Weather

Press, 5 March 1988, Page 88

Weather

Today’s New Zealand forecast: Mainly fine at first in the central North Island, then scattered showers; showers elsewhere; cloudy with drizzle patches in most districts of the South Island, but fine at first in the east. Canterbury, Marlborough: Fine and warm at first; cool southerlies developing today with cloud and drizzle. Nelson, Westland, Buller: Cloudy, with drizzle patches, in the west; mainly fine elsewhere. Extended range forecast to Wednesday. South Island: Fine at first in all districts, then showers; clearing on Monday. North Island: Mainly fine in central district; scattered showers and rain elsewhere. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS Observations faken at the Meteorological Office. Christchurch Airport, yesterday. 1 Sunshine: hrs Rainfall: mm! Temperature: deg. Yesterday 11 hr 9 a.m. to 11 p.m Nil Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 32 To date this month*. . . 39 To date this month ~ . Nil Barometer:. 6 p.m. 11 p.m. To date this year ... . 484 To date this year 57 Millibars... 1011.5 1110.9 To date last year .... 502 To date last year 157 Temperatures and rainfall Average for March ... 163 Average to date 103 for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. . Humidity: Average for March. ... 58 yesterday: Maximum 20 deg, Per cent at noon .... 48 Wettest March (1979) . . 173 minimum 12 deg, grass 8 Per cent at 6 p.m. ... 39 Driest March (1977). . . 3 deg. rainfall nil. •; H . - . • P ”Ji P. J J’ili: : • i Sun-Rises, 7.12 a.m.; s ?ts 8.07 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.14 sets, 7.05 p.m. Moon— Rises, 8.39 p.m., sets, 8J23 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.56 p.m.; sets 8.26 a.m. Phases—Last quarter: March 11. New Moon: March 18. First quarter: March 25. High tide at Lyttelton— 6.28 a.m. and 6.53 p.m. Tomorrow: 6.18 a.m. and 6.45 p.m. (Lake Forsyth, less 60min; Akaroa, less 45min; Port Levy, less 30min; Ashburton and Rakaia, less 25min; Kaikoura; add 17min; Kaiapoi and 'Sumrier, add 30min.) Noon weather. Auckland 22deg., cloudy, E„ 9 knots. Wellington 22, fine, N.W., 12. Christchurch 26, fine, E., 5. Dunedin 24, cloudy, S., 6. I . -j ; World weather Main cities of the world: Amsterdam, 0,4; Athens, 5, 11; Bahrain, 16, 22; Bangkok, 26, 34; Beirut, 14, 18; Belgrade, 0,9; Berlin; 0,2; Bermuda, 11, 18; Bogota, 9, 20; Brussels, —4, 6; Budapest, 0,4; Buenos Aires, 21, 1 31; Cairo, 17, 23; Dublin, 2,6; Geneva, 3, ,4; Havana, 35, 23; Helsinki, —ll, —4; HonglKong, 10, 11; Honolulu, 21; 29;’ Islamabad, 10, 26; Istanbul, 1,8; Jakarta, 25, 33; Jerusalem, 8, 17; Johannesburg. 18, 27; Kiev, —5, 3; Kuala Lumpur, 25, 35; Lima, 20, 26; London, 3,7; Los Angeles, 9| 21; Madrid, 2, 12; Manila 20, 34; Mexico City; 9, '26; Miami, 19, 23; Montevideo, 8, 29; Montreal, —l6, —6; Moscow; —7, 0; Nassau, 12, 25; New Delhi. 11, 26; New York,; —4, 9; Oslo, —3, 1; Paris, 2,6; Rio De Janeiro, 20, 26; Rome, —2, 12; San Francisco. 8. 18; San Juan, 20, 27; Sant ago, 13, 31; Sao Paulo, 20, 26; Seoul, —7, 1; Singapore, 25, 30; Stockholm, —9, —2; Taipei, 10, 12; Tel Aviv, 13, 22; (Tokyo, 5, 12; Toronto. —6, 6; Vancouver, 7, 10; Vienna, 0,3; Warsaw, —3, 0. I i ' i L 1 i ■ \ ' ii