FORECAST CHART FOR NOON TODAY

Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33418, 27 December 1973, Page 8

FORECAST CHART FOR NOON TODAY

Situation al K p.m. *’ A shallow depression is moving away to .j the east of the North Island and another s trough of low pressure is moving on to the I South Island from the Tasman Sea. ■ Forecasts: e CANTERBURY, KAIKOURA COAST. — Moderate north-easterlies at first; a n change to cool fresh south-westerlies e with showers this morning will reach d, the Kaikoura Coast this afternoon. ’ s NELSON, MARLBOROUGH. - Northerlies g fresh at first about the Sounds, otheri wise moderate; rain early this morning 0 but clearing by afternoon apart from showers in the ranges west of Nelson. it ,-. BULLER. WESTLAND. - Fresh southn westerlies; cool and changeable with p isolated thunderstorms, but considerable fine periods developing this afternoon in , n Westland. e OUTLOOK. — Changeable south-westerly conditions, showers mainly about and , west of the main ranges.

- Christchurch readings

l Observations taken al the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. ’) .Millibars 996.8 997.4 k Temperatures: deg. I_ Maximum itO 6 p.m.) 25 1 I Rainfall: mm. S 9 a.m. to 11 p.m • - (Hl -• To date this month .. 35 S To date, this year .. 466 c To date last year .. 550 Average to date .. 628 “ Average for Dec. .. 61 i- Wettest Dec. 11902; .. 202 y Driest Dec. (1894) .. 1 ;r Sunshine: h m Yesterday .. 13 18 v To date this month .. 181 36 To date this year .. 2102 42 -- To date last year .. 2124 00 it Average for Dec. .. 205 00 1- Humidity: >f Per cent at noon 65 e Per cent at 6 p.m. 34 p Temperatures and rainfall for j the 24 hours to 9 a.m yesterday a —Maximum ISdeg. minimum 12 1- deg, grass Bdeg, rainfall nil.

e SUN, MOON AND TIDES ' Sun—Today: Rises, 4.48 a.m. sets, 8.13 p.m. TomorrowRises, 4.49 a.m.; .sets, 8.1: 4 p.m. .. High water at Lyttelton—Todav 6.14 a.m. and 6.36 p.m. To morrow: 7.1 a.m. and 7.2' p.m. OiMoon—Today: Rises, 6.56 a.m. 5; sets, 9.36 p.m. Tomorrow 6 Rises, 7.57 a.m.; sets, 10.1 0 p.m. 8 1 Phases of Moon ■j First quarter: January 2. 6.7 a.m Full moon: January 9. 12.37 a.m n Last quarter: January 15, 7. 8 P m g New moon: January 23. 11.3 pm 2 0 NOON WEATHER id Auckland: 19deg, cloudy, S , 1 knots. 5 Wellington: 21deg, cloudy, N., 4 knots. >r Christchurch: 21deg, fine E , 1 y knots. 2, Dunedin: ISdeg. partly clouds N.E, 15 knots.