FORECAST CHART FOR NOON TODAY

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33439, 22 January 1974, Page 28

FORECAST CHART FOR NOON TODAY

Situation at 8 p.m.

A depression of tropical origin is approaching the North Island, a cold front is moving on to the south of the South Island, and a ridge of high pressure between them is weakening. Forecasts: CANTERBURY. — Moderate variable winds; fine and warm at first but becoming cloudy and cooler with a south-west change this afternoon. MARLBOROUGH, NELSON.—Easterly winds moderate or fresh; extensive high cloud; isolated showers, but mainly fair and mild. BULLER, WESTLAND. — Light variable winds; scattered showers; moderate temperatures. OUTLOOK.—Fair. Christchurch readings

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday.

Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars ~ 1002.2 1001.3 Temperatures: deg Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 22 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. .. Nil To date this month 27 To date this year .. 27 To date last year .. 17 Average to date . 27 Average for January 56 Wettest Jan. (1923) .. 139 Driest Jan. (1897) .. 3 Sunshine: h m Yesterday .. 13 42 To date this month 133 48 To date this year •. 133 48 To date last year .. 152 36 Average for January 211 00 Humidity: Per cent at noon 64 Per cent at 6 p.m. . 63

Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday. —Maximum 20deg, minimum 14deg, grass 12deg. rainfall nil.

SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 5.15 a.m.; sets, 8.6 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.17 a.m.; sets, 8.5 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—Today: 3.28 a.m. and 3.44 p.m. Tomorrow: 4.7 a.m. and 4.25 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 3.50 a.m.; sets, 7.8 p.m. Tomorrow:

[ Rises, 4.49 am.; sets, 7.44 p.m. New moon: January 23, 11.3 p.m. First quarter: January 31, 7.40 p.m. Full moon: February 7. 11.25 a.m. Last quarter; February 14, 12.5 p.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 22deg, cloudy. E._ 18 knots. Wellington: 24deg, fine, N.W., 15 knots. Christchurch: 21deg, fine, N.E., 15 knots. Dunedin: 18deg. fine, calm. WORLD WEATHER The world’s weather on Sunday was: Athens, cloudy, Ideg minimum, lOdcg maximum; Rome, sunny, 1, 11; Paris, clear. 7, 10; London, cloudy, 3 8; Ber lin overcast, 7,8; Amsterdam, overcast, 5, 11; Madrid, sunnv. 0, 13; Brussels, overcast, 5, 11; Moscow, snow, —l3, —l2; Stock holm, sunny, 2,5; New York, clear, —7, 7; San Francisco, cloudy, 11, 13; Los Angeles, cloudy 12, 14; Chicago, rain, 1, 1; Miami, cloudy. 20 25; Tokvo, clear, —l, 8; Hong Kong, cloud' , 15, 18; Buenos Aires, clear, 24. 36; Montreal, cloudy, —l7, —11; Honolulu, clear, 19, 27; Toronto, clear, —lO, —4; Rio de Janeiro, clear, 21, 36; Lisbon, clear, 2, 12; Teheran, overcast, —2. 3; Seoul, cloudy, —5, 4; Bangkok, clear, 22, 32; Taipei, sunny, 16, 22; Singapore, cloudy, 19, 30