NOON FORECAST

Press, 22 December 1986, Page 48

NOON FORECAST

General forecast: Rain about Marlborough easing, spreading elsewhere. District forecasts: Canterbury: Moderate southerlies gradually prevailing; cloudy, with occasional rain. Marlborough, Nelson: Rain easing to scattered

showers with increasing fine periods; mild, moderate westerlies developing. Buller, Westland: Areas of x rain at first, easing to occasional showers during the day; winds tending moderate westerly. Extended forecast to Friday: Cooler temperatures, south-west winds.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, • Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: . . . 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars 1000.2 998.7 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 27 Rainfall: ' mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m 1 Saturday Nil To date this month .... 4 To date this year 809 To date last year 453 Average to date 631 Average for December. . 53 Wettest December (1978) 149 Driest December (1943) . 5 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 5 hr 42 min Saturday 14 hr 30 min To date this month .... 67 To date this year . . . . : 2162 To date last year 2197 Average for December. . 210 Humidity: Per cent at noon 32 Per cent at 6 p.m 65 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 30 deg, minimum 12 deg, grass 7 deg, rainfall nil. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun — Today: Rises, 5.45 a.m.; sets, 9.10 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.46 a.m.; sets, 9.11 p.m. Moon — Today: Rises, 12.55 p.m.; sets, 10.49 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, —; sets 11.55 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton — Today: 9.49 a.m. and 10.12 p.m. Tomorrow: 10.31 a.m. and 10.55 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 the Moon .Last quarter: Dec. 24.

New moon: Dec. 31. First quarter: Jan. 7. Full moon: Jan. 15. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 18deg., rain, N.E., 17 knots. Wellington: 22deg., cloudy, N., 16 knots. Christchurch: 26deg., cloudy, E„ 11 knots. Dunedin: 20deg., cloudy, N.E., 13 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 11, 19; Brisbane, 21, 29; Canberra, 9, 25; Hobart, 12, 19; Melbourne, 13, 20; Perth, 20, 30; Sydney, 17, 24. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world yesterday were: Amsterdam, 1,5; Athens, 10, 15; Bahrain, 14, 19; Bangkok, 23, 32; Barbados, 24, 28; Beirut, 6, 12; Belgrade -1, 3; Berlin, 0,3; Bermuda, 18, 23; Brussels, -3, 5; Buenos Aires 19, 24; Cairo, 7, 15; Dublin, 1, 8; Frankfurt, 1,6; Havana, 20, 30; Helsinki, -13, -10; Hong Kong, 4, 16; Honolulu, 19, 28; Istanbul, 4, 11; Jakarta, 23, 30; Jerusalem, 6, 11; Johannesburg, 14, 25; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 33; Lima, 20, 26; Lisbon, 7, 15; London, 4,8; Madrid, -1, 12; Manila, 20, 27; Mexico City, 7, 25; Moscow, unavailable; Nassau, 17, 28; New Delhi, 5, 18; New York, 3,9; Oslo, -7, 0; Paris, 3,7; Peking, -8, 4; Rio de Janeiro, 21, 34; Rome, 3, 17; San Francisco, 10, 13; San Juan, 22, 29; Sao Paulo, 18, 20; Seoul, 0,3; Singapore, 23, 28; Stockholm, - 3,1; Tokyo, 7, 11; Vienna, 3,7; Warsaw, 1, 5.