NOON FORECAST
Situation: A small depression north of Northland is moving east and a westerly airstream covers central and southern New Zealand. Forecast: Canterbury: Light winds, apart from fresh westerlies in some inland valleys; fine, with varying high cloud; mild afternoon temperatures. Marlborough: North-wester-lies fresh at times near Cook Strait but lighter.
elsewhere; fine apart from a few showers on the main ranges; mild. Nelson: Moderate westerlies predominating; isolated showers on the ranges, otherwise fine; moderate day temperatures. Buller, Westland: Moderate variable winds; showers in the ranges becoming less frequent, elsewhere a few showers but long fair periods; cool. Outlook: Fair at first but > showers spreading from the west.
CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
Observations taken at the Meteorological Office. Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .. 1006.6 1007.6 Temperatures: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 15 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. 0 To date this month 24 To date this year .. 471 To date last year .. 190 Average to date .. 359 Average for July .. 55 Wettest July (1939) .. 221 Driest Julv (1915) .. 5 Sunshine: h m Yesterday 6 18 To date this month 56 12 To date this year . 959 06 To date last year .. 1110 00 Average for July .. 122 00 Humidity: Per cent at noon .. 51 Per cent at 6 p.m. . 59 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday Maximum 14deg., minimum
Ideg, grasa —2deg. rainfall nil. Sun—Today: Rises, 7.57 a.m.; sets, 5.13 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.57 a.m.; sets, 5.14 P.m. High water at Lyttelton—Todav: 12.52 a.m. and 1.22 p.m. Tomorrow: 1.42 a.m. and 2.11 p.m Moon—Today: Rlsea, 4.18 a.m.; seta, 1.38 p.m. Tomorrow: Rlsea. 5.23 a m.; sets, 2.35 p.m. Phases of Moon New moon: July 20. 12.7 am. First quarter: Julv 26. 3.52 p.m. Full moon: August 3. 3.57 p.m. Last quarter: August 11, 2.47 p.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 13deg., cloudy, calm. Wellington: lOdeg., cloudy. N.W., 19 knots. Christchurch: 12deg., fine, calm. Dunedin: lOdeg., partly cloudy. N.W.. 4 knots.
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33587, 16 July 1974, Page 32
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328NOON FORECAST Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33587, 16 July 1974, Page 32
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