Noon Forecast

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33932, 27 August 1975, Page 30

Noon Forecast

Situation.— A ridge of high pressure is expected to move on to the South Island. Forecasts: Canterbury, Marlborough,

Nelson, West Coast: Light variable winds; fine and cool. Outlook: Mainly fair.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

I Observations taken at the I Meteorological Office, Christ- | church Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .. 1002.7 1010.0 I Temperatures: deg. Maximum (to 8 p.m.) 16’ Rainfall: mm 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Trace To date this month 123 To date this year .. 722 To date last year •. 586 Average to date . 432 Average for August 53 Wettest August (1941) 196 Driest August (191 b 2 Sunshine: h m Yesterday 9 12 To date this month 94 48 To date this year 1186 42 To date last year 1074 00 Average for August 146 00 Humidity: Per cent at noon .. 72 Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 83 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday —Maximum 14deg, minimum Odeg, grass —3deg, rainfall trace.

Sun—Today: Rises, 7.7 a.m.; sets, 5.56 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.5 a.m.; sets, 5.57 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 11.18 p.m.; sets 9.2 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, — p.m.; sets, 9.34 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 8.22 a.m. and 8.41 p.m. Tomorrow: 9.6 a.m. and 9.25 p.m Phases of Moon Last quarter: August 30, 11.20 a.m. New Moon: September •. 7.19 a.m. ; First ouarter: September 12, 12 a.m. Full moon: September 20, 11.51 p.m. I NOON WCATHtR , Auckland: 12deg., cloudy, SW 15 knots. Wellington: 12deg, partly cloudy E„ 2 knots Christchurch: 14deg, fine. calm, i Dunedin: 9deg, showers,*s.W 9 knots.