Noon Forecast
Situation: A weakening ridge of high pressure covers central and southern New Zealand, and a complex depression in the Tasman Sea is moving east. Forecasts: Canterbury: Mainly fine apart from extensive early morning low cloud, fog and drizzle; southerlies freshening and a few showers about the coast, cool.
Marlborough, Nelson: Light winds, and southerlies freshening about the Marlborough coast; fine apart from extensive fog about the Kaikoura coast at first; moderate afternoon temperatures. Buller, Westland: Light winds, fine, moderate afternoon temperatures. Outlook: Becoming cloudy in the west, and showery in Marlborough, mainly fine in Canterbury.
CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .. 1016.2 1016.9 Temperatures: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 15 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 pun. .. 0 Saturday .. 0 . To date this month 5 To date this year . 538 To date last year .. 492 Average to date . . 409 Average for August 53 Wettest August (1941 > 196 Driest August (1911) 2 Sunshine: hours Yesterday Bhr 48min Saturday 9hr 18min To date this month 79 To date this year .. 1197 To date last year .. 1149 Average for August 146 Humidity: Per cent at noon ~ 65 Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 97 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m, yesterday. —Maximum 16deg, minimum —ldeg, grass —5 deg, rainfall trace.
SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.26 a.m.; sets, 5.44 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.24 a.m.; sets, 5.45 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises. 1.7 p.m.; sets, 3.3 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 2.7 p.m.; sets. 4.5 i a.m. 1 High tide at Lyttelton.-—Today: 12.24 a.m. and — p.m. Tomorrow: 1.48 a.m. and 1.17 p.m. Phases of Moon Full moon: August 18, 10 p.m. Last quarter: August 26. New moon: September 3, 4 a.m. First quarter: September 10. 3 p.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 14deg., cloudy, N., 8 knots. Wellington: 13deg.» fine, E., 2 knots. Christchurch: 13deg., fine, calm. Dunedin: 12deg., fine, calm.
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