NOON FORECAST

Press, 8 February 1985, Page 30

NOON FORECAST

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General forecast: Cool south-westerlies with some showers spreading north in the morning but fine in most places by this afternoon. District forecasts: Canterbury: South-wester-lies fresh about the coast; fine apart from some coastal showers this morning and some rain about the Alps at first. Marlborough: A change to moderate cool southerlies this morning, becoming fine this afternoon. Nelson: Showers about the middle of the day; becom-

ing fine in the afternoon with variable winds. Buller, Westland: Fine this afternoon with variable winds. Extended range forecast to Monday: Canterbury, south-westerly on Friday will be followed by westerlies and fine at the week-end; Marlborough and Nelson, a change spreading north tomorrow to cooler southerlies with some showers, clearing at the week-end with rising temperatures and variable winds; Buller and Westland, clearing tomorrow.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .... 1005.3 1006.8 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 34 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m Nil To date this month. ... 4 To date this year 13 To date last year 107 Average to date 62 Average for February. . 45 Wettest February (1945). 144 Driest February (1973). . 5 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 12 hr 54 min To date this month. ... 83 To date this year 360 To date last year 283 Average for February. . 186 Humidity: Per cent at noon 17 Per cent at 6 p.m 19 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 31 deg, minimum 12 deg, grass 8 deg, rainfall Nil SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun — Today: Rises, 6.39 a.m; sets 8.48 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.40 a.m; sets 8.47 p.m. Moon — Today: Rises, 10.30 p.m; sets, 9.10 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 10.54 p.m; sets 10.28 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton — Today: 7.25 a.m. and 7.53 p.m. Tomorrow: 8.24 a.m. and 8.53 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 Last quarter February 12. New moon: February 20.

First quarter: February 28. Full moon: March 7. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 21deg., cloudy, N., 5 knots. Wellington: 18deg., cloudy, N.E., 14 knots. Christchurch: 31deg., fine, N.W, 8 knots. Dunedin: 22deg., cloudy, N.E.. 9 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 14, 23; Brisbane, 20, 28; Canberra, 17, 20; Hobart, 10, 17; Melbourne, 15, 19; Sydney, 21, 25. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world yesterday were: Amsterdam, -2, 8; Athens, 3, 15; Bahrain, 17, 20; Bangkok, 26, 35; Barbados, 22, 28; Beirut, 6, 12; Belgrade, -2, 5; Berlin, 0, 6; Brussels, 2,9; Buenos Aires, 18, 31; Cairo, 10, 19; Caracas, 17, 26; Copenhagen, -2, 0; Curitiba, 17, 23; Denpasar, 24, 31; Dublin, 4, 11; Frankfurt, -2, 6; Geneva, -1, 7; Havana, 20, 29; Helsinki, -23, -11; Hong Kong, 18, 18; Honolulu, 21, 26; Islamabad, 3, 22; Jakarta, 23, 32; Jerusalem, 3,6; Johannesburg, 16, 30; Kuala Lumpur, 22, 33; Lima, 20, 26; Lisbon, 10, 18; London, 8, 12; Los Angeles, 4, 16; Madrid, 5, 15; Manila, 21, 33; Mexico City, 9, 24; Montevideo, 15, 28; Moscow, -17, -12; New Delhi, 10, 23; New York, - 5, -2; Oslo, -9, -3; Paris, 6, 11; Peking, -2, 8; Rio de Janeiro, 18, 37; Rome, 8, 13; San Francisco, 5, 14; San Juan, 23, 28; Santiago, 10, 25; Sao Paulo, 20, 28; Seoul, -1, 10; Singapore, 24, 31; Stockholm -12, -8; Tokyo, 5, 11; Vienna, -1, 3, Warsaw, -6, -4.