds, mainly moderate but fresh locally by evening; fine and mild. NELSON.—Moderate northerlies; patches of morning drizzle and scattered light rain tonight; moderate day temperatures. BULLER.—Moderate north-easterlies; scattered showers this afternoon; rather mild. WESTLAND.—Northerlies becoming fresh in the south; rain developing; moderate temperatures. OUTLOOK.—Scattered rain. Christchurch readings
Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. MiUibars .. 1017.4 1118.9 Temperatures: Deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 10 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. .. 0.4 Saturday 3 To date this month 27 To date this year .. 358 To date last year .. 397 Average to date .. 443 Average for Sept. 41 Wettest Sept. (1946) 156 Driest Sept. (1915) .. 4 Sunshine: h m Yesterday .. 0 00 Saturday 3 18 To date this month .. 3 18 To date this year .. 1251 42 To date last year .. 1378 00 Average for Sept. .. 164 00 Humidity: Per cent at noon .. 89 Per cent at 6 p.m. 78 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday.—Maximum 14deg. minimum 6deg, grass 4deg, rainfall 24mm. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 6.53 a.m.; sets, 6.4 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.52 a.m.; sets, 6.6 p.m. High water at Lvttelton—Today: 9.23 am. and 9.44 p.m. Tomorrow: 10.10 a.m. and 10.31 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises. 9.25 a.m.; sets, — p.m. Tomorrow: •
Rises, 10.4 am.; sets, 12.56 a.m. Phases of Moon First quarter: September 5, 3.22 a.m. Full moon: September 13, 3,17 a.m. Last quarter: September 20. 4.11 a.m. New Moon: September 27, 1.55 a.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 14deg, partly cloudy, S.W., 13 knols. WeUington: lOdeg, overcast, S., 17 knots. Christchurch: lOdeg, light showers S., 2 knots. Dunedin: 9deg, partly cloudy, calm. WORLD WEATHER The world weather on Saturday was: Rome, cloudy, 18deg minimum, 22deg maximum; Paris, sunny, 12, 21; London, overcast. 14, 20; Berlin, overcast, 10, 16; Amsterdam, cloudy, 15, 17; Brussels, sunny. 12, 18; Madrid, sunny, 13, 27; Moscow, clear, 10. 19; New York, cloudy, 23, 34; San Francisco, clear, 12 16; Los Angeles, cloudy. 17, 25; Chicago, clear, 23, 33; Miami, rain, 19, 27; Tokyo, clear, 23. 30; Hong Kong, cloudy, 25. 29; Buenos Aires, Si cai^. 9 - 17; Honolulu, rain, 23, 31; Rio de Janeiro, cloudy, 14, 24; Lisbon, sunny, 23, 33; Teheran, sunny, 25, 35; Singapore, sunny, 23, 31; Dublin, sunny, 13, 21; Stockholm, variable, 12. 17; Brisbane, fine 13, 29; Sydney, cloudy, 9 21; Melbourne. rain, 3, 12; Perth, cloudy. 7. 17.
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Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33320, 3 September 1973, Page 14
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