Weather

Press, 13 May 1988, Page 32

Weather

Today’s New Zealand forecast: Mainly fine in the east from Gisborne to Canterbury, and in Wellington and Nelson; occasional showers in the west of both islands; westerly gales and showers in the south. Canterbury: Cold and showery about the Alps, fine and mild elsewhere; strong westerlies. Marlborough: Clear skies, fine. Nelson: Fine, cool; strong south-westerlies. Buller, Westland: South-westerlies, strong at times; cold and showery. Tomorrow: Fine in the east; some rain in the west and south. Extended range forecast to Tuesday. South Island: Dry, then colder southerlies with showers in the east; sunny, then cool south-westerlies in Nelson; unsettled, then colder with snow down to 500 m, clearing on Tuesday in the west. North Island: Cooler south-westerlies with showers in northern and central districts, winds and showers easing on Monday; unsettled in the west; cooler • westerlies in the east; mainly dry in Wellington, colder southerlies and showers on Monday. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Sunshine: hrs Rainfall: mm. Temperature: deg. Yesterday 2hr 42 min 9 a.m. to 11 p.m 0.3 Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 16 To date this month ... 66 To date this month ... 18 Barometer:. 6p.ni. 11 p.m. To date this year .... 890 To date this year 114 Millibars. . . 992.1 996.4 To date last year .... 915 To date last year. .. . . 234 Temperatures and rainfall Average for May 125 Average to date 241 for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. Humidity: Average for May 70 yesterday: Maximum 20 deg, Per cent at noon .... 37 Wettest (1959) 198 minimum 5 deg, grass 0 Per cent at 6 p.m. ... 84 Driest (1960) >3 deg, rainfall Nil mm. Sun — Rises, 7.34 a.m.; sets 5.17 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.35 a.m.; sets, 5.16 p.m. Moon — Rises, 4 a.m.; sets, 3.27 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.18 a.m.; sets, 3.52 p.m. Phases — New moon: May 16. First quarter: May 24. Full moon: May 31. Last quarter: June 7. High tide at Lyttelton — 1.39 a.m. and 2.9 p.m. Tomorrow: 2.32 a.m. and 3.2 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.j Noon weather. Auckland 16 deg., cloudy. Wellington 13, fine. Christchurch 14, cloudy. Dunedin 9, cloudy.

World weather Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 6, 20; Brisbane, 14, 24; Canberra, —l, 16; Darwin, 23, 32; Hobart, 11, 17; Melbourne, 12, 17; Perth, 19, 29; Sydney, 11, 21. Main citiees of the world: Amsterdam, 10, 14; Athens, 15, 26; Bahrain, 28, 35; Bangkok, 26, 33; Barbados, 25, 31; Beirut, 14, 25; Belgrade, 10, 21; Berlin, 8, 18; Bermuda, 20, 25; Bogota, 7, 19; Brussels, 9, 20; Budapest, 11, 24; Buenos Aires, 10, 20; Cairo, 13, 33; Calgary, 11, 23; Caracas, 19, 29; Copenhagen, 7, 12; Dublin, 7, 18; Frankfurt, 9, 21; Geneva, 8, 19; Harare, 11, 22; Helsinki, 5, 16; Hong Kong, 27, 30; Honolulu, 21, 29; Islamabad, 18, 39; Istanbul, 12, 19; Jakarta, 24, 33; Jerusalem, 14, 28; Johannesburg, 6, 20; Kiev, 5,5; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 32; Lima, 17, 24; Lisbon, 14, 20; London, 9, 16; Madrid, 10, 20; Manila, 23, 37; Mecca, 29, 43; Mexico City, 14, 31; Miami, 23, 24; Montevideo, 11, 14; Montreal, 11, 22; Moscow, 6, 15; Nairobi, 15, 22; Nassau, 20, 25; New Delhi, 25, 43; New York, 10, 19; Nicosia, 11, 29; Oslo, 8, 17; Paris, 10, 14; Peking, 12, 25;