Noon Forecast
Situation: The deep depression over the Tasman Sea is moving towards the North Island. Forecasts: Canterbury: South-east winds; rain developing during the day; cool. Marlborough, Nelson: Moderate or fresh south-easter-lies, strong in exposed
places in the Sounds: cloudy with occasional light rain; cool. Buller, Westland: South-east winds, mainly fine but becoming cloudy in Buller with occasional light rain; cool.
Outlook: Showers in Canter* bury; fair to fine elsewhere.
CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11p.m.
Millibars .. 1011.9 1010.6 Temperatures: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 11 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. .. 0 To date this mouth 5 To date this year .. 538 To date last year .. 492 Average to date . 411 Average for August 53 Wettest August (1941) 196 Driest August (1911) 2 Sunshine: hours Yesterday: 2hr 6min To date this month 81 To date this year .. 1200 To date last year .. 1151 Average for August 146 Humidity: Per cent at noon .. 93
Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 89 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday. —Maximum 13deg. minimum Ideg. grass Ideg rainfall nil.
SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.24 a.m.; sets. 5.45 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises. 7.23 a.m.; sets, 5.46 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 2.7 p.m.: sets, 4.5 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises. 3.11 p.m.; nets, 5.4 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton.—Today: 12.48 a.m. and 1.17 p.m. Tomorrow: 1.41 a.m. and 2.10 pm. 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, rain, N.E., 19 knots. Wellington: 9deg, cloudv, S„ 13
knots. Christchurch: 7deg, cloudv. S.W., 3 knots. Dunedin: 7deg, partly cloudy, N.E.. 12 knots.
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