General forecast: Fine in the northern and eastern South Island districts; scattered showers in Buller and Westland. District forecasts: Canterbury: Fine and mild, moderate north-easterlies along the coast; northwesterlies freshening inland. Marlborough, Nelson: Morning cloud, otherwise fine with a mild afternoon; moderate variable winds with afternoon sea
breezes. Buller, Westland: Cloudy at times with isolated showers, moderate westerlies; cool. Extended forecast to Tuesday:Canterbury, Marlborough and Nelson: Fine, mild, westerly conditions; cool south-easter-lies on Tuesday. Buller and Westland: mostly dry with northerly winds; on Monday or Tuesday a change to north-easter-lies.
CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer:.... 6 pun. 11 pm. Millibars .... 1017.5 1018.0 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) .. 15 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Nil To date this month. ... 2 To date this year 328 To date last year 468 Average to date...... 516 Average for October. . . 47 Wettest October (1947). . 137 Driest October (1961)... 3 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 11 hr 18 min n To date this month. ... 79. To date this year 1769 To date last year..... 1553 Average for October... 200 Percent at noon 56
ter cent at 6 pin.....' 63 Temperatures and rainfaU for the 24 hours to 9 aji yesterday: Maximum 13 deg, minimum 2 deg, grass -6 deg, rainfall trace SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun — Today: Rises, 5.45 a.m.; sets, 6.48 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.43 a.m; sets, 6.49 p.m. Moon — Today: Rises, 4.56 a.m; sets, 4.10 p.m. To- , morrow: Rises, 5.20 a.m; sets 5.29 pjn. High tide at Lyttelton — Today: 2.03 a.m. and 2.26 p.m. Tomorrow: 2.51 a.m. and 3.15 p.m- (Lake Forsyth, subtract; 60mim Akaroa, subtract 45min; Port Levy, subtract 30min; Ashburton and Rakaia, sr&rssr® Sumner, add 30min.)
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