Noon Forecast
Situation: A complex depression west of New Zealand is moving slowly east; the cold front west of the North Island is moving quickly east and another cold front over southern New Zealand is moving slowly north. Forecast: Canterbury: Fresh colder southerlies and rain spreading from the south during the day; snow
showers down to about 500 m. Marlborough, Nelson: Changeable: showers mainly about the ranges and the Kaikoura Coast; moderate south-west winds; cooler. Buller, Westland: Variable skies; showers; light winds; fresh snow to 500 m. Outlook: Showers in the east; fine and frosty in the west.
CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
Observations taken at the Meteorological Office* Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars .. 996.3 997.2 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 12 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m, .. Trace Saturday .. .. 13 To date this month - • 49 To date this year -• 572 To date last year •. 504 Average to date - 434 Average for August 53 Wettest August (1941) 196 Driest August (1911) 2 Sunshine: hours Yesterday: 4hr 18min Saturday: Nil. To date this month 151 To date this year .. 1269 To date last year - 1214 Average for August 146 Humidity: Per cent at noon .. 74 Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 83 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday. I —Maximum lOdeg. minimum 41 deg, rainfall Imm.
SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun —Today: Rises. 7.6 a.m.; sets, 5.58 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.4 a.m.; sets, 5.59 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises. 3.10 a.m.; sets, 1.3 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 3.57 a.m.; sets, 1.53 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 12.16 a.m. and 12.42 p.m Tomorrow 1.3 a.m. and 1.2. p.m. Phases of Moon New moon: September 3, 4 a.m. First quarter: September 10, 3 p.m. Full moon: September 17, 7 a.m. Last quarter: September 24, 7 a.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 15deg, cloudy, W., 34 knots. Wellington: 13deg, partly cloudv, N.W., 17 knots. Christchurch: 12deg, cloudy, calm. Dunedin: lOdeg, cloudy, calm.
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