Weather

Press, 15 April 1988, Page 32

Weather

Today’s New Zealand forecast; North-easterly winds and occasional showers north of Lake Taupo; fine, but some cloud in southern North Island districts and the north and east of the South Island; cloudy on the West Coast. Canterbury, Marlborough, Nelson: Fine, mild, high cloud. Buller, Westland: Cloudy and mild. Tomorrow: Cool southerly change. ’ I ■ i " !';■'■ Extended range forecast to Tuesday. South Island: Coastal showers on Sunday, then mainly dry lin the east; scattered rain clearing on Sunday, then fine in the west. North Island: Week-end rain in most districts; showers tn northern and central districts; becoming dry in the west; rain easing Jin the east. I | p '■- ; | ■■■■ji'l| CHRISTCHURCH READINGS L M Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Sunshine: hrs ■ Rainfall: mm. Temperature: deg. Yesterday 9 hr i 9 a.m. to 11 p.m nil Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 17; To date this month ... 85 To date this month ... 16 Barometer . 6 p.m. 11p.m. To date this year .... 727: To date this year 95 MiUibars. . . 1018.1 1019.9 To date last year .... 746 To date last year 207 Temperatures and rainfall i Average for April .... 150 Average to date 182 for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. Humidity: Average for April ..... 60 yesterday: Maximum 16 deg. I Per cent at noon .... 78 Wettest April (1978). . . 199 minimum 4 deg, grass 0 Per cent at 6 p.m. ... 75 Driest April (1985). ... 10 deg, rainfall nib Sun — Rises, 7.02 a.m.; sets, 5.56 p.m. Tomorrow; Rises, 7.03 a.m.; sets, 5.54 p.m. Moon — Rises, 5.03 a.m.; sets, 5.04 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.21 a.m.; sets, 5.26 p.m. Phases -L New moon; April 17. First quarter; April 24. Full moon; May 2. Last quarter May 9. I High tide at Lyttelton -L 2.47 a.m. and 3.15 p.m. Tomorrow: 3.41 a.m. and 4.11 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.) , i Noon weather Auckland, 17deg., showers, E., 7 knots. Wellington, 15, cloudy, N.W., 15. ; Christchurch, 14, partly cloudy, S., 10. Dunedin, 17, cloudy, N., 5. World weather Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 14, 25; Brisbane, 17, 26; Canberra, 7, 24; Darwin, 21, 32; Hobart, 8, 21; Melbourne, 15, 25; Perth, 16, 28; Sydney, 13, 24. Main cities of the world: Amsterdam, 3, 10; Athens, 12, 23; Bahrain, 22, 29; Bangkok, 23, 32; Barbados, 24, 30; Beirut, 12, 22; Belgrade, 8, 17; Berlin, 6, 10; Bermuda, 18, 21; Bogota, 11, 19; Brussels, 2, 15; Budapest, 8, 17; Buenos Aires, 12, 19; Cairo, 16, 31;. Calgary, -4, 12; Caracas, 18, 30; Copenhagen, 0,7; Curitiba, 13, 25; Denpasar, 24, 32; Dublin, 3, 12; Frankfurt, 9, 14; Geneva 7, 12; Helsinki, -3; 2; Hong Kong, 18, 21; Honolulu, 22j 28; Islamabad, 16, 35; Istanbul, .8, 15; Jakarta, 25, 33; Jerusalem, 10, 19;.: Johannesburg, 14, 23; Kiev, 6, 14; Kuala Lumpur, 24, 33; Lima, 18, 25; Lisbon, 13, 17; London, 3, 12; Madrid, 8, 18; Manila, 24, 35; Mexico City, 10, 23; Miami; 18, 25; : Montevideo;TO, 19; Montreal, 1, 13; Moscow, -1; 5; Nassau, 20, 26; (New Delhi, 22, 40; New York, 7, 13; Nicosia, 10, 23; Oslo, -1, 9; Paris, 5, 13; Peking, 8, 20; Rio de Janeiro, 20, 33; Rome, Ip, 22; San Francisco, 11, 15; San Juan, 24, 31; Santiago, 9i 25; Sao Paulo, 16, 27; Seoul, 6, 15; Singapore, 24, 33; Taipei, 16, 20; Tel Aviv, 11, 22; Tokyo, 16,! 18; Toronto, 2, <l3; Vancouver,! 7, 15; Vienna, 7, 15; Warsaw, 5,115. • h