NOON FORECAST

Press, 13 October 1983, Page 36

NOON FORECAST

General forecast: 1 In the South Island, fine on the West Coast and gradually becoming fine elsewhere. Moderate winds, east to north-east on the east coast and variable in the west. Frosts, severe in parts of Canterbury, Otago and Southland. District forecasts: Canterbury: Becoming fine; cool with moderate northeasterlies. Severe frosts inland. Marlborough: Becoming fine apart from some cloud in the east; strong south-

easterlies about the outer Sounds but moderate easterlies elsewhere; some frosts likely inland. Nelson: Becoming fine; moderate easterlies; some frosts likelv. Buller: Fine; frosts; moderate variable winds. Westland: Fine, mild; moderate easterlies but sea breezes in the afternoon; slight frosts. Tomorrow: Mainly fine in all districts; east to southeasterlies; early morning cloud in Canterbury.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .... 1020.5 1022.5 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 12 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m nil To date this month. ... 9 To date this year 482 To date last year 248 Average to date 499 Average for October. . . 46 Wettest October (1947). . 137 Driest October (1961). . . 3 Evapotranspiration .... 2.1 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 2 hr 36 min To date this month. ... 67 To date this year 1518 To date last year 1683 Average for October. . . 192 Humidity: Per cent at noon 62 Per cent at 6 p.m 62 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 10 deg, minimum 5 deg, grass 3 deg, rainfall 6.1 SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 5.45 a.m.; sets, 6.48 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.43 a.m.; sets, 6.50 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 10 a.m.; sets, 1.09 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 10.54 a.m.; sets, 2.01 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 10.04 a.m. and 10.28 p.m. Tomorrow: 10.52 a.m. and 11.16 p.m. (Lake Forsyth, subtract 60min; Akaroa, subtract 45min; Port Levy, subtract 30min; Ashburton and Rakaia, subtract 25min; Kaikoura, add 17min; Kaiapoi and Sumner, add 30min.) Phases of Moon First quarter: Tomorrow, 7.42 a.m.

Full moon: October 22, 9.53 a.m. Last quarter: October 29, 3.37 p.m. New moon: November 5, 10.21 a.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 16deg., cloudy, W., 12 knots. Wellington: lldeg., cloudy, S., 20 knots. Christchurch: 10deg., cloudy, calm. Dunedin: 9deg., partly cloudy, S.E., 8 knots. WORLD WEATHER Temperatures in the main Australian cities were: Adelaide, 15, 19; Brisbane, 18, 25; Canberra, 10, 22; Hobart, 8, 17; Melbourne, 13, 17; Perth, 12, 16; Sydney, 15, 21. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 8, 14; Athens, 14, 26; Bahrain, 26, 31; Bangkok, 24, 29; Barbados, 25; Beirut, 22, 27; Belgrade, 7, 23; Berlin, 6, 14; Bogota, 4, 19; Brussels, 5, 15; Buenos Aires, 9, 18; Cairo, 17, 29; Caracas, 21, 28; Chicago, 2, 16; Copenhagen, 9, 13; Dublin, 9, 13; Frankfurt, 10, 15; Geneva, 7, 19; Havana, 24, 31; Helsinki, 4,8; Hong Kong, 26, 29; Honolulu, 24, 31; Jakarta, 22, 31; Jerusalem, 15, 25; Johannesburg, 10, 23; Kuala Lumpur, 22, 33; Lima, 15, 20; Lisbon, 14, 24; London, 9, 14; Los Angeles, 17, 29; Manila, 24, 31; Mexico City, 12, 24; Montevideo, 9, 13; Moscow, 1, 11; Nassau, 22, 31; New Delhi, 20, 30; New York, 12, 16; Nicosia, 16, 25; Oslo, 4,6; Paris, 10, 17; Peking, 10, 20; Rio de Janeiro, 19, 35; Rome, 13, 24; San Francisco, 14, 24; Santiago, 8, 27; Seoul, 15, 22; Singapore, 25, 33; Stockholm, 5,9; Tokyo, 19, 24; Toronto, 4, 13; Vancouver, 5, 13; Vienna, 10, 12; Warsaw, 5, 12.