FORECAST CHART FOR NOON TODAY

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33516, 23 April 1974, Page 26

FORECAST CHART FOR NOON TODAY

Situation at 8 p.m. An anticyclone in the south Tasman Sea is moving only slowly east, and a south-east airstream flows over New Zealand. Forecasts: MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS, KAIKOURA COAST. — Southerlies to gale force in exposed places; cold; rain easing slowly to showers during the day. NELSON, CENTRAL MARLBOROUGH, BULLER, WESTLAND. — Moderate winds between south and east; some cloudy areas and a few showers in the ranges, otherwise mainly fair; moderate day temperatures. CANTERBURY. — Cold south-easterlies still strong about the coast with showers, but mainly fair with light winds inland. OUTLOOK. — Showers about the Sounds and along the east coast, elsewhere fine or becoming fine.

Christchurch readings

Observations taken at thei Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m i Millibars ■■ 1024.6 1025.2 Temperatures: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 12 Rainfall: mm 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. 0 To date this month 146 To date tills year .. 325 To date last year .. 81 Average to date .. 192 Average for April .. 46 Wettest (1968) .. 226 Driest (1910) .. 6 Sunshine: h m Yesterday 3 42 To date this month 82 24 To date this year .. 570 48 To date last year .. 729 48 Average for April .. 141 00 Humidity: Per cent at noon .. 84 Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 87

Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a m. yesterday Maximum lOdeg, minimum Bdeg, grass Bdeg. rainfall 2mm.

SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.10 a.m.; sets, 5.45 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.11 a.m; Sets, 5.43 p.m High water at Lyttelton—Today. 4.39 a.m, and 5.7 p.m. Tomorrow: 5.33 a.m. and 63 p.m

Moon—Today: Rlsee, 7.53 a.m.; sets, 5.49 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises. 9 3 a.m.; sets, 6.32 p.m Phases of Moon First quarter: April 29. 7.40 p m. Full moon: May 6, 8.55 p.m. Last quarter: May 14. 9.30 t>.m. New moon: May 22, 8.35 a m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 17deg, partly cloudy, S., 3 knots. Wellington: lOdeg, rain, S.E.. 26 knots. Christchurch: lOdeg, partly cloudy, S.W., 5 knots. Dunedin: lOdeg, overcast,, calm. WORLD WEATHER Athens, clear, lldeg minimum, 17deg maximum; Rome, sunny, 7, 15; Paris, sunny, 5, 16; London, cloudy, 6. 10; Berlin, sunny, 1, 15; Amsterdam, overcast, 5, 11; Brussels, cloudy, 5, 12; Madrid, clear, 7, 19; Moscow, clear, —4, 2; Stockholm, cloudy, 4. 9; New York, clear. 5, 18; San Francisco, clear, 10. 16; Los Angeles, cloudy, 13. 19; Chicago, rain. 8, 26; Miami, cloudy, 22, 24; Tokyo, rain, 14, 16; Hong Kong, cloudy, 22, 24; Buenos Aires, cloudv. 8, 16; Montreal, cloudy. —3. 11: Honolulu, clear, 22, 28; Toronto, cloudy. —3, 12; Rio de Janeiro, drizzle. 19. 26; Lisbon, cloudy, 11, 16; Teheran. clear, 12. 19: Seoul, sunny, 7. 15: Bangkok, sunny. 26, 36, Taipei, cloudy, 14. 18; Vancouver, rain, 7. 13; Nandi, fine, 21, 29; Singapore, cloudy, 24, 32.