Noon Forecast
Situation: A small high pressure area east of the South Island is slow moving, and a weak cold front from Tasmania to the south of the South Island is moving east, followed by an intensifying ridge; a depression east of East Cape is moving steadily away. (Canterbury: Fine; cool inI land, with light winds;
moderate southerlies prevailing about the coast; cloudy and drizzle patches at first but sunny periods developing during the afternoon. Marlborough, Nelson: Light winds; fine apart from areas of cloud on the Kaikoura coast at first; coo). Buller, Westland: Fine witi light winds; cool. Outlook: fine in all districts.
CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .. 1008.2 1009.1 Temperatures: deg Maximum (to 6 p.m ) io Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. o To date this month 50 To date this year .. 538 To date last year - • 492 Average to date .. 413 Average for August 53 Wettest August (1941) 196 Driest August (1911) 2 Sunshine: hours Yesterday: 2 hours. To date this month .. 83 To date this year .. 1202 To date last year .. 1151 Average for August 146 Humidity: Per cent at noon .. 81 Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 66 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday. —Maximum II deg. minimum '3 deg, grass 2deg. rainfall nil.
SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.23 a.m.; sets. 5.46 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises. 7.21 a.m.; sets. 5.47 p.m. Moon—Today: Riises. 3.11 p.m.; sets, 5.4 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 4.22 p.m.; sets. 5.56 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 1.41 a.m. and 2.10 p.m. 1omorrow: 2.33 a.m. and 3.2 p.m. Phase* of Moon Full moon: August 18, 10 p. ro . Last quarter: August 26. New moon: September 3, 4 a m. First quarter: September 10. 3 p.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 13deg. cloudy. SAV. 11 knots. Wellington: Bdeg. shower*. 8. 11 knots. Christchurch: Bdeg. overcast calm. * Dunedin: 9deg. cloudy w 3 knots.
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