Noon Forecast
SITUATION: A ridge of high pressure over the North Island is weakening; another ridge is building up across the south Tasman Sea towards the South Island; a cool southerly chan, i on the eastern side of this ridge is spreading northwards along the Canterbury coast. FORECASTS: Canterbury: Moderate northeasterlies about the coast, light winds inland; fair
with moderate temperatures. Marlborough, Nelson: Fin« and warm with afternoon sea breezes in Nelson and central Marlborough; change likely this afternoon to cooler southerlies about the Sounds and th« Kaikoura coast. with cloudy skies. Buller, Westland: Fine with light winds and mild afternoon temperatures. Outlook: Fair in all districts.
CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .. 1016.4 1016.3 Millibars .. 1013.5 1017.1 Temperatures: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 30 Rainfall: mm 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. .. 0 To date this month .. 3 To date this year .. 72 To date last year .. 107 ; Average to date .. 165 Average for April .. 53 Wettest April (1968) 226 Driest April (1910) .. 6 Sunshine: hours Yesterday lOlir 43min To date this month 401 To date this year .. 7401 To date last year .. 707 Average for April .. 142 j Humidity: Per cent at noon .. 291 Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 50 i Temperatures and rainfall fori the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday. l
—Maximum 28deg, minimum lldeg, grass 7deg, rainfall nil. SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 6.53 a.m.| sets, 6.9 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.54 a.m.; sets, 6.7 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 7.6 a.m.) sets, 6.30 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 8.10 a.m.; sets. 7.4 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today) 4.42 a.m. and 5.11 p.m. To. morrow: 5.38 a.m. and 6.7 p.m. Phases of Moon New moon: April 8, 3 a.m. i First quarter: April 10, 2 a.m, IFull moon: April 23. 4 p.m. I Last quarter: April 30. 9 a.m. NOON WEATHER ■Auckland: 20deg, partly cloudy. iWellington: 19deg. cloudy. I Christchurch: 28deg, fine. I Dunedin: 17deg. cloudy
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