NOON FORECAST

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33665, 15 October 1974, Page 38

NOON FORECAST

Situation: A shallow depression is approaching the North Island from the Tasman Sea. Forecast: Canterbury, Kaikoura Coast: South-westerlies fresh at times in coastal places but mainly moderate; cloudy and cool; scattered areas of mainly light rain. Marlborough Sounds: Fresh-

ening southerlies; cloudy and cool; occasional i rain. Nelson, Central Marlbor* ough, Buller, Westland: Light to moderate winds, easterlies prei dominating; mainly fair ; but patches of light rain likely, mostly about the i ranges; moderate temI peratures. •lOutlook: Clearing.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observatlons taken at the S Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. , Millibars .. 1011.7 1015.5 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 16 Rainfall: mm. 1 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. <> To date this month 38 To date this year .. 731 To date last vear .. 370 Average to date .. 502 Average for Oct. .. 46 I Wettest Oct. (1904) .. 153! Driest Oct. (1929) .. 11l Sunshine: h n>i. Yesterday .. 9 24 I To date this month 77 30 ■ To date this year .. 1297 36| To date last year 1490 30, Average for October 192 001 Humidity: Per cent at noon ... <«■. Per cent at 6 p in. .. 77 Temperatures and rainfall for; the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday. 1 —Maximum 15deg, minimum i 9deg, grass 3deg, rainfaU nil. “

Sun—Today: Rises, 5.40 am.; sets, 6.52 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.38 a.m.; sets, C. 53 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 3.25 a.m. and 3.50 p.m. Tomorrow: 4.20 a.m. and 4.46 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 4.58 a.m.; sets, 6.39 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.30 a.m.; sets, 7.51 p.m. Phases of Moon New moon: October 16. 12.25 a.m. First quarter: October 23, 1.54 P.m. Full moon: October 31. 1.20 p.m. Last quarter: November 7. 248 p.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 18deg., cloudy, S.W., 10 knots. Wellington: 17deg.. fine, N.W, 13 knots. 1 Christchurch: 15deg., cloudy, S.W., 10 knots. 1 Dunedin: 14deg., cloudy, calm