Noon Forecast
Situation: A disturbed westerly flow covers most of the Tasman Sea and New Zealand. A front in this flow is expected to cross the country during the day.
Forecast: Marlborough, Nelson: West to north-west winds, fresh or strong in exposed places; mainly fine and mild, but showers in the western, ranges of Nelson and scattered brief falls spreading elsewhere in the morning. Buller, Westland: Westerly
winds, often fresh an gusty; showery period some thunderstorms thi morning; cool.
[Canterbury: Westerlies, often i fresh inland; winds light at first near the coast, but south-westerlies may [ freshen for a time during [ the afternoon: mainly fair [ but with showers and ! isolated thunderstorms ’ about the western ranges spreading eastwards atimes; moderate or mild temperatures. ■ Outlook: Mainly fine in the ■ east; unsettled elsewhere.
CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
Observations taken at the Meteorological Office. Christihurch Airport, yesterday. 3arometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibar* .. 996.6 998.2 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 22 Xainfall: mm 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. . 1 To date this month 70 To date this year .. 675 To date last yeai- .. 920 Average to date ~ 637 Average for Dec. .. 61 Wettest Dec. (1902) .. 2C2 ' Driest Dee. (1894) .. 1 Sunshine: hours Yesterday Thr 54min To date this month 165 To date this year .. 1932 To date last year .. 2026 Average for Dec. .. 205 Humidity: Per cent at noon .. 62 Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 53 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday. —Maximum 20deg, minimum 9deg, grass Tdeg, rainfall 9mm.
SUN, MOON AND TIDES ! Sun—Today: Rises, 5.50 a.m I sets, 9.J3 p.m. Tomorrow Rises, 5.51 a.m.; sets, 9.*3 p.m. Moon—Today: Rise*, 3.22 p.n. nets, 1.38 a.m. Tomorrow Rises, 4.18 p.m.; sets, 2.8 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Tod*-.. 12.40 a.m. and 1 p.m. To morrow: 1.29 a.m. and 1.47 p.m. Phases of Moen Full moon: January 1 a.m. Last quarter: January 13, 9 a.m New moon: January 20, 2 a.m. First quarter: January 25, 6 p.m NOON WEATHER Auckland: 19deg., cloudy, TT , knots. Wellington: 19deg„ partly cloud- . N.W., 20 knots. Christchurch: 19deg., fine, calm Dunedin: 17deg., cloudj, 8 2 knots.
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