General forecast: A depression over the South Tasman sea is moving east Its associated front should cross the country today. District forecast: Canterbury: Strong northerlies, showers, thunderstorms about the western ranges, scattered showers elsewhere, warm. Marlborough: Strong north-westerlies, occasional showers today, warm.
Nelson: Strong northerlies, rain, westerlies this afternoon with showers on the western ranges, clearing elsewhere. Buller: Fresh north to north-west winds, showers and fine intervals from mid-morning. Westland: Strong northerlies, rain, scattered thunderstorms, cool. Extended forecast to Monday: Showers tomorrow, clearing with cooler southerlies from Sunday.
CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars 995.1 1000.6 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 24 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 pun. nil To date this month .... 53 To date this year 94 To date last year ..'. .. 81 Average to date ...... 83 Average for February .. 45 Wettest (1945) 144 Driest (1973) 5 Sunshine: ' hrs Yesterday 12 hr 12 min To date this month .... 156 To date this year 379 To date last year 452 Average for 186 Humidity: Per cent at noon 44 Per cent at 6 p.m. .. .. 34 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 24 deg, minimum 14 deg, grass 14 deg, rainfall nil. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun — Today: Rises, 6.57 a.m.; sets, 8.28 pm. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.58 a.m.; sets, 8.26 pm. Moon — Today: Rises, 6.55 p.m.; sets, 2.25 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.34 p.m.; sets, 3.29 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton — Today: 2.43 a.m. and 3.01 ' p.m. Tomorrow: 324 a.m. and 3.42 p.m. (Lake Forsyth, subtract 60min; Akarora, subtract *4smin; Port Levy, subtract 30min; Ashburton and Rakaia,
subtract 25min; Kaikoura add 17min; Kaiapoi and Sumner, add 30min.). Phases of Moon Full moon, February 25. Last quarter, March 4. New moon: March 11. First quarter: March 19. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 22 deg., rain, N.W., 10 knots. Wellington: 18 deg., showers, N., 20 knots. Christchurch: 22 deg., partly cloudy, N.W., 20 knots. Dunedin: 2 deg., cloudy, W., 5 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, -5, -1; Athens, 10,. 18; Bahrain, 14, 18; Bangkok, 23, 35; Barbados, 22, 29; Beirut, 13, 19; Belgrade, 4, 10; Berlin, -10, -8; Brussels, 0, -5; Buenos Aires, 19, 31; Cairo, 10, 23; Copenhagen, -9, -1; Dublin, 2,5; Frankfurt, -5, -2; Geneva, 0,4; Helsinki, -20, -4; Hong Kong, 14, 15; Honolulu, 14, 26; Istanbul, JO, 16; Jakarta, 22, 31; Jerusalem, 2,15; Johannesburg, 12, 23; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 33; Lisbon, 10, 14; London, -1, 2; Los Angeles, 15, 21; Madrid, 7, 13;' Manila 22, 32; Mexico City 9, 23; Montreal, - 6, -2; Moscow, -16, -8; New Delhi, 10, 25; New York, 2,3; Oslo, -16, -3; Paris, -4, 4; Peking, -7, 4; Rio de Janeiro, 21, 33; Rome, 10, 17; San Fransisco,T6, 20; Santiago, 11, 30; Sao Paulo, 20, 28; Singapore, 24,32; Stockholm, -18, -9; Tokyo, 0,5; Vienna, -1, 1; Warsaw, -7, -3.
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