Noon Forecast
Situation: An anti-cyclone extends from west to east across the North Island, and a very deep depression is moving southeast across far to the south of New Zealand, with its cold front moving north eastwards over southern New Zealand but is expected to become weak. Forecast: Canterbury: Winds moderate and variable; possibly a few showers this morning, otherwise fair and mild.
CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
Observations taken at the. Meteorological Office. Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .. 1011.6 1012.1 Temperatures: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 23 Rainfall: nun. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. .. 0 To date this month 17 To date this year .. 53 To date last year .. 71 Average to aate .. 83 Average for February 49 Wettest Feb. (1936) 176 Driest Feb. (1908'1 1 Sunshine: hours Yesterday: 12hr 36min To date this month 184 To date this year . 413 To date last year .399 Average for February 185 Humidity: Per cent at noon 60 Per eent at 6 p.m. 60 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday. —Maximum 17deg, minimum 13 deg grass 12deg, rainfall Imm.
Marlborough, Nelson: Modere ate winds, mainly northerlies, but southwesterlies perhaps developing about the Kaikoura coast; some showers this morning in the far west of Nelson, otherwise fair and mild.
Buller, Westland: Cloudy with a few showers, but becoming fair; moderate variable winds.
Outlook: Mainly fair, except for coastal showers in Canterbury.
SUN, MOON, ANO TIDES Sun —Today: Rises, 6.58 a.m.; sets. 8.27 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7 a.m.; sets, 8.25 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 7.44 p.m.; sets, 5.41 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 8.15 p.m.; sets, 6.51 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today. 4.38 a.m. and 4.57 p.m. Tomorrow: 5.21 a.m. and 5.42 p.m. Phases of Moon Full moon: February 23, 2 p.m. Last quarter: March 2, 10 p.m. New moon: March 9, 3 p.m First quarter: March 17. 7 p.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 23deg. cloudy. E-. • knots. WeUlngton: 21deg, fine. N., 2 knots. Christchurch: 20deg, partly cloudy, N.E., 13 knots. Dunedin: IBdeg, cloudy, calm
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