FORECAST CHART FOR NOON TODAY

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33460, 15 February 1974, Page 20

FORECAST CHART FOR NOON TODAY

Situation at 8 p.m.

A complex trough of low pressure is moving slowly east across New Zealand. Forecasts: CANTERBURY, KAIKOURA COAST.— Moderate south-westerlies: . a few showers, especially in coastal areas; slightly cooler. MARLBOROUGH.—Moderate northerly winds; rain clearing this morning; becoming fine and warm. A change to cooler southerly winds, with a few showers, possible this evening. NELSON.—Moderate westerly winds; showers persisting about the western ranges, clearing elsewhere; fine and warm. BULLER, WESTLAND.—Moderate variable winds; showers at first, but becoming fine this afternoon; mild. OUTLOOK.—MainIy fair.

Christchurch readings <3

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.tn. 1! p.m. Millibars .. 1005.3 1008.7 Temperatures: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 23 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. . 0 To 'date this month 6; To date this year .. 391 To date last year .. 331 Average to date . 711 Average for Feb. .. 46 Wettest Feb (1936) .. 176 Driest Feb (1908) .. 1 Sunshine h m Yesterday 0 48 To date this month .. 61.00 To date this year .. 264 18 To date last year .. 343 48 Average for Feb. .. 180 00 Humidity: Per cent at noon .. 69 Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 51 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday. —Maximum 27deg, minimum 18 ;deg, grass I7deg, rainfall 3mm. SUN. MOON AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises 5.48 a.m.; ; sets, 738 p.m. .Tomorrow: Rises, 5.50 a.m.;’ sets. 7.36 p.m. I High water at Lvttel’on—Today: 11.31 a.m. and 11.58 p.m. ToI morrow: — a.m. and 12.20 ; p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 11.58 p.m.; ! sets, 2.52 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises — p.m.; sets 3.44 i P.m.

Phasaj of Moon New moon: February 22, 535 p.m. First quarter: March 2 6.3 am Full moon: March 8 10.4 pm’ Last quarter: March 16, 7.15 a m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 22deg, cloudy, N., 11 knots. i Wellington: 23deg, cloudy, N., 12 knots. Christchurch: 22deg, overcast N.E., 16 knots. Dunedin: 20deg, rain. N.E., 3 knots. WORLD WEATHER The world’s weather on Wednesday was: Athens, clear, 7deg minimum. 13deg maximum; Rome, rain, 9, 14; Paris cloudy, 3, 11; London, shower*, 0,7; Berlin, overcast, 3,9; Amster|dam. clear. 2.8; Brussels, clear, 4, 12; Madrid, clear, 3,8; Moscow clear 1. 3; Stockholm, cloudy, 2,6; New York, clear, —l, 3; San Francisco, clear, 8, 11; Los Angeles, cloudy, 9, 17; Chicago cloudy, 1. 8; Miami, (clear, 10, 24; Tokyo, clear, 0. 10; Hong Kong clear, 12, 17, J Montreal, snow, —l6. —4; Honolulu, clear, 20, 27; Toronto, clouds’, —4. —1; Rio de Janeiro, ■(sunny. 18. 35; Lisbon, clear 11, ! 115; Teheran, cloudy, 4. 9; Seoul, Icloudv, —9 4; Bangkok, clear, 15 30; Taipei, sunny, 12, 20, ;! Dublin, cloudv, 1,7; Edinburgh !raln. —1 7; Saigon, fine, 17, 29; I (Singapore, sunny. 21, 26; Nandi, 'fine. 22, 33.