Weather

Press, 20 October 1987, Page 48

Weather

Today’s New Zealand forecast: Fine in most districts. „ . Canterbury: Fine, some coastal cloud, warm inland this afternoon. Marlborough, Nelson, Buller, Westland: Fine; light winds. Tomorrow: Fine in most districts. Extended range forecast to Saturday. South Island: Mainly fine in most districts. North Island: Drizzle In the north; mainly fine in most other districts.

Av . CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

/Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Tsdshlsr hrs Rainfall: mm. Temperature: deg. ...Yesterday 10 hr 18 mln 9 am. to 11 p.m...... nil Maximum (to 6 pm.) .. 16 To date this month, •. 135 To date this month ... 52 Barumeten. 6 pm. 11 pm. .To date this year . , ..', — 1670 To date this year 500 Millibars... 10271 1026.9 VTo date bat year .../ 1687 To date last year 697 Temperatures and rainfall VA ww. for October . / .200 Average to date 528 for the 24 hours to 9 am. HaaalCty: - V-i.for October... 47 yesterday: Maximum 15 deg. Per cent at noon .. 80 Wettest October (1947) . 137 minimum 10 deg, grass 8 Per cent at 6 p.m. ... 79 Driest October (1961).. 3 deg, rainfall nil. Sun-Rises, 5.31 a.m.; sets 7 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.29 a.m.; sets, 7.01 p.m. Mean— Rises, 4.23 a.m.; sets 4.14 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 4.40 a.nt; sets, 5.21 p.m. Phases—New moon: October 23. First quarter October 30. Full moon: November 6. Last quarter November 14. High tide at Lyttelton—2.ll a.m. and 2.28 pun. Tomorrow: 2.52 a.m. and 3.09 pm. (Lake Forsyth, less 60mln; Akaroa, less 45min; Port Levy, less 30min; Ashburton and Rakaia, less 25min; Kaikoura, add 17min; Kaiapoi and Sumner, add 30min.) Noon weather Auckland 17deg., cloudy, N.E., 7 knots. Wellington .17, tine, N.W., 12. Christchurch IS, fine, E., 10. Dunedin 14, partly cloudy, N.E., 8. World weather Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 6, 17; Brisbane, 15, 25; Canberra, 5, 17; Darwin, 27, 34; Hobart, 8, 13; Melbourne, 11, 21; Perth, 12, 23; Sydney, 16, 20. Main cities of the world: Amsterdam, 8,17; Athens, 13,23; Bahrain, 26, 33; Bangkok, 26, 32; Barbados, 26, 30; Beirut, 11, 22; Belgrade, 12, 18; Berlin, 9, 13; Bermuda, 22, 29; Brussels, 10, 16; Budapest, 12, 17; Buenos Aires, 10, 22; Cairo, 17, 28; Caracas, JI, 30; Copenhagen, 6, 15; Curitiba, 13, 19; Denpasar, 23, 30; Dublin, 10, 15; Frankfurt, 6, 16; Geneva, 10,16; Havana, 25, 27; Hong Kong, 26, 28; Honolulu, 24,31; Islamabad,: 14,26; Istanbul, 17, 22; Jakarta, 23, 30; Jerusalem, 14, 22; Johannesburg, 12, 26; Kiev, 4, 12; Kuala Lumpur, 24,33; Lima, 15,20; Lisbon, 11,20; London, 11,17; Madrid, 4,19; Manila, 22, 34; Mexico Qty, 8, 26; Miami, 20, 30; Montevideo, 8,23; Montreal, 7,16; Moscow, — 1, 10; Nassau, 22, 31; New Delhi, 22, 34; New York, 11, 20; Nicosia, 18, 30; Oslo, 8, 13; Paris, 7, 17; Peking, 5, 14; Rio de Janeiro, 16, 34; Rome, 16, 27 San Francisco, 11, 25; San Juan, 25, 30; Santiago, 9, 19; Sao Paulo, 18, 25; Seoul, IX 20; Singapore, 25, 32; Stockholm, 3, 11; Taipei, 20, 26; Tel Aviv, 21, 27; Tokyo, 19, 27; Toronto, 17; ' Vancouver, 5,14; Vienna, 10, II; Warsaw.lO, n.: . .