Today we are expecting cloudy periods, with the odd shower and northerly breezes.

It's a one-clothing-layer day today with a high of 23 and an overnight low of 17 degrees. Humidity is 96 per cent.

Low tide is at 10.50am and high tide at 5pm. There's a sea swell of about .3m, with a sea temperature of 21 degrees. Sunset tonight is at 7.15pm.

If you're going fishing today the best fish bite time is between 9,30am and 11.30am and between 10pm and midnight.

In NZ history on this day in 1955 NZ cricketers were skittled for 26. Bert Sutcliffe top-scored with 11 runs as New Zealand was skittled for the lowest total in test cricket history – a mere 26 runs, against England.

On this day in 1983 the signing of the CER agreement strengthened the trans-Tasman trade ties. New Zealand and Australia formally signed the Closer Economic Relations (CER) agreement, strengthening trade ties between the Tasman neighbours.

In 2004 on this day Māori Television was launched. A dawn pōwhiri at Māori Television's new offices in Newmarket, Auckland, was covered in the first transmission the next day.

In world history on this day in 1885 the Salvation Army was officially organized in the United States. In 1908 automobile owners lobbied Congress in support of a bill that calls for vehicle licensing and federal registration. In 1910 the first seaplane took off from water at Martiniques, France.

In 1930 Constantinople and Angora changed their names to Istanbul and Ankara respectively. In 1933 the Nazis ordered a ban on all Jews in businesses, professions and schools. In 1962 the U.S. Air Force announced research into the use of lasers to intercept missiles and satellites.

In 1979 a major accident occurred at Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island nuclear power plant.

Today is the birthday of American physicist Jerome Isaac Friedman. Born in 1930, he helped confirm the existence of quarks.

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Have a great day!