Noon Forecast
Situation: An anticyclone centred south of the Tasman Sea extends a ridge to the east of New Zealand; a complex low-pressure area lies north of the Tasman Sea, and is extending slowly east. Forecast: Canterbury: A few coastal showers, otherwise fine and frosty; light to moderate winds, north-easterlies developing about the coast.
Marlborough, Nelson: SouthI easterlies fresh at times about the Marlborough f Sounds, elsewhere light or : moderate easterlies; a few i showers about coastal ; Marlborough, otherwise fine with frosts. ( Buller, Westland: fine, light > winds, moderate day temperatures. > Outlook: Showers in Canterbury, fair elsewhere.
CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .. 1026.4 1027.8 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 8 p.m.) 10 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. .. 1 To date this month 32 To date this year .. 300 To date last year .. 191 Average to date .. 258 Average for May .. 76 Wettest May (1945) .. 233 Driest May (1896) .. 10 Sunshine: hours Yesterday 2hr 24min Saturday Ihr To date this month 74 To date this year .. 882 I To date last year .. 903 Average for May .. 126 Humidity: Per cent at noon .. 88 Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 90 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday. —Maximum 9deg. minimum 2deg, grass — Ideg. rainfall 2mm.
SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.42 a.m.; sets, 5.9 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.43 a.m.; sets. 5.8 p.m. , Moon—Today: Rises, 5.11 p.m.; > sets, 6.41 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.1 p.m.; sets. 7.51 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton.—-Today: i 3.35 a.m. and 4.4 p.m. Tomorrow: 4.29 a.m. and 4.59 I p.m. Phases of Moon ) Full moon: May 23, 1 a.m. i Last quarter: May 29. 4 p.m. New moon: June 6, 7 a.m. , First quarter: June 14, 11 a.m. NOON WEATHER ; Auckland: 17deg., cloudy, E., 9 knots. ; Wellington: 10deg., showers, S., i 12 knots. r Christchurch: Bdeg„ showers, calm. i Dunedin: 9deg., cloudy. S.W., 1 . knots.
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