Noon Forecast

Press, 31 March 1981, Page 32

Noon Forecast

General forecast: Fine, mild weather over much of New Zealand, but some cloudy areas with drizzle on the west coast of the South Island. District forecasts: Canterbury; Fine apart from a few mist patches in the early morning; moderate northeasterlies on the coast; mild. Nelson, Marlborough: Some

areas of cloud in the morning with a few drizzle patches about the ranges; mainly fine and mild during the day. Buller, Westland: Some areas of cloud in the morning with a few drizzle patches about the ranges; mainly fine and mild; light, variable winds. Outlook: Fine weather in most places.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch. Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars .. 1024.9 1024.6 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 18 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. .. Nil To date this month 47 To date this year .. 70 To date last year .. 307 Average to date .. 151 Average for March 53 Wettest (1979) . - 173 Driest (1969) 8 Yesterday lOhr 42min Sunshine: hours To date this month 147 To date this year .. 584 To date last year .. 538 Average for March .. 170 Humidity: • Per cent at noon .. 62 Per cent at 6 p.m. . . 65 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday. —maximum 14deg, minimum 4deg, grass 3deg, rainfall trace. NOON WEATHER. Auckland: 20deg, partly cloudy, N.E., 8 knots. Wellington: 16deg, fine, E„ 3 knots. Christchurch: 17deg, fine, calm. Dunedin: 13deg, partly cloudy, S., : 5 knots. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES 1 Sun—Todav: Rises, 6.42 a.m.; ; sets, 6.27 p.m. Tomorrow: , Rises, 6.42 a.m.; sets, 6.25 p.m. ‘ Moon—Today: Rises, 12.48 a.m.; sets. 3.49 p.m. Tomorrow: t Rises, 1.51 a.m-; sets, 4.29 , p.m. ; High tide at Lyttelton—Today: j 12.15 a.m. and 12.38 p.m. To- i

morrow: 1.1 a.m; and 1.24 p.m. PHASES OF MOON New moon: April 5, 8 a.m. First quarter: April 11, 11 p.m. Full moon: April 19. 8 p.m. Last quarter: April 27, 10 p.m. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were:— Amsterdam, 9, 16; Athens, 13, 23; Bahrain, 20, 29; Bangkok, 27, 34; Barbaos, 23; 30; Beirut, 15, 18; Belgrade, 7, 17; Berlin, 6, 13; Bogota, 7, 21; Brussels, 10, 17; Buenos Aires, 18, 25; Cairo, 10, 27; Caracas, 17, 29; Chicago, 5, 25; Copenhagen, 4,6; Dublin, 7, 13; Frankfurt, 8, 18; Geneva, 6, 16; Havana, 18, 27; Helsinki, —B, 4; Hong Kong, 22, 27; Honolulu, 21, 29; Jakarta, 24, 33; Jerusalem, 9, 17; Johannesburg, 10, 24; Kiev, —3, 3; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 34; Lima, 20, 25; Lisbon, 13, 17; London, 10,44; Los Agneles, 10, 21; Madrid. 8, 17; Manila, 24, 35; Miami, 20, 23; Montreal, —5, 11; Moscow, —7, 0; Nassau, 14, 24; New Delhi, 18, 33; New York, 5, 15; Nicosia, 7, 21; Oslo, —2, 4; Paris, 12, 19; Rio de Janeiro, 21, 32;.Rome. 7, 21; San Francisco, 11, 20; Santiago, 12, 24; Sao Paulo, 19, 30; Seoul, 1, 13; Singapore, 24, 29; Stockholm, 1,3; faipei, 19. 28: Tel Avivi, 13, 23; Tokyo, 7, 14; Toronto, 5, 15; Van:ouver, 8, 12; Vienna, 3, 16.' Temperatures in the main Ausralian cities were:— Adelaide, 13, 26; Brisbane, 18, 17; Canberra. 15, 24; Hobart, la, .8; Melbourne, 15, 19; Perth, 17, 17 (noon); Sydney, 18, 2->.