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Noon Forecast

Situation: A disturbed westerly to south-westerly airstream covers New Zealand. Forecasts: Marlborough, Nelson: Fine and mild with moderate to fresh westerly winds, but moderate south-wester-lies on the Kaikoura coast; showers in the western ranges of Nelson may spread elsewhere for a time this afternoon; mainly fine.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .. 994.2 996:7 Temperatures: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 18 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. 0 To date this month 54 To date this year .. 195 To date last year .. 232 Average to date .. 263 Average for Mav .. 76 Wettest May (1945) .. 233 Driest May (1896) .. 10 Sunshine: hours Yesterday 7hr 6mln To date this month 94 To date this year .. 913 To date last year .. 863 Average for May .. 126 Humidity: Per cent at noon .. 37 Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 57

Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday.

Buller, Westland: Cloudy and cool with occasional rain, and moderate south-west winds; changeable, with showers. Canterbury’: Fine inland apart from increasing high cloud with moderate westerly winds; light to moderate cooler south-westerlies on the coast, with scattered areas of cloud and a few showers; mainly fine. Outlook: Fine in all districts.

—Maximum 19deg, minimum sdeg. grass ideg. rainfall nd. SUN. MOON, ANO TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.45 am.; sets, 5.7 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises. 7.46 a.m.; bets, 5.6 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises 12.25 p.m.; sets. 11.32 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises. 12.57 p.m.; sets. — High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 9.51 am. and 10.10 p.m. Tomorrow: 10.36 a.m. and 10.56 p.m. Phases of Moon First quarter: May 26. 3 p.m. Full moon: June 2, 9 a.m. Last quarter: June 9, 3 a m. New moon: June 17. 6 a.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 16deg, showers. W., 18 knots. Wellington: 20deg, cloudy, N.. 7 knots. Christchurch: 18deg, partly cloudy, calm. Dunedin: 13deg cloudy, ealm.

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Press, 25 May 1977, Page 42

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Noon Forecast Press, 25 May 1977, Page 42

Noon Forecast Press, 25 May 1977, Page 42