Noon Forecast
Situation: A south-west airstream over New Zealand is decreasing in intensity as a ridge of high pressure over the Tasman Sea spreads on to the country.
Forecast: Canterbury: Fresh gusty westerlies inland but easterl i e s predominating
about the coast: fine and mild by day. Marlborough, Nelson: Winds mainly light or moderate and variable, but southwesterlies fresh and gusty during the day in Nelson; fine and mild. Buller, Westland: Moderate so u t h-westerlies; fine; moderate temperatures. Outlook: Fair in all districts.
CHRISTCHUR(
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Observations taken at the Meteorological Office. Christ- , church Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars .. 1007.5 1015.5 Temperatures: deg. ! Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 21 Rainfall: nun. 9 a.m. to II p.m. . o . To date this month Trace ' To date this year .. 53 To date last year .. 103 Average to date .. 106 Average for March . 58 Wettest March (1965) 172 Driest March (1920) 3 : Sunshine: hours Yesterday: 9hr 36m!n To date this month 63 To date this year . 537 To date last year .. 483 Average tor March 170 Humidity: Per cent at noon .. 67 Per cent at 6 p.m. 74 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday. —Maximum 18deg, minimum lOdeg. grass 6deg, rainfall nil. I
SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 6.15 a.m.; sets, 7.4 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.16 a.m.; sets, 7.3 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 4.53 a.m.; sets, 6.20 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.3 a.m.; sets, 6.55 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 3.14 a.m. and 3.40 p.m. Tomorrow: 4.8 a.m. and 4.35 p.m. Phases of Moon New’ moon: March 9, 3 p.m. First quarter: March 17. 6 a.m. Full moon: March 25, 4 a.m. Last quarter: April 1, 3 a.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 20deg. partly cloudy. S.W., 20 knots. Wellington: 22deg, fine, N., 12 knots. Christchurch: 20deg. partly cloudy. N.E., 15 knots. iDunedin: 19deg partly eloudy, 1 S.W., 7 knots.
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