Noon forecast

Press, 2 May 1981, Page 64

Noon forecast

General forecast: Fine in most districts, but there may be some areas of cloud with mist or drizzle in the morning. District forecasts: For all districts: Fine apart

from some areas of low cloud, with mist and drizzle this morning, mild by day, with light winds. Outlook: Fine in most areas apart from morning cloud and fog.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars ..... 1024.9 1027.5 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 18 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m Nil To date this month. , . . Nil To date this year 110 To date last year 391 Average to date 208 Average for May 76 Wettest Mav (1959).... 198 Driest May‘(l96o) 13 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 9 hr 48 min To date this month. .. . r 10 To date this year 773 To date last year,.... 675 Average for May 126 Humidity: Per cent at noon ..... 62 Per cent at 6 p.m 77 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 13 deg, minimum 0 deg, grass -3 deg, rainfall Trace . SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.8 a.m.; sets. 5.44 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.9 a.m.; sets, 5.42 pin. Moon—Today: Rises, 4.13 am: sets, 441 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises; 5.29 a.m.;.sets. 5.14 p.m. High tide at ! Lyttelton—Today: 2.9 a.m- and 136fp;m. Tomorrow: 3 a.m. and-: 3.29 p.m. (Akaroa, subtract 45min; Port Levy, subtract 30min; Ashburton ’ and Rakaia. subtract 25min; Lake Forsyth, subtract 60min; Kaikoura, add 17min: Kaiapoi . and Sumner, add 30min). A

PHASES OF MOON New moon: May 4, 4 pm. First quarter: May 11, 10 a m. Full moon: May 19, midday. J.ast quarter: Mav 27, 9 a.in. NOON WEATHER Auckland: ITdeg.. fine, S.. 15 knots. Wellington: 15deg., fine, N.W.; 8 knots. Christchurch: 14dcg., fine! N.E., 5 knots. Dunedin: 14deg. cloudy, S.W., 15 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 12. 25: Brisbane, 15. 25: Canberra, 3. 18: Darwin, 23, 34; Hobart, 6, 19: Melbourne. 9. 24: Perth, 14, 21 (noon): Sydney. 13, 22. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam. 8, 12; Athens, 13, 24; Bahrain, 18, 30; Bangkok, 26, 34; Beirut, 15, 18; Belgrade,, 6, 17; Berlin. 6, 10; Brussels. 2. 10: Buenos Aires, 15. 20; Cairo, 17, 31; Chicago, 5. 16; Copenhagen. 5,9: Dublin, 9, 16; Frankfurt, 7,9: Geneva, 3. 11: HaVana, 21, 29; Helsinki. -3, 4: Hong Kong. 23. 29: Honolulu, 20. 28; Jakarta. 25. 32; Jerusalem. 10. 20; Johannesburg, 3. 18: Kuala Lumpur. 23. 33; Lima. 18. 23: Lisbon, 6. 19: London. 12. 17; Los Angeles. 18. 36; Madrid. 8. 19; Manila. 24. 36; Mexico City. 10. 25; Montreal. 8. 11; Moscow. 5. 12. Nassau. 18. 29: New Delhi, 24, 37; New York. 14, 24; Oslo. —3, 7; Paris, 10. 16; Rio, 21. 31; Rome; 7. 19; San Francisco, 23, 28;. San Juan. 24. 29; Santiago. 6, 26; Seoul. 12. 17; Singapore. 25. 31;' •Stockholm. —l. 6; Taipei. 25. 30. Tel Aviv. 15, 25; Tokyo. 16. 21: Toronto, 8. 13; Vancouver, 11, 17; Vienna. 6. 14.