Noon Forecast
Situation: A complex depression covers the Tasman Sea and is slow-moving. An anticyclone to the east is moving slowly eastwards. Forecasts: Marlborough, Nelson: Moderate winds from between north and east: rain clearing from central Marlborough and becoming scattered elsewhere; cool on the Kaikoura coast, but milder elsewhere.
Buller, Westland: Moderate winds from between north and east; overcast, with occasional rain at first, but the rain becoming scattered. Canterbury: Moderate northeasterlies; mainly cloudy and cool, with occasional rain, clearing from most places this morning; fine intervals developing inland. Outlook: Unsettled, with some rain.
CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. II p.m. Millibars .. 1009.1 1008.2 Temperatures: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 13 Rainfall: mm 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Trace To date this month 13 To date this year .. 524 To date last year .. 797 Axerage to date 507 Average for October 46 Wettest Oct. (1904) 158 Driest October (1929) 1 Sunshine: hours Yesterday nil Saturday . 12 To date thia month 67 To date this year .. 1482 To date last year 1508 Average for October 192 Humidity: Per cent at noon . 69 Per cent at 6 p.m, . 82 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday. —Maximum 13deg, minimum 6 deg. grass 4deg, rainfall nil.
SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 5.34 a.m.; sets, 6.56 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises. 5.33 a.m.; sets, 6.57 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 116 am.; sets, 1.2 p.m) Tomorrow: Rises, 2.50 a.m.; sets, 2.10 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: — a.m. and 11.47 p.m. Tomorrow: 12.12 a.m. and 12.36 p.m. Phase* of Moon New moon: October 23, 5.10 p.m. First quarter: October 30, 104 a.m. Full moon: November T, 11.18 a.m. Last quarter: November 15. 10.39 a-m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 17deg, cloudy. N.N.E., 9 knots. Wellington: 13deg, overcast, variable, 1 knot. Christchurch: 12deg, overcast N.E., 8 knots. Dunedin: 15deg, fine, calm.
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