Noon forecast

Press, 1 June 1981, Page 24

Noon forecast

Genera) forecast: Mainly fine at first over the South Island, but extensive cloud is expected during ■the day, bringing rain in the I west. District forecast: ! Canterbury: Showers persist- ' ing about the Alps today, I but becoming fine else- ! where, apart from high j cloud at times; moderate I northerlies predominating. ; Nelson: Moderate northerlies ; predominating; occasional ■ rain at first, fine for a time this morning, but

cloud increasing again, later, with a few showers. Marlborough: ’ Northerlies, mainly moderate, but fresh through Cook Strait; cloudy with showers this afternoon, but a brief fine period this morning. Buller, Westland: Cloudy and cool with occasional rain, but bright periods this morning; moderate northerlies predominating. Outlook: Unsettled with showers in the north and west of the South Island, mostly cloudy elsewhere.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

j Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Air- ! port, yesterday. ! Barometer: ..... 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars 1012.4 1012.4 ■ Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 12 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m 2 Saturday’ Nil To date this month. ... '27 : To date this year 137 To date last year 408 Average to date 282 Average for May 76 Wettest May (1959).... 198 ; Driest May (1960). .... 13 ■ Sunshine: hrs Yesterday Nil hr 00 min Saturday’ 8 hr 00 min To date this month. . . .. 140 • To date this year 902 To date last year. .... 835 Average for May 126 Humidity: Per cent at noon . .... 87 Per cent at 6 p.m 99 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 dm. yesterday: : Maximum 13 deg, minimum -3 deg. grass -2deg. rainfall Nil SUM, MOON, AND TIDES ' Sun—Today: Rises 7.51 a.m.; sets 5.1 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises 7.52 a.m.; sets 5.1 p.m. Noon— Today: Rises 5.36 a.m.; sets 4.21 p.m. Tomorrow. Rises 6.54 a.m.; sets 5.4 p.m. High tide at Lvttelton-Today; |. 2.41 a.m. and 3.11 p.m; Tomorrow: . 3.35 a.m. and 4.6 ‘ 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). PHASES OF MOON : New moon: June 3, midnight. [First quarter: June 10, midnight. jFull moon: June 18, 3 a.m. Last quarter:’’ June 25, 4 p.m.

nuviN ncaiinEß Auckland: 15deg., cloudy, N.E., ,7 knots. Wellington: 12deg., cloudy, N., 7 knots. Christchurch: 12deg., cloudy, N.E., 3 knots. Dunedin: 12deg., cloudy, N.E., 9 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian' cities ' were: Adelaide, 12. 17; Brisbane, 16, 25; Cairns, 20, 27; Darwin, ■ 24, 31; Hobart, 6, 13; Melbourne, 13, 17; Perth, 16, 19 (noon): Sydney, 5, 18. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 7. 17; Athens, 18. 28; Bahrain, 28, 38; Bangkok. 29, 34; Barbados, 25, 30; Beirut, 17, 22; Belgrade, 12, 26; Berlin, 9, 22; Bogota. 7, 19; Brussels. 12. 20; Buenos ' Aires, 11, 22 Cairo, 16,'33; ' 2B; Chicago? 17, 29; Copenhagen, 10, 18; Dub : ; lin,' 8, 17; -Frankfurt, 10, Geneva, 11, 22; Havana, 24, 25; Hong Kong, 28, 31; Honolulu, 22, 31; Jakarta, 25, 33; Johannesburg,..?, 18; Kiev, 12, 27; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 33; ' Lima, 16, 21;-Lisbon, 13, 25; London, 12, 20; Los Angeles, 19, 24; Madrid, 16, 20; Manila, 25, 36; Mexico City, 13, 17; Miami, 23, 29; Montevideo. 13, 22; Montreal, 17, 24; Moscow, 17, 28; Nassau, 25, 26; New Delhi, 25, 37; New York, 19. 21:-Nicosia,-16, 43; Oslo. 6,17; Paris, 16, 21; Rio, 16. 23; Rome, 9, 26; San Francisco, 11, 15; San Juan,’ 26. 30; Santiago. 10, 18; Sao Paulo, 14, 21; Seoul,-13- 27; Singapore, 24, 32; Stockholm, 8, 20; Taipei, 22, 27; Tokyo, 16, 20; Toronto. 15,-22; Vancouver, 13,21; Vienna, 10, 20.’