Weather

Press, 17 December 1987, Page 60

Weather

Today’s New Zealand forecast: Showers or scattered rain in most districts. Canterbury: Cloudy, rain about the Alps, rain spreading east Marlborough: Cloudy, scattered rain. Nelson, Bullen Cloudy, mild occasional rain. Westland: Mild, some rain. Tomorrow: Southerly change, showers in the east clearing in the west. Extended range forecast until Monday. South Island: Southerly change, fine over the weekend in the east; becoming fine in the west North Island: Rain easing, mild in most districts; cloud clearing in the west; becoming fine and warm in the east; fine over the weekend in Wellington. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Sunshine: hrs Rainfall: mm. Temperature: deg. Yesterday 7hr 00 min 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. nil Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 21 To date this month ... 89 To date this month ... 19 Barometer.. 6 p.m. 11 pxn. To date this year .... 2011 To date this year 568 Millibars. . . 1017.0 1017.9 To date last year .... 2119 To date last year 808 Temperatures and rainfall Average for December. 210 Average to date 622 for the 24 hours to 9 ajn. Humidity: Average for December . 53 yesterday: Maximum 20 deg. Per cent at noon .... 78 Wettest December (1978) 149 minimum 14 deg, grass 12 Per cent at 6 p.m. ... 72 Driest December (1943) 5 deg. rainfall nil mm. Sun-Rises, 5.43 a.m; sets, 9.00 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.44; sets, 9.10 p.m. Moon—Rises, 2 44 a.m; sets, 5.11 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 3.08 a.m; sets, 6.27 p.m. Phases—New moon: December 21. First quarter: December 27. Full moon: January 4; Last quarter January 15. High tide at Lyttelton— 2.02 a.m. and 2.20 p.m. Tomorrow: 2.49 a.m. and 3.07 p.m. (Lake Forsyth, less 60min; Akaroa, less 45min; Port Levy, less 30min; Ashburton and Rakaia less 25min; Kaikoura, add 17mtn; Kaiapoi and Sumner, add 30m1n.) Noon weather. Auckland 20deg; rain, E. 14 knots. Wellington 23, partly cloudy, N.E. 5. Christchurch 18, cloudy, E. 19. Dunedin 18, fine, N.E. 15. World weather Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 19, 26; Brisbane, 19, 29; Canberra, 16, 35; Darwin, 26, 26; Hobart, 20, 31; Melbourne, 21, 28; Perth, 16, 29; Sydney, 18, 26. Main cities of the world: Amsterdam, —4, —2; Athens, 9,13; Bahrain, 17, 22; Bangkok, 20 30- Barbados, 24, 39; Beirut, 13,18; Belgrade, 2,6; Berlin, —6, —3; Bermuda, 12, 21; Bogota, 5, 19; Brussels, —5, 2; Budapest, —4, 0; Buenos Aires, 18, 28; Cairo, 13, 22; Caigary, —ll, 1; Caracas, 17, 26; Copenhagen, 2,2; Curitiba, 16, 30; Denpasar, 22, 30; Dublin, 5,10; Frankfurt, —l, —1; Geneva, —2, 2; Helsinki, —B, —3; Hong Kong, 16,20; Honolulu, 23, 27; Islamabad, 6, 24; Istanbul, 9, 14; Jakarta, 24. 32; Jerusalem, 9, 13; Johannesburg, 16, 25; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 30; Lima, 18, 23; Lisbon, 12, 16;-London, 1,5; Madrid, 7, 13; Manila, 20, 30; Mexico City, 10, 22; Miami, 22, 25; Montevideo, 17, 26; Montreal, —l, 5; Nassau, 20, 27; New Delhi, 9, 23; New York, 2,8; Nicosia, 7,19; Oslo, —2, 2- Paris, 2,7; Peking, —7, 7; Rio De Janeiro, 21, 35; Rome, 7,12; San Francisco, 8, 12- San Juan, 23, 31; Santiago, 12, 30; Sao Paulo, 19, 29; Seoul, 0,5; Singapore. 24, 30; Stockholm, —B, —1; Taipei, 17, 20; Tel Aviv, 11, 21; Tokyo, 3, 14; Toronto, 0,2; Vancouver, —l, 4; Warsaw, 4, 10.