NOON FORECAST

Press, 8 December 1982, Page 64

NOON FORECAST

General forecast: Fine over most of the country, but isolated afternoon showers about the North Island ranges and increasing cloud in Fiordland, with some rain likely, winds mainly light but sea breezes developing about the coasts.

Mild in most places by afternoon. District forecasts: Canterbury, Marlborough, Nelson, Buller, Westland; Light winds, coastal sea breezes, fine and mild. Outlook: Cloudy, rain developing.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office. Christchurch Airport. yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m i 1 pin. Millibars 1006.2 1013.1 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . ‘22 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 pin 1 To date this month. ... 4, To date this year 357 To date last year 536 Average to date 594 Average for December . 52 Wettest December (1978) 149 Driest December (1943) . 5 Sunshine: hrs . Yesterday 3 hr 12 mm To date this month. . . . 53 To date this year 2092 To date last year 1897 Average for December 205 Humidity: Per cent at noon 57 Per cent at 6 p.m 64 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a m. yesterday: Maximum 18 deg. minimum 9 deg. grass 4 deg. rainfall Nil SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun — Today: Rises, 5.47 a.m.; sets, 8.57 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.47 a.m.; sets, 8.58 p.m. Moon — Today; Rises. 2.15 a.m.; sets. 1.20* p.m. Tomorrow: Rises. 2.42 a.m.; sets 2.29 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton — Today: 11.43 a.m. and 12.13 p.m. Tomorrow: 12.39 p.m. (Lake Forsyth, subtract 60min, Akar’oa. subtract 45min. Port Levy, subtract 30min; Ashburton and Rakaia. subtract 25min: Kaikoura add 17min; Kaiapoi and Sumner, add 3()min.) Phases of Moon Last quarter: Today, 5 a.m.

New moon: December 15,10 p.m. First quarter: December 24. 3 a.m. Full moon: December 31.1 a.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 20deg„ partly cloudy. S.W., 14 knots; Wellington: 16deg., fine, N.W., 20 knots. Christchurch: 17deg., partly cloudy. S.W., 12 knots. Dunedin: 14deg„ rain. S.E., 9 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide. 13. 19; Brisbane. 20. 32; Canberra, 9. 27; Darwin, 26. 33; Hobart. 12, 17; Melbourne, 12. 18; Perth. 18, 31; Sydney, 19. 25. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main world cities in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 2,8; Athens. 3, 12; Bahrain, 17, 26; Bangkok, 25. 32; Barbados. 23, 29; Beirut. 6. 10; Belgrade. -2. 2: Berlin, 0,3; Brussels, 5,9; Buenos Aires.l7. 25; Cairo, 9. 15; Calgary, -8. 0: Caracas, 17. 28: Chicago, 7. 17; Copenhagen. 3,3; Dublin, 3,4: Frankfurt. 2.3; Geneva. 2,5; Havana, 26, 27; Helsinki, 1,4; Hong Kong, 14, 15; Honolulu, 17. 27; Jakarta, 24, 32; Jerusalem. 2. 7; Johannesburg, 21.26; Kiev, -3, - 1; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 32: Lima, 17, 24; Lisbon. 10, 16; London, 4„ 7; Los Angeles, 11, 22; Madrid, 0. 11; Manila. 23, 31; Mexico City, 7. 27; Miami, 25, 26; Montevideo, 13, 24; Montreal. 4,4; Moscow, -2, 0; New Delhi. 12, 24; New York. 14, 17; Oslo. 0,5; Paris, 3,12; Peking. -2. 8; Rio de Janeiro, 15. 26; rome. 4, 14; San Francisco. 10,14; Santiago, 13. 30: Sao Paulo, 13. 23; Seoul, -10. -2; Singapore. 24. 32; Stockholm. -3. 2: Taipei. 12. 16; Tel Aviv. 9, 13; Tokyo, 8. 13; Toronto. 4. 8; Vancouver. 2.7; Vienna, 0. 2.