FORECAST CHART FOR NOON TODAY

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33452, 6 February 1974, Page 24

FORECAST CHART FOR NOON TODAY

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Situation at 8 p.tn.

A shallow' depression near the Chatham Islands is moving east, while a ridge of high pressure is spreading on to the South Island from the west.

Forecasts:

CANTERBURY. — Variable winds, tending north-east; some areas of mist and drizzle in the early morning - , otherwise line and warm. .MARLBOROUGH. •— Light variable winds; drizzle patches at first; becoming fine and warm. NELSON. BULLER. WESTLAND. — Light or moderate variable winds, with daytime sea breezes; low < loud and fog areas at first, otherwise fine and warm. OUTLOOK. — Rain, developing in the west, fair in the east.

Christchurch readings

Observations taken at tliei Meteorological Office. Christ-J church Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p in. Jlp.m Millibars .. 1009.8 10118 Temperatures: deg. Maximum «to 6 p.m.) 22 Rainfall: mm.i 9 am. to II pm. . . Traer To date this month 3' To dale this year .. 36 To date last year .. 29 Average to date .55 Average for Feb .. 46 Wettest Feb. 119361 176 Dries! Feb. (1908) .. 1 Sunshine: h m Yesterday 5 54 To date this month 25 06 To date this year .. 228 24 To date last year .. 268 24 Average for Feb. .. 180 00 Humidity: Per vent at noon .. 82 Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 59 Temperatures and rainfall tor | the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday. ]—Maximum 26deg, minimum 15deg. grass 15deg, rainfall 3mm. SUN. MOON, AND TIDES 'Sun—Toda%: Rises, 536 a.m.: sets 7.51 p.m Tomorrow: Rises, 5.37 a.m ; sets, 7.50 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—Toda': ’ 3.8 a m. and 3.32 p.m. Tomorrow: 4.2 am. and 429 p.m Moon—Todas. Rises 7.1 pm ; ’ sets. 413 am. Tomorrow: 1 Rises. 7.36 p m.; sets, 5.33 a.m.

Phases of Moon Full moon: February 7, 11.21 a.m. Last quarter: February* J 4, J2 5 p.m. New moon: February 22, 535 p.m. First quarter: March 2. 6.3 a m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 21deg, overcast, \\ , 15 knots. Wellington: 22dcg. cloudt, NA\ , 13 knots. Christchurch: 17deg. overcast, S I knot. Dunedin: 16deg. cloudy. SE . 3 knots. WORLD WEATHER The world’s weather on Mon dav was; Athens, cloudy. 9deg 'minimum. 16deg maximum, Rome, clear. 8, 12; Pans, cloudv, 2. 10; London, cloudy. 6. 7; Ber- ! lin. fog. —l. 3; Amsterdam, clear. -2. 6; Brussels, clear. 3, 10; Madrid, rain, 2,9; Moscow, • cloudy, —3, 0; Stockholm, I cloudy. 2,4; New York, cloud’. . —7. —5; San Francisco cloud’ . '9. 16; Los Angeles, clear, 7, 25; Chicago, clear —7. —1; Miami. . rain, 23. 25; Tokyo, fair, —l, 9; 'Hong Kong, cloudy. 14, 15; . Buenos Aires, rain. 19 25: Montreal. clear —22. —l7; Honolulu, clear. 19. 27; Toronto, clear. —l7. ■—l2; Rio de Janeiro, clear. 21 ' 37; Lisbon, rain. 6. 13; Teheran ’ hazy, —4 0; Seoul, clondv. 6; Bangkok, clear. 24. 33; Taipei. ; clear 13 23; Singapore, fair. 22. : 28; Dublin, cloudy, 4. 7; Edu 3 burgh, fait, 1. 8, Athens, fan 8. 16.