FORECAST CHART FOR NOON TODAY

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33512, 18 April 1974, Page 20

FORECAST CHART FOR NOON TODAY

Situation at 8 p.m. A complex depression covers the eastern Tasman Sea and is moving slowly east; a slow-moving front lies across the east of the North Island. Forecasts:

CANTERBURY. — Moderate north - easterlies near the coast, light winds inland; early-morning fog and low cloud clearing to become mainly fine; moderate temperatures.

BULLER, MARLBOROUGH, NELSON. - Moderate northerlies; some earlymorning low cloud and mist and isolated afternoon showers near the ranges, otherwise fine and mild. WESTLAND. — Light north-easterlies; occasional showers becoming confined to the ranges; mild.

OUTLOOK. — Mainly fair but a cool southerly change with showers mav reach South Canterbury and Westland late in the day.

Christchurch readings

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars ■ ■ 1017.2 1017.7 Temperatures: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 16 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. 0 To date this month 123 To date this year .. 302 To date last year .. 80 Average to date .. 183 Average for April .. 46 Wettest (1968) .. 226 Driest (1910) .. 6 Sunshine: h m Yesterday 7 24 To date this month 64 12 To date this year .. 552 36 To date last year .. 572 46 Average for April .. 141 00 Humidity: Per cent at noon .. 70 ( Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 911 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday. —Maximum 12deg. minimum Sdeg, grass sdeg, rainfall 75mm. SUN. MOON AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.4 am.; sets. 5.53 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.5 a m.; sets. 5.51 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—Today: 12.59 a.m. and 1.23 p.m. Tomorrow: 1.41 am. and 2.5 p.m Moon— Rises 2.23 a.m.; sets. 3.29 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 3.25 am.; sets. 3.52 p.m.

Phases of Moon New moon: April 22, 10 17 p.m First quarter: April 29 , 7.40 p m Full moon: Mav 6, 8.53 pm Last quarter: May 14, 9.30 p.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 20deg, cloudy, N.E 6 knots. Wellington: 18deg, cloudy, calm. Christchurch: 16deg, fine, N E 15 knots. Dunedin: 14deg, cloudy, N., 3 knots. WORLD WEATHER The world’s weather on Tuesday was: Athens, clear, lldeg minimum. 18deg maximum; Rome, rain, 9, 15; Paris, sunny, 5, 12, London, fair, 6, 13; Berlin, cloudy, 4,9; Amsterdam, sunnv, 19, 13; Brussels, clear, 7, 12; ■ Madrid, clear, 6, 17; Moscow, clear. —2, 6; Stockholm, overcast, 2,5; New York, cloudy, 11, 16; San Francisco, clear, 9, 14; Chicago, clear, 3,8; Miami, cloudy, 24 . 30; Tokvo. cloudy. 9, 13; Hong Kong, clear. 22. 26; Buenos Aires, clear, 18, 27; Montreal, cloudy, 3,6; Honolulu, clear, 22, 29; Toronto, cloudy. 2, 5; Rio de Janlero, cloudy. 18. 29; Lisbon, clear. 10. 16; Teheran, cloudy, 15, 22; Seoul, clear. 8, 14; Bangkok, cloudy. 26, 32? Taipei, cloudy, 16. 24; Vancouver, cloudy. 6 13: Singapore, cloudy, 23 31; Nandi, fine, 22. 31: Saigon. fine, 25, 33; Edinburgh, cloudy. 6, 13; Dublin, sunnv, 6, 14.