Noon Forecast
Situation: A big anticlone covers most of the Tasman sea and extends over New Zealand. A weak cold front is moving eastwards over the south Tasman. Forecast: Canterbury: Light or moderate variable winds: drizzle patches likely about the coast this morning, With skies cloudy for a time, otherwise mainly fine and
mild. Marlborough, Nelson: Light or moderate variabla winds; fine and warm, apart from some cloudy areas this morning. Buller, Westland: Light ot moderate variable winds: cloudy patches this morning with possibly a few light showers in the south otherwise fair, mild weather. Outlook: Mainly fair.
CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .. 1021.6 1022.3 Temperatures: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 21 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. 0 To date tills monh 16 To date this year .. 71 Average to date .. 71 Average for February 49 Wettest Feb. (1936) 176 Driest Feb. (1908) .. 1 Sunshine: hours Yesterday: Bhr 36mln To date this month 128 To date this year . 357 To date last year 359 Average for February 185 Humidity Per cent at noon .. 58 Per cent at 6 p.m. 53 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday. —Maximum 25deg. minimum lOdeg. grass 7deg. rainfall nil.
SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 6.49 a.m.t sets, 8.38 p.m. Tomorrow! Rises, 6.50 a.m.; sets, 8.3 J p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 2.38 pm.; sets, 12.11 a.m. Tomorrows Rises, 3.32 p.m.; sets, 12.48 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton.—Today, 11.55 a.m. and — p.m. To, morrow: 12.22 a.m. and 12.4| p.m. Phases of Moon First quarter: February 15, 11 a.m. Full moon: February 23. 2 p.m Last quarter: March 2, 10 p.m New Moon: March 9. 3 p.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 23deg, clouds, X.E. 6 knots. ’ [Wellington: 20deg, fine, S.E.. II ! knots. i Christchurch: 19deg, overcast N.E.. 5 knots. (Dunedin: 16deg. partly cioudu ' N.E., 4 knots.
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