Noon Forecast
Situation: A cold front is moving north-east over the North Island and an intense anticyclone over Eastern Australia is spreading east. Forecast: Canterbury: Fine and cool; light winds; frosts tonight. : i
Marlborough, Nelson: Fine; light south - westerlies; moderate afternoon temperatures but frosts inland tonight. Buller, Westland: Fine and cool apart from showers on the ranges; moderate southwesterlies. Outlook: Fine in all districts.
CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .. 1019.8 1024.3 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to S p.m.) 16 Rainfall: m m . 9 am. to 11 p.m. .. 5 To date this month Trace To date this year .. 533 To date last year .. 468 Average to date .. 394 Average for August 53 Wettest August (1914) 196 Driest August (1911) 2 Sunshine: hours Yesterday Ihr 48min To date this month 20 To date this year .. 1139 To date last year . 1109 Average for August 146 Humidity: Per cent at noon .. 53 Per cent at 6 p.m. 93 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday. I —Maximum 16deg. minimum! 2deg, grass 2deg, rainfall trace. I
SUN, MOON ANO TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.38 a.m.; sets, 5.33 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.37 a m.; sets, 5.34 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 7.51 a.m. sets, 6.45 p.m. TomorrowRises. 8.23 a.m.; sets, 7.44 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 5 a.m. and 5.23 p.m. Tomorrow: 5.47 a.m. and 6.10 P.m. Phases of Moon First quarter: August 12, 8 p.m. Full moon. August 18, 10 p.m. Last quarter: August 26. New moon: September 3, 4 a.m.
NOON WEATHER Auckland: 14deg., cloudy, N., 15 knots. Wellington: lOdeg., light rain, N.W., 20 knots Christchurch: lldeg., overcast, calm. Dunedin: lOdeg., cloudy, 6.W., 14 knots.
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