Weather

Press, 3 December 1987, Page 60

Weather

Today’s New Zealand forecast: In the north and west of the North Island rain developing, but dry and warm east of the main ranges. In the north and west of the South Island rain heavy at times, fine in the east and south. Extended range forecast to Sunday. South Island: North-westerlies in the east, showers late Sunday; cool westerly showers in the west, clearing Sunday; fine in Nelson; strong north-west showers in Marlborough North Island: Strong, showery winds all districts. Canterbury:Flne and warm in the east, rain about the Alps. Marlborough: Heavy rain in the ranges, strong north-westerlies elsewhere. Nelson, Bullen Rain, strong northerlies. Westland: Heavy rain easing, strong northerlies turning west Tomorrow: Fine in the north, showers in the west westerlies and showers in the alps in the east

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Sunshine: hrs Rainfall: mm. Temperature: deg. Yesterday 2hr 54 min 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. nil Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 21 To date this month ... 15 To date this month .... 5 Barometer:. 6pjn. llnjn. To date this year .... 1938 To date this year 550 Millibars. . . 1001.3 1002 4 To date last year .... 2012 To date last year 806 Temperatures and rainfan Average for December. 210 Average to date 598 for the 24 hours to 9a m Humidity: Average for December. 53 yesterday: Maximum 20 deg. Per cent at noon .... 82 Wettest December (1978) 149 minimum 11 deg, grass 8 Per cent at 6 p.m. ... 56 Driest December (1943) 5 deg, rainfall 2 mm Sun Rises, 5.44 a.m; sets, 8.54 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.43 a.m; sets, 8.55 p.m Moon Rises, 6.54 p.m; sets, 3.54 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 8.06 p.m; sets, 4.21 a m Full moon: December 5. Last quarter: December 14. New moon: December 21. First Quarter December 27 ** High tide at Lyttelton 3.29 a.m. and 3.50 p.m. Tomorrow: 4.20 a.m; and 4.39 n m. (Lake Forsyth, less 60min; Akaroa, less 45min; Port Levy, less 30tnin, Ashburton and Ratrain less 25min; Kaikoura, add 17min; Kaiapoi and Sumner, add 30min). ’ Noon weather: Auckland, 20deg., cloudy, W., 9 knots. Wellington: 15, overcast N w 26 Christchurch: 21, cloudy, N.E., 7. Dunedin: 14, overcast, N.E., 22. ” World weather: Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian yesterday were: Adelaide, 19, 20; Brisbane, 20, 29; Canberra, 9, 13- Darwin. 29 t->-Hobart, 8, 13; Melbourne, 11, 16; Perth, 16, 29; Sydney, 17, 23. ‘ Main cities of the world: Amsterdam, —1,4; Athens, 10,17; Bahrain. 18 26- Ranoirnv 20, 27; Barbados, 27, 27; Beijing, —l2, 0; Beirut, 14, 21; Belgrade, 8 12; Bertel Bogota, 9,19; Brussels, 0,5; Buenos Aires, 24,34; Cairo, 13,23; Caracas, n 28- Chlcaßo 0,4; Copenhagen, —3, 5; Denpasar, 22, 29; Dublin, —l, 9; Frankfurt 0. 4: Geneva. 2 4Helsinki, 0,3; Hong Kong, 10, 16; Honolulu, 22, 29; Islamabad, 7, 21; Istanbul 10 15Jakarta, 23, 30; Jerusalem, 9,17; Johannesburg, 14, 23; Kuala Lumpur, 24.33-T kbn’n «’ 11; London, 4,7; Los Angeles, 9,18; Madrid, —2,13; Manila, 23, 32; Mexico Citv 10 24 : Montevideo, 20, 36; Montreal, 2,5; Nassau, 22, 25; New Delhi, 8, 27; New York.’ io’ 15 : Nicosia, 9, 21; Oslo, —7, —6; Paris, 1,6; Rio de Janeiro, 19, 33; Rome. 7 12: San Francisco, 10, 13; Santiago, 15, 30; Sao Paulo, 16, 31; Seoul, —B, —5; Shwanore 24 BiStockholm, —5, 0; Taipei, 10,12; Tel Aviv, 15,24; Tokyo, 3,7; Toronto. 6, 11; Vienna, 3,7; Warsaw/j), 4. ; Vancouver.