Noon Forecast
Situation: The depression in the Tas- ; man Sea is moving east- 1 wards, while an intensifying 1 ridge of high pressure over the south Tasman Sea is spreading on to the South < Island behind a cold front. < Forecasts: Canterbury: Fresh, cold southerly winds with persistent and widespread rain. Marlborough: Rain, becoming confined to coastal
areas, with skies clearing inland; cold south-easterlies, strong about Cook Strait, and fresh in other exposed places. Nelson: Cooler south* easterlies developing, withi clearing skies. Buller, Westland: Mainly fine, with moderate southeast winds; cooler. Outlook: Showers in Can* (erbury and coastal Marlborough; fine in Nelson and on the West Coast.
CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .. 1014.3 1016.8 Temperatures: deg. Maximum, (to * p.m.) 14 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. .. Trace Saturday • • 0 To date this month .. 59 To date this year 645 To date last year 645 Average to date ~ 473 Average for Sept ■• 41 Wettest Sept. (1946) 156 Driest Sept. (1915) .. 4 Sunshine: h Yesterday: Nil. Saturday: 2hr 6min To date this month 130 To date this year .. 1429 To date last year .. 1330 Average for Sept .. 164 Humidity: Per cent at noon .. 86 Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 91 Temperatures and rainfaU for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday. —-Maximum 18deg, minimum 7deg, grass 4deg, rainfall nil.
SUN, MOON, ANO TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 6.14 a.m.; sets, 6.29 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.13 a.m.; sets, 6.31 p.m. Moon —Today: Rises, 1.52 a.m.; sets. 11:46 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 2.36 a.m.; sets, 12.37 pan. High tide at Lyttelton.—Today: 11.17 a.m. and 11.40 p.m. Tomorrow: 12.4 p.m. Phase* of Moon New moon: October 2, 7 p.m. First quarter. October 9, 10 p.m. Full moon: October 16. 6 p.m. Last quarter: October 24, 1 p.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 16deg. cloudy, N.E., 17 knots. Wellington: 14deg, eloudy, N., 14 kfiats. Christchurch: 13deg, cloudy, S.W., 10 knots. Dunedin: lldeg, light rain, N.E., 3 knots.
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