Noon Forecast
Situation: A cold front moving northeast over the South Island should reach the south of the North Island this afternoon followed by a cool west-south-westerly airstream. Forecast: Marlborough, Nelson: North or north-west winds strong about the outer Sounds and fresh locally elsewhere. Cloud thickening with rain in the west of Nelson and some scattered falls spreading east about, the middle of the day. Some improvement to-j wards evening with winds tending westerly. Milder) for a time.
Buller, Westland: A change spreading north-east during the morning and early afternoon to cool moderate or fresh south-westerlies with rain easing to showers and fair periods. Canterbury: Moderate northeasterlies about the coast and north-westerlies fresh ening for a time inland this morning. Extensive high cloud. Rain in the Alps and some scattered falls spreading east during the moming. Fair later but there may be a cool southwest change along the coast south of about Banks Peninsula bringing some showers. (Outlook: Some showers likely.
CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, vesterdaj. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars 1010.1 1008.8 Temperatures: deg Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 10 Rainfall: mm 9 a.m, to 11 p.m. . . 0 To date this month 6 To date th) s year 204 To date last year . . .374 Average to date .. 235 Average for May .. 76 Wettest May (194 a . 233 Driest May (1896' 10 Sunshine: h m Yesterday 7 54 To date this month 60 00 To date this year .. 795 00 To date last year . . 736 00 Average for May . . 126 00 Humidlty: Per cent at noon 45 Per cent at 6 p.m. . 67 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a m. yesterdav. —Maximum 15deg. minimum 0 deg. grass —3deg, rainfall, I.9mm.
SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.33 a.m.. set.-, 5.18 p.m. Tomorrow: Rists. 7.34 a m.; sets, 5.17 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises. 4.6 p.m ; sets, 5.4 a.m. TomorrowRises, 6.48 p.m.; sets, 6.20 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Tods: 2.19 a.m. and 2.49 p.m. Tomorrow: 3.13 a.m. and 3.43 P.m Phases of Moen Full moon: Mav 14 8.4 a m Last quarter: May 21, 9.22 a m New moon; May 29. 1.47 p.m ’ First quarter: June 6. 12.20 am. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 14deg, cloudy. S.S.W 7 knots. Wellington: lOdeg, cloudv, S.S E 8 knots. Christchurch: lOdeg. fine, VXE, 8 knots Dunedin: lOdeg, fine, NE , 4 knots.
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Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34151, 12 May 1976, Page 42
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