Noon Forecast
Situation: An anticyclone with centres over the north Tasman Sea and to the east of the North Island is moving slowly eastwardx. A strong no r t h-westerly airstream flows over the south Tasman Sea and the south of the country. A cold front in this flow is expected to reach Fiordland during the day but should be weak. Forecast: Marlborough, Nelson: Northerly winds, fresh near Cook Strait, but moderate
Observations taken at the Meteorological Office. Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11p.m. Milibars .. 1014.5 1014.4 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 8 p.m.) 19 Rainfall: mm 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. 0 To date this month 26 To date this year .. 182 To date last year .. 345 Average to date .. 201 Average for April 53 Wettest April (1968) 226 Driest April (1910) .. 6 Sunshine: h m Yesterday 10 00 To date this month 154 00 To date this year . 723 00 To date last year .. 645 00 Average for April .. 142 00 Humidity: Per cent at noon 56 Per cent at 6 p.m. 78 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday. —Maximum 16deg. minimum Ideg, grass Odeg, rainfall trace.
CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
elsewhere; weather fine; mild in the afternoon. Buller, Westland: Light or moderate north-easterlies, dull and rather cool with rain at times. Canterbury: Moderate northeasterlies near the coast, north-north - westerlies freshening inland; mainly fine and mild but with considerable high cloud at times, and some rain in the Alps. Outlook; Fair in Marlborough, Nelson and Canterbury; rain continuing in Buller and Westland.
SUN, MOON. AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises. 7.15 a.m.; sets, 5.38 p.m. Tomorrow • Rises, 7.16 a.m.; seta, 5.37 p.m ‘ Moon—Today: Rises, 4.54 a.m.; sets, 4.22 p.m. Tomorrow 1 Rises, 5.52 a.m; sets, 4.50 > P.m. 2 High tide at Lyttelton—Today: i 2.50 a.m. and 3.13 p.m. ToI morow: 3.29 a.m. and 352 > P-m. Phases ©f Moon ? New moon: April 29, 10.20 p.m. First quarter: May 7, 5.17 p.m. Full moon: May 14, 8.4 am. j Last quarter: May 21. 9.22 a.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 17deg.» cloudy, li<Tit. showers. S.W . 14 knots > Wellington: 18der . fine. N., 11 1 knots r Christchurch: 18deg., fine, N.E, 1 knots. i Dunedin: 19de«., partly cloudy • calm
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Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34138, 27 April 1976, Page 38
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