Weather

Press, 30 November 1987, Page 56

Weather

Today’s NX forecast: Showers in the north and west of the North Island, ’ mainly fine in the east* clearing in the west, from Nelson to Fiordland,' showery southerlies in the east and south of the South Island. Canterbury: Fresh cold southerlies, some showers. Marlborough: Scattered showers, cool. Nelson: Moderate cool southwesterlies, cloudy but clearing Buller: Coot and showery, but clearing. Westland: Few showers, but becoming fine, moderate southerlies. Tomorrow: Few showers in Canterbury, Southerlies dying out Extended range forecast to Friday: South Island: Fine midweek in the - north, but rain returning on Thursday; fine to Wednesday in the west and south, showers returning on Thursday; cold southerlies In the east until \ tomorrow, fine Wednesday but showers rest of the week. North Island: Clearing on Wednesday in the north, showers returning on Thursday; mainly fine in the east; rain easing midweek in Wellington.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS ‘ Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. ’ Sunshine: - hrs Rainfall: mm. Temperature: det Yesterday 4hr 54mln z 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. trace Maximum (to 6 pm) .15 Saturday shr 6mln Saturday..... nil Barometer. 6pm 11 nm To date this month ... 191 To date this month ... 33 Millibars. . . 1000.7 loS» 5 To date this year .... 1919 To date this year 545 ' To date last year .... 1994 To date last year 803 Temperatures and rainfall Average for’November. 207 Average to date 593 for the 24 hours to 9 amHumidity: Average for November. 49 yesterday: Maximum 23 dee. Per cent at noon .... 74 Wettest November (1942) 140 minimum 8 dee, gras 3fa Per cent at 6 pm ..." 63 Driest November (1947) 8 rainfall 1 mm < Sun-Rises, 5.45 a.m.; sets 8.51 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.45 am; sets, 8.52 pm. —wen Rises, 3.16 p,m. sets, 2.51 am. Tomorrow: Rises, 4.29 pm.; sets, 3.10 am Phase*—Full ’ moon, Dec. 5; Last quarter, Dec. 14; new moon, Dec.-21. High tide at Lyttelton—l.B p.m. and 12.42 am Tomorrow: 1.40 am and 2.4 pm (Taira 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 19deg., cloudy, W., 13 knots. Wellington 15, cloudy, N.W, 17 Christchurch 12, showers, S.W., 12. Dunedin 10, showers, S.W., 11. World Weather: Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian ritiw: yesterday were: Adelaide, 18, 23; Brisbane, 19, 29; Canberra, 11, 24; Hobart. 10 21Melbourne, 14, 31; Perth, 14, 17; Sydney, 17, 26. ” ’ ’"• Main cities of the world: Amsterdam, 2,6; Athens, 13,17; Bahrain, 19,26; Bangkok. 28./,; 33; Beijing, —B, —3; Beirut, 13,22; Belgrade, 6,15; Berlin, 2,8; Bermuda, 20713; Bogota ‘ 8, 18; Brussels, 3,8; Budapest, 5,9; Buenos Aires, 17, 27; Cairo, 12, 26; Calgarv Caracas, 20, 28; Chicago, 3,6; Copenhagen, 2,4; Curitiba, 15, 27; Demmer ’ 24. 31-' u Dublin, 1,6; Frankfurt, 2,4; Geneva, —3, 5; Helsinki, —3, 1; Hong Tfhno* 23.’ M- * Honolulu, 23, 29; Islamabad, 5, 26; Istanbul, 12, 16; Jakarta, 24, 32; Jerusalem. 9’ 24 : - Johannesburg, 16, 28; Kiev, 2,6; Kuala Lumpur, 24, 32; Lima, 17, 22; Lisbon* 2 14: London, 3,8; Los Angeles, 7, 21; Madrif, —l, 11; Manila, 24, 34; Madcoaty 7’ », Miami, 24, 26; Montevideo, 16, 21; Montreal, —3, —2; Moscow, —5, 1; Namm W m’ New Delhi, 10, 30; New York, 8, 17; Nicosia, 8, 23; Oslo, —3, —1; Parts, «. r Rio deJaneiro, 21, 33; Rome, 9,11; San Francisco, 8,17; San Juan, 23, 26; Santiago 11* 29 ’ k