Noon forecast

Press, 3 June 1981, Page 42

Noon forecast

General forecast: ißain' generally .clearing in tthe east of the South Island, and easing in western districts. District forecasts: Canterbury: Rain gradually clearing from the west during the day; winds tending north-westerly.

Nelson, Marlborough: Overcast and mild, with periods of rain, heavy at times on the ranges; northerlies. Buller, Westland; Gusty north-westerlies; overcast, with rain easing from the west. Outlook: Showers in the west of the South Island; mainly fine elsewhere.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars 997.8 992.7 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) .. 13 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m trace To date this month. . .. trace To date this year 139 To date last year 408 Average to date 286 Average for June 61 Wettest June (1960). ... 168 Driest June (1979). .... 5 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday nil hr min To date this month. ... 4 To date this year 906 To date last year 841 Average for June 113 Humidity:. Per cent at noon 92% .Per cent at 6 p,m 95% Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 12 deg. minimum 4 deg, grass 2 deg, rainfall trace SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises 7.53 a.m.; sets 5 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises 7.54 a.m.; sets 5 p.m. Moon-Today: Rises 8.9 a.m.; sets 5.53 p.rn. Tomorrow: Rises 9.19 a.m.; sets 6.50 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton-Today: 4.32 a.m. and 5.5 p.m. Tomorrow: 5.34 am. and 6.7 p.m. (Akaroa, subtract 45min; Port Levy, subtract 30min; Ashburton and Rakaia, subtract 25min; Lake Forsyth, subtract 60min; Kaikoura,- add 17mm; Kaiapoi and Sumner, add 30min). . „ PHASES OF MOON New moon: Today, midnight. First quarter; June 10, midnight. Full moon: June 18, 3 a.m. Last quarter: June 25, 4 p.m.

NOON WEATHER Auckland: 18deg., cloudy, N.E., 10 knots. Wellington: 14deg., overcast, N.W., 14 knots. Christchurch: lOdeg, overcast, N.E., 12 knots. Dunedin: 9deg., rain, N.E., 10 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were; ■Adelaide, 9, 17; Brisbane, 17, 22; Cairns, 23, 29; Darwin,. 25, 31; Hobart, 10, 11; Melbourne, 11,14; Perth, 11, 20 (noon); Sydney, 13, 18. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of tiie world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 12. 26; Athens, 19, 32; Bahrain, .27, 33; Bangkok, 28, 33; Barbados)'26, 30; Beirut, 18, 23; Belgrade; 17, 30; Berlin, 13, 28; Bogota, 8, 18; Brussels, .13, 22; Buenos Aires, 18, 22; Cairo, 20,36; Caracas, 19, 28; Chicago, 5, 22; Copenhagen, 13,20; Dublin, 11,19; Frankfurt, 16, 28; Geneva, 1.4, 26; Havana, 20, 32; Helsinki, 10,' 20; Hong Kong, 24, 26; Honolulu, 23, 30; Jakarta, 24,32; Jerusalem, 17, 30; Johannesburg, 2, 17; Kiev, 14, 24; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 33; Lima, 16, 21; Lisbon, 14, 23; London, 12, 23; Los Angeles, 20, 26; Madrid, 13. 30: Manila, 25, 34; Mexico City. 13, 25; Miami, 27, 29; Montevideo, 17, 24; Montreal, 12, 20; Moscow. 9, 21; Nassau, 20, 31; New Delhi, 32. 42; New York, 21, 26; Nicosia. 21, 37: Oslo, 9, 19; Paris, 16, 24; Rio, 15, 27; Rome, 12, 29; San Francisco, 11, 19; Santiago. 2,18; Sao Paulo, 14, 23; Seoul. 12, 21; Singapore, 24, 33; Stockholm, 10, 20; Taipei, 23, 25; Tel Aviv, 17, .28; Tokyo, 15, 21; Toronto, 9,18; Vancouver, 12,18; Vienna, 13, 26.