NOON FORECAST

Press, 16 May 1985, Page 44

NOON FORECAST

General forecast: Fine in Marlborough, Nelson, and the West Coast; showers in the east and south of the South Island but generally fine. District forecasts: Canterbury: Cold, southerly winds, strong about and north of Banks Peninsula; occasional showers, mainly about the coast with fine intervals inland. Marlborough: On the Kaikoura coast, strong to gale south-westerlies, cloudy and cold with occasional rain; for inland

Marlborough, fine and cold with moderate or fresh southerlies; for the Sounds, strong southerlies tending south-east later in the day perhaps rising to storm force, showers, mainly from afternoon. Nelson, Buller: Moderate winds from the southerly quarter; fine; remaining cold.

Westland: Fresh south to south-east winds moderating; fine.

Extended forecast to Sunday: Light winds and mainly fine from Friday.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars .... 1016.2 1019.0 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 8 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m 3 To date this month. ... 31 To date this year 173 To date last year 286 Average to date 248 Average for May 70 Wettest May (1959).... 198 Driest May (1960) 13 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 0 hr 30 min To date this month. ... 79 To date this year 1004 To date last year 849 Average for May 125 Humidity: Per cent at noon 78 Per cent at 6 p.m 772 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 9 deg, minimum 5 deg, grass 5 deg, rainfall Bmm. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.37 a.m., sets, 5.14 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.38 a.m., sets, 5.14 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 3.33 a.m.; sets, 3.39 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 4.34 a.m.; sets, 3.58 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 1.52 a.m. and 2.18 p.m. Tomorrow: 2.33 a.m. and 2.58 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 New moon: May 20. First quarter: May 28. Full moon: June 3. Last quarter: June 10.

Noon weather Auckland: 15deg., cloudy, S.W., 20 knots. Wellington: Bdeg., rain, S.W., 41 knots. Christchurch: 7deg., showers, S., 24 knots. Dunedin: Bdeg., cloudy, S., 13 knots. AIR POLLUTION Christchurch readings for 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: smoke, low; sulphur dioxide, low. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 9, 14; Brisbane, 13, 21; Canberra, 2, 18; Hobart, 10, 15; Melbourne, 11, 12; Sydney, 11, 20. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 14, 20; Athens. 16, 25; Bahrain, 25, 31; Bangkok, 24, 33; Beirut, 19, 23; Belgrade, 15, 28; Berlin, 16, 30; Bogota, 6, 18; Brussels, 10, 19; Buenos Aires, 11, 21; Cairo, 15, 31; Copenhagen, 10, 17; Curitiba, 2, 20; Denpasar, 23, 33; Dublin, 8, 13; Frankfurt, 14, 24; Geneva, 7, 15; Helsinki, 8. 17; Hong Kong, 26, 31; Honolulu, 21, 29; Islamabad, 18, 36; Jakarta, 23, 32; Jerusalem, 12, 23; Johannesburg, 6, 17; Kuala Lumpur, 22, 31; Lisbon, 11, 18; London, 7, 12; Los Angeles, 13, 27; Madrid, 6, 17; Manila, 24, 34; Mexico City, 15, 30; Montevideo, 12, 16; Moscow, 9, 20; New Delhi, 26, 42; New York, 19, 29; Oslo, 7, 21; Paris, 11, 20; Peking, 16, 24; Rio de Janeiro. 13, 27; Rome, 15, 27; San Francisco, 10, 22; San Juan, 22, 30; Santiago, 5, 19; Sao Paulo, 14, 23; Seoul, 12, 26; Singapore, 25, 32; Stockholm, 7, 17; Tokyo, 18, 19; Vienna, 12, 25; Warsaw, 14, 30.