Weather

Press, 12 September 1987, Page 92

Weather

Today’s N.Z. forecast: Unsettled in the South Island, in the North Island widespread rain in the north and west, spreading east. tCanterbury, Marlborough: Widespread rain, cool easterlies tending southerly. Nelson, Buller, Westland: Fresh or strong north-easterlies, becoming colder, rain. Extended range forecast to Wednesday: South Island: Rain easing from the west, another southerly change mid-week. North Island: Unsettled. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Sunshine: hrs Rainfall: mm. Temperature: deg. Yesterday hr 6 mln 9 a.m. to 11 p.m trace Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 12 To date this month ... 51 To date this month ... 5 Barometer:. 6 p.m. 11 p.m. To date this year 1419 To date this year 440 Millibars. . . 992.5 991.9 To date last year .... 1504 To date last year. .... 580 Temperatures and rainfall Average for September. 162 Average to date. ..... 472 for the 24 hours to 9 am. Humidity: Average for Sept..... 43 yesterday. Maximum 12 deg. Per cent at noon .... 91 Wettest Sept (1946) ... 120 minimum 7 deg, grass 5 Per cent at 6 p.m. ... 93 Driest Sept (1980) ~. ’. ■ 2 deg, rainfall trace ‘Sun—Rises, 6.40 a.tn.; sets 6.18 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.38 a.m.; sets, 6.20 p.m: Moon— Rises, 11.41 p.m., sets, 8.26 a.m. tomorrow: Sets 8.54 a.m. Phases—Last quarter: September 15. New moon: September 23. First quarter: September 30. Full moon:* October 7. ? ’ ' High tide at Lyttelton —8.6 a.m. and 8.31 p.m. Tomorrow: 9 a.m. and 9.24 p.m. (Lake Forsyth, less 60min; Akaroa, less 45min; Port Levy, less 30min; Ashbiirton and Rakala, less 25min; Kalkoura, add 17mln; Kaiapoi and Sumner, add 30m1n.) Noon weather: Auckland 15deg., showers, N., 12 knots. Wellington 13, cloudy, N., 16. Christchurch 10, cloudy, N.E., 8. Dunedin 8, rain, E., 15. - World weather: Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were:' Adelaide, 4, 20; Brisbane, 12, 23; Canberra, —2, 16; Darwin, 21, 33; Hobart, 3, 14; Melbourne, 9, 15; Perth, 15, 22; Sydney, 9, 17. Main cities of the world: Amsterdam, 16, 19; Athens, 19, 32; Bahrain, 29, 36; Bangkok, 26, 32; Barbados, 24, 31; Beijing, 18, 30; Beirut, 22, 29; Belgrade, 20, 30; Berlin, 11, 20;, Brussels, 7, 18; Budapest, .10, 22; Buenos Aires, 11, 14; Cairo, 21, 31; Caracas, T 9, 28; Chicago, 14, 27; Copenhagen, 11, 17; Denpasar, 24, 31; Dublin, 10, 17; Frankfurt, 12, 21; Geneva, 11, 24; Helsinki, 10, 15; Hong Kong, 27, 32; Honolulu, 24, 33; Istanbul, 17, 26; Jakarta, 25, 34; Jerusalem, 18, 26; Johannesburg, 11,22; Kiev,l2; 21; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 32; Lima, 15, 20; Lisbon, 18, 28; London, 15, 20; Los Angeles, 20, 31; Madrid, 19, 34; Manila, 24, 31; Mexico City, 14, 26; Montevideo, 11,14; Montreal, 17, 21; Moscow, 11,13; ' r New Delhi, 26, 35; New York 21, 29, Paris, 14, 22; Rio de Janeiro, 14, 29; Rome, 16, 31; San Francisco, 14, 19; San Juan, 24, 31; Sao Paulo, 14, 27; Seoul, 18, 27; Singapore, 23, 31; Stockholm, 15,18; Tel Aviv, 22, 30; Tokyo, 26, 33; Toronto, .16, 26; Vancouver, 12, 21; Vienna, 11, 21; Warsaw, 7, 18.