NOON FORECAST
Situation: An anticyclone centred east of Canterbury is moving north-east. A depression in the central Tasman Sea is almost stationary, but its associated frontal zone is moving east Forecast: Canterbury and Marlborough: Moderate north - easterlies predominating; rather cloudy, with some rain about the ranges; moderate temperatures.
CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. Horn Millibars .. 1024.7 1023.9 Temperatures: dee Maximum (to 8 p.m.) 13 Rainfall: mm 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. . Trace To date this month 12 To date this year .. 353 To date last year .. 137 Average to date .. 256 Average for May .. 76 Wettest May (1945) .. 234 Driest May (1898) .. 10 Sunshine h m Yesterday J 48 To date this month 91 54 To date this year. .. 698 06 To date last year .. 831 12 Average for Mav .. 126 Ou Humidity: Per cent at noon .. 69 Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 75 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday.—Maximum 12deg, minimum 6deg, grass Ideg, rainfall trace.
Nelson: Rather cloudy, with light winds and moderate temperatures; rain in the west, becoming more widespread and persistent from afternoon. Buller and Westland: Moderate north-east winds; rain developing; moderate temperatures. Outlook: Showers in Buller and Westland, mainly fair elsewhere.
SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.41 a.m ; sets, 5.10 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.42 a m.; sets, 5* P.m.
High water at Lyttelton Tod»vr 3.21 a.m. and 3.49 pm. Tomorrow: 4.10 a.m. and 440 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 643 am.; sets, 4.24 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises. 7.54 a m.; sets. 512 p.m. Phase* of Moon New moon: Mav 22. 8.35 in. First quarter: Mav 29, 1.4 a m. Full moon: June 5, 10.11 am. Last quarter: June 13. 1.47 p.m. NOON WEATHHER Auckland: 18deg. cloudy. N.E., ? knots. . , _ _ Wellington: lOdeg, cloudy, St, 15 knots. , ._ Christchurch: lldeg, cloudy, N.E., 6 knots. , Dunedin: lOdeg. partly dow N.E., 5 knots.
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33539, 21 May 1974, Page 26
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