NOON FORECAST

Press, 21 April 1986, Page 40

NOON FORECAST

General forecast: Clearing in most districts. District forecasts: Canterbury, Mdriborough: Cloudy and mild, fresh north-westerlies inland. Nelson: Becoming fine,

moderate winds. Buller, Westland: Scat-

tered rain easing, becoming cooler, turning westerly. Tomorrow: Becoming fine with light winds. Extended range forecast to Thursday: Cloud increasing in the west, continuing fine with freshening northerlies in the east.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars 1013.8 1014.5 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 22 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. nil Saturday tee To date this month .... 14 To date this year 272 To date last year ... , . 134 Average to date 194 Average for April 60 Wettest April (1978). ... 199 Driest April (1985) .... 10 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 8 hr 06 min Saturday 6 hr 42 min To date this month .... 153 To date this year 774 To date last year 849 Average for April 150 Humidity: Per cent at noon 68 Per Cent at 6 p.m. .... 47 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 17 deg, minimum 9 deg, grass 5 deg, rainfall nil. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.7 a.m.; sets, 5.48 pm. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.9 a.m.; sets, 5.46 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises; 4.22 p.m.; sets, 2.30 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 4.43 p.m.; sets, 3.45 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 1.14 a.m., and 1.38 p.m. Tomorrow: 2 a.m and 2.25 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 Full moon, April 25. Last quarter. May 1.

New moon. May 9. First quarter, May 17. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 20 deg., partly cloudy, N., 6 knots. Wellington: 17 deg., cloudy, N., 8 knots. Christchurch: 19 deg., cloudy, N.E., 6 knots. Dunedin: 15 deg., cloudy, calm. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 11, 20; Brisbane, 19, 26; Canberra, 4, 21; Darwin, 25, 33; Hobart, 10, 17; Melbourne, 11, 19; Perth, 11, 25; Sydney, 13, 25. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Athens, 15, 25; Bahrain, 24, 34; Bangkok, 28, 35; Barbados, 25, 30; Beirut 18, 24; Belgrade, 10, 13; Berlin, 7, 10; Bermuda, 17, 22; Brussels, 0, 12; Buenos Aires, 11, 21; Cairo, 16, 30; Calgary, 0, 13; Chicago, 0, 21; Copenhagen, 1,8; Denpasar, 23, 32; Dublin, 3,8; Frankfurt, 4, 12; Geneva, 4, 10; Havana, 20, 25; Helsinki, 1,4; Hong Kong, 25, 28; Honolulu, 19, 31; Islamabad, 14, 35; Istanbul, 11, 20; Jakarta, 23, 31; Jerusalem, 13, 27; Johannesburg, 13, 18; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 32; Lima, 17, 24; Lisbon, 6, 14; London, 5, 11; Los Angeles, 11, 29; Madrid, 2, 13; Manila, 22, 36; Mexico City, 12, 27; Montreal, 6, 22; Moscow, 5,7; Nassau, 17, 27; New Delhi, 21, 37; New York, 11, 19; Oslo, 0,7; Paris, 4,9; Peking, 5, 20; Rio de Janeiro, 16, 28; Rome, 8, 19; San Francisco, 9, 23; San Juan, 22, 30; Santiago, 7,16; Seoul, 9, 24; 22, 31; Stockholm, 2,6; Taipei, 23, 31; Tel Aviv, 12, 26; Tokyo, 13, 15; Toronto, 0, 16; Vancouver, 8, 13; Vienna, 9, 13; Warsaw, 1, 18.