Noon forecast

Press, 12 May 1981, Page 30

Noon forecast

General forecast: Showers in western districts and on the western ranges of eastern districts of the South Island, elsewhere fine. District forecasts: Canterbury: Showers on the western ranges but mainly fine and mild elsewhere, fresh gusty . north-westerlies inland, spreading to the coast at times, mild. Nelson: Showers on the western ranges spreading eastwards occasionally,

fresh westerlies, becoming cooler. Marlborough: Fresh gusty westerlies, isolated showers in the north and west, otherwise fine and mild. Buller, Westland: Fresh westerlies, cloudy and cool with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Outlook: Scattered showers in the west, mainly fine in eastern districts of the South Island.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the meteoro- ■ logical Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars 1004.1 1008.2 Temperatures: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) .. 20 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m nil To date this month. .. . trace To date this year 11l To date last year. .... 392 Average to date. ..... 233 Average for Mav 76 Wettest (1959) .’...... 198 Driest (1960) 13 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 7 To date this month. ... 58 To date this year. .... 819 To date last year 741 Average for May ..... 126 Humidlty: Per cent at noon ..... 40 Per cent at 6 p.m..... 44 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 17 deg, minimum 12deg, grass lOdeg, rainfall tee. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun- Today: Rises, 7.32 a.m.; sets 5.19 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.33 a.m.; sets 5.18 p.m. Moon—Today; Rises, 2.29 p.m:; sets, 12.18 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 2.57 p.m.; sets 1.21 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 11.44 a.m. Tomorrow: 12.8 a.m. and 12.37 p.m. (Akaroa, 'sub-

.tract 45min; Port Levy, subtract 30min; Ashburton and Rakaia, subtract 25min; Lake • Forsyth, subtract 60min; Kaik’oura, add 17min; Kaiapoi and Sumner, add-30min). PHASES OF MOON Full moon: May 19, midday. Last quarter: May 27, 9 a.m. New moon: June 3, midnight. First quarter: June 10, midnight. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 19 deg., partly cloudy, S.W., 15 knots. Wellington: 16 deg., partly cloudy, N.W., 18 knots. Christchurch: 19 deg., fine, N.W., 20 knots.-Dunedin:-14 deg., cloudy, S.W., 15 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 13, 18; Brisbane, 13, 24; Canberra, 0, 18; Darwin, 22, 33; Hobart, 9, 16; Melbourne, 10, 17; Perth, 15,23 (noon); Sydney, 10, 21. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 10. 21; Bangkok; 28, 33; Beirut, 15, 18; Belgrade, 11, 23; Berlin, 14, 25; Brussels, 18, 25; Buenos. Aires, 14, 19; Cairo, 14, 27; Chicago, 6, 22; Copenhagen, 10, 20; Dublin, 7, 15; Frankfurt, 12.. 25; Geneva, 6, 23; Helsinki, 10, 20; Hong Kong, 24, 25; Honolulu, 20, 29; Jakarta, 25,. 33; Jerusalem, 8, 17; Johannesburg. 6,17; Kuala Lumpur, 24, 33; Lima, 16, 23; London, 13, 17;