Noon forecast

Press, 2 June 1981, Page 34

Noon forecast

General forecast: Showers in the porth and west of the South Island at times spreading to the east. District forecasts: Canterbury: Rain about the western ranges this morning and a few falls spreading elsewhere, cool with moderate north-easterlies. Nelson, Buller, Westland: Cloud thickening and. rain

becoming widespread this morning, cool with moderate north-easterlies predominating. Marlborough: Northerlies fresh at times about the Sounds, becoming generally cloudy this morning and some rain developing, cool. Outlook: Cloudy over the South Island with showers in most districts.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the' Meteoro- . logical Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars ... . 10134 1013.3 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 12 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m 0 To date this month. ... Nil To date this year 139 To date last year. .... 408 Average to date. . . . . . 284 Average for June..... 61 Wettest June (1960). ... 168 . Driest June (1979) ’ 5 Sunshine: hrs ‘ Yesterday 3 hr 54 min . To date this month. ... 4 To date this year 906 To date last year 839 Average for June 113 Humidity: Per cent at noon 93 Per cent at 6 p.m 97 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 12 deg, minimum 4 deg, grass 2 deg, rainfall 2 SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun — Today: Rises, 7.52 a.m.; sets, 5.1 p.m. Tomorrrow: Rises, 7.53 a.m.: sets, 5 p.m. Moon — Today: Rises, 6:54 a.m.; sets,'s.4 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 8.9 a.m.; sets 5.53 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton - Today: 3.35 a.m. and 4.6 p.m. Tomorrow: 4.32 a.m. and 5.5 p.m. (Akaroa, subtract 45min; Port Levy, subtract 30min; Ashbur- . ' ton and Rakaia, subtract 25min; Lake Forsyth, subtract 60min; Kaikoura, add 17min; Kaiapoi and Sumner, add 30min). PHASES OF MOON ■New Moon: Tomorrow, midnight. First Quarter: June 10, midnight.

Full Moon: June 18, 3 a.m. Last Quarter: June 25, 4 p.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 17deg., overcast, calm. Wellington: 14deg., cloudy, N.W., 7 knots. Christchurch: lldeg., fine, S.W., 5 knots. Dunedin: 12deg., partly cloudy, calm. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of Australia in the last 24 hours were: Adelaide, 9, 16: Brisbane, 19, 20; Canberra. 10, 15; Darwin, 25, 31; Hobart, 6. 14; Melbourne, 11, 18; Perth, 9,16 (noon); Sydney, 13, 21. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 18, 30; Bahrain, 28, 38; Bangkok, 28, 34; Barbados, 25, 30; Beirut, 18, 23; Belgrade, 16, 28; Berlin, 13, 24; Bogota, 7, 19; Brussels, 15, 27; Buenos Aires, 18, 21; Cairo, 16, 33; Caracas, 19, 27; Chicago. 12, 28; Copenhagen, 11, 18; Frankfurt, 13, 24; Geneva, 13, 23; Havana, 23, 30; Hong Kong. 25, 28; Honolulu, 23, 31; Jakarta, 25, 33; Johannesburg, 7, 18; Kiev, 8, 21; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 33; Lima, 16, 21; Lisbon, 14, 22; London, 14, 22; Los Angeles, 19, 25; Madrid, 12, 29; Manila, 25, 36; Miami, 24, 29; Montevideo, 16, 24; Montreal, 15, 24; Moscow, 14, 25; Nassau, 23, 30; New Delhi, 28, 40; New York. 16, 29; Nicosia, 18, 37; Oslo, 12, . 19; Paris, 16, 25; Rome, 11, 26; San Francisco, 11, 17; San Juan, 24, 31; Santiago, 8, 16; Seoul, 13, 24; Singapore, 24, 32; Stockholm, 10, 20; Taipei, 22, 25; Tokyo, 12, 18; Toronto, 19, 24; Vancouver, 13, 24; Vienna, 14, 24.