Weather

Press, 29 January 1988, Page 32

Weather

Today’s New Zealand forecast: Fine, and mild. Canterbury: Fine and mild after morning cloud. Variable winds turning north-east about the coast. Marlborough: Cloud and drizzle clearing in the morning, becoming fine. Nelson, Buller, Westland: Fine and mild, variable winds. Extended range forecast to Tuesday. South Island: Mostly fine and mild at first; a southerly change in Canterbury and the south on Monday. North Island: Fine and warm.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Sun-Rises, 6.24 a.m.; sets 8.59 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.25 a.m.; sets, 8.59 p.m. Moon— Rises, 6.01 p.m., sets, 1.31 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.58 p.m.; sets, 2.14 a.m. Phases Full' February 3. Last quarter: February 11. New: February 17. First quarter: February High tide at Lyttelton—l.s4 a.m. and 2.16 p.m. Tomorrow: 2.45 a.m. and 3.05 pm (Lake Forsyth, less 60min; Akaroa, less 45min; Port Levy, less 30min; Ashburton and Rakaia, less 25min; Kaikoura, add 17min; Kaiapoi and Sumner, add 30min). Noon weather: Auckland 22 deg., partly cloudy, s.w., 13 knots. Wellington 22, cloudy, N 10. Christchurch 19, cloudy, variable, 3. Dunedin 17, cloudy, s.w. 9. ’ ’’

World weather Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 20, 39; Brisbane, 19, 23; Canberra, 12, 32; Hobart, 13 35Melbourne, 17, 36; Perth, 18, 29; Sydney, 18, 26. Main cities of the world: Amsterdam, 5,9; Bahrain, 14,18; Bangkok, 26, 33; Beijing, — 8,3; Beirut, 18, 15; Belgrade, 6, 15; Berlin, 3,8; Bermuda, 17, 21; Brussels, 3,9; Budapest, 4,6; Buenos Aires, 20, 32; Cairo, 11, 20; Chicago, —l7, —7; Copenhagen, 4, 7Denpasar, 24,, 31; Dublin, 5,7; Frankfurt, 3,9; Geneva, 7, 11; Havana, 17, 21; Helsinki,'— 8, —5; Hong;Kong 17, 19; Honolulu, 19, 23; Islamabad, 7, 21; Istanbul, 8, 12; Jakarta, 25, 33; Jerusalem, 8, 12; Johannesburg, 15, 26; Kuala Lumpur, 24, 32; Lima, 19, 25; Lisbon’ 12, 16; London, 4,8; Los Angeles, 13, 29; Madrid, 7, 12; Manila, 22, 34; Mexico City, —l’ 24; Montevideo, 20, 29; Montreal, —II, —8; Moscow, —2O, —l4; New Delhi, 6, 21-’New York, —5, 2; Paris, 6,7; Rio De Janeiro, 21, 36; Rome, 11, 17; San Francisco, 10, 18Seoul, —B, 5; Singapore, 24, 31; Stockholm, —5, —1; Tokyo, 5, 10; Toronto, —l2 ’— T Vienna, 7, 10; Warsaw, —4, 0.

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Sunshine: hrs Rainfall: mm. ■ Temperature: deg. Yesterday 2 hr 12 min 9 a.m. to 11 p.m Trace Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 23 To date this month . . 252 To date this month . . . 17 Barometer:. 6 p.m. 11 p.m. 252 To date this year 17 Millibars. 10*18 4 10?3 3 To date last year . . . . 249 To date last year 29 Temperatures and rainfall Average for January . . 209 Average to date 46 for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. Humidity: Average for January. . . 51 yesterday: Maximum 22 deg, Per cent at noon . . . . 78 Wettest January (1980) . 139 minimum 14 deg, g rass 14 Per cent at 6 p.m. . . . 76 Driest January (1954). . 8 deg, rainfall Trace.