New Zealand weather
FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT Situation.—A weakening ridge of high pressure lies across northern New Zealand; a front lying aci’oss the South Island from Fiordland to Otago is expected to move north rather slowly. Forecast: Marlborough.—North-westerlies decreasing ; winds becoming variable and possibly turning to moderate southerlies later; mainly cloudy; some rain developing during the day. Nelson.—Moderate variable winds, mainly northerlies; becoming cloudy, rain developing during the day. Canterbury. — Cool, fresh southerly winds; overcast, and periods of rain. Buller and Westland.—Cool, fresh southeasterlies becoming general; overcast; periods of rain possibly clearing in the south during the day. Outlook: unsettled and showery in eastern areas north of Banks Peninsula; cloudy elsewhere in the east; becoming fine in the west. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
Yesterday in Christchurch was cloudy and warm. Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Harewood, yesterday: — Barometer: 11 £‘% Inches • ■ 29.72 29.78 Millibars .. 1006.5 1008.4 Thermometer: D t£ re ** Maximum “ Minimum (grass) .. 10 Humidity: „ Per cent at 6 p.m. . • sn Rainfall: Yesterday: 0 a.m. to 11 p.m. Nil 24 hours to 9 a.m. Trace To date this year .. 45mm. To date last year .. 2Jmm. Average to date .. 29mm. Sunshine: h m Yesterday .. .. 6 00 Month to date .. 143 30 Average for January 213 00 To date this year .. 143 30 To date last year .. 93 54
SUN, MOON ANO TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 5.13 a.m.; sets, 8.8 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.14. aun.; sets, 8.8 p.m. High water at Lyttelton— Today: 7.19 a.m. and 7.48 p.m. Tomorrow: 8.13 a.m. and 8.43 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 9.13 a.m.; sets, 9.52 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 10.28 ajß.; sets. 10.16 p.m. Phases of Moen First quarter January 23, 9.29 FuU P moon:, January 30, 10.59 Last* quarter: February 7, 11.12 New moon: February 15, 12.29 p.m. Noon weather Auckland: 19deg., cloudy, S.W., 9 knots. Wellington: 19deg., cloudy, N„ 16
knots. Christchurch: 23deg., partly cloudy, N.E., 4 knots. Dunedin: 17deg., cloudy with rain, N.E., 5 knots.-'
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Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32819, 20 January 1972, Page 10
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