Weather

Press, 18 March 1988, Page 36

Weather

Today’s New Zealand forecast: Scattered showers land fine) intervals in the north and west of the North Island; mainly fine in) the east) and about. Cook Strait, but showers later; showers from morning in the west of the (South Island and from) midday in the east. I I i I )| Canterbury: South-westerlies, showers, hail likely. Marlborough: Cold southerlies and showers on the coast, mainly fine inland. Nelson: Cool southwesterlies, some showers. Buller, Westland: Cool south-westerlies, showers clearing. Tomorrow: Fine in most districts. ) j I I Extended range forecast to Tuesday. South Island: Mainly fine in the east, but showery south-westerlies on Monday; mostly fine in Nelson and the west, with showers oh Monday. North Island: Fine in most districts; showers clearing in the east. ) CHRISTCHURCH READINGS Observations taken at the Meteorological Office; Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Sunshine: hrs : Rainfall: mm. Temperature: deg. Yesterday Bhr 54 min 9 a.m. to 11 p.m (nil Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 18 To date this month.. . . 110 To date this month ... 20 Barometer.. 6p.m. 11p.m. To date this year .(. . . 555 To date this year 1 77 Millibars. . . 1006.0 1008.2 To date last year .I. . . 583 To date last year 174 Temperatures and rainfall Average for March I. . . 163 Average to date 128 for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. Humidity: | Average for March. ... 58 yesterday: Maximum 24 deg. Per cent at noon .... 37 Wettest March (1979) . . 173 minimum 7 deg, grass 6 Per cent at 6 p.m. ... 49 Driest March (1977). . . 3 deg, rainfall 4 mm. Sun-Rises, 6.30 a.m.; se.ts 6.46 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.31 a.m.; sets, 6.44 p.m. Moon— Rises, 6.10 a.m., sets, 6.41 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.30 a.m.; sets, 7.03 p.m. Phases—New moon: today. First quarter: March 25. Full moon: April 2. Last quarter: April 10. High tide at Lyttelton—4 a.m. and 4.28 p.m. Tomorrow: 4.59 a.m. and 5.29 p.m. (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 18deg., cloudy, S.W., 14 knots. Wellington 13, rain, N.W., 3. Christchurch 16, .fine, W., 7. Dunedin 7, rain, W., 24. !■' I i I World weather: Minimum and maximum temperatures yesterday in the main cities of the world: Amsterdam, 2,9; Athens, 9, 20; Bahrain,) 16, 20; Bangkok, 27, 35; Beirut, 12, 19; Belgrade, 6, 18; Berlin, 5, 11; Bermuda, 12. 20; Bogota, 1, 22; Brussels, 1,7; Budapest, 4,7; Buenos Aires, 15, 27; Cairo, 11, 23; Caracas, 17, 27; Copenhagen; 0,1; Curitiba, 17, 27; Denpasar, 25, 32; Dublin, 4,9; Frankfurt, 5, 11; Geneva, —2, 15; Havana, 16, 20; Helsinki, —B, —1; Hong Kong, 16, 19; Honolulu, 20, 27; Islamabad, 8, 22; Istanbul, 10, 16; Jakarta, 25, 33; Jerusalem, 7, 15; Johannesburg, 15,(27; Kiev, —5, 2; Kuala Lumpur, 25, 33; Lima, 20, 27; Lisbon, 9, 18; London. 5, 11; Madrid, 5, 19; Manila, 21, 34; Mexico City, 12, 26; Miami, 11, 17; Montevideo, 16. 24; Montreal) —6, 0; Moscow, —6, 1; Nassau, 16, 16; New Delhi, 13, 31; New York, 0,6; Nicosia. 4, 19; Oslo, —7, 0; Peking, —2, 10; Rio de Janeiro, 20, 34; Rome, 7, 20; San Francisco, 10. IS;| San Juan, 21, 31; Sao Paulo) 18, 29; Seoul, 0,8; Singapore, 25, 32; Taipei, 15, 20; Tel Avjv, 10,,20; Tokyo, 2, 11; Toronto, —7) —1; Vancouver, 0, 10; Vienna, 3,6; Warsaw, —3,12.