Noon Forecast.
Situation: A depression 300 miles north-west of Westland is drifting southwards. The associated broad belt of rain over central New Zealand is also moving south. An anticyclone east of the country is moving northeast. Forecast: Marlborough, Nelson: Moderate winds, north-westerlies about the Sounds and north-easterlies elsewhere; rather cloudy, with iso-
lated showers; moderate temperatures. Buller, Westland: Moderate north-easterlies; rain clearing from most areas during the day and sunny periods developing on the coast; moderate temperatures. Canterbury: North-easterlies, fresh in exposed coastal places; cloudy and cool, with scattered rain easing inland but drizzle persisting about the coast. Outlook: Fair in Canterbury; showers on the West Coast.
CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m Millibar .. 1020.4 1018.4 'Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 14 Rainfall: mm 9 a.m. to 11. p.m. .. 2 Saturday Trace To date this month 5 To date this year .. 145 To date last year .. 309 Average to date .. 149 Average for March 58 Wettest March (1965) 172 Driest March (1920) .. 3 Sunshine: h m Yesterday . • .. 0 06 Saturday 0 54 To date this month 180 00 To date this year .. 566 00 To date last year 471 00 Average for March 170 00 Humidity: Per cent at noon .. 55 Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 72 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a m. yesterday. —Maximum 13deg, minimum 9deg, grass 9deg. rainfall a trace.
si SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 6.42 a.m sets, 6.26 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises. 6.43 a.m.; sets, 624 I p.m. I Moon—Today: Rises, 5.2 a.m.; sets, 5.26 p.m. Tomorrow: ; Rises, 6.2 a.m.; sets, 5.55 : p.m. i High tide at Lyttelton—Today: J 3.20 am. and 3.42 p.m. To ! morrow: 4.1 a.m. and 4.24 ’ p.m. Phases of Moon New moon: March 31, 5.8 a.m. ! First quarter: April 8, 7.2 am 1 Full moon: April 14, 11.49 pm ' Last quarter: April 21, 7.14 p m. NOON WEATHER 1 Auckland: 20deg, overcast, E„ 1! knots. > Wellington: lldeg, light rain, ! S.E,. 7 knots. r Christchurch: 15deg, cloudy E. 3 knots. i Dunedin: 13deg cloudy, N.E., I knots.
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Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34114, 29 March 1976, Page 26
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