Weather

Press, 4 June 1988, Page 88

Weather

Today’s New Zealand forecast: Fine over much of New Zealand; mostly cloudy along western coasts; a few showers on the South Island south coast; westerly gales through Foveaux Strait. Canterbury: High cloud, dry; moderate north-easterlies on the coast, freshening westerlies inland. Marlborough: Mostly clear; cloud about the Sounds. Nelson: Morning fog, otherwise clear; light winds. Bullen Mostly cloudy; moderate south-westerlies. Westland: Cloudy, dry. Tomorrow: Fine and dry in the east; cloudy in the west Extended range forecast to Wednesday. South Island: Fine before a change to cold southerlies with snow to low levels, then rain developing in the east; mild in Nelson before rain and cold easterlies; drizzle turning to heavy rain, clearing on Wednesday in the west. North Island: Cloudy, then rain in northern and central districts, and the west; fine, mild, then brief rain in the east; fine, mild; then rain, cold southerlies in Wellington. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Sunshine: hrs Rainfall: ’ mm. Temperature: deg. Yesterday 5 hr 30 min 9 a.m. to II p.m.. . ... nil Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 15

Sun-Rises 7.55 a.m., sets 5.01 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises 7.55 a.m., sets 5 p.m. Moon —Rises 8.40 p.m., sets 11.28 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises 11 p.m., sets 12.01 p.m. Phases—Last quarter: June 7. New moon: June 14. First quarter: June 22. Full moon: June 30. High tide at Lyttelton—7.29 a.m. and 7.57 p.m. Tomorrow: 8.25 a.m. and 8.51 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 14deg„ cloudy, S., 3. Wellington 14, cloudy, N., 8. Christchurch 11, cloudy, calm. Dunedin 12, cloudy, S., 8. World weather: Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 16, 24; Brisbane, 16, 23; Canberra, 5, 16; Darwin, 22, 32; Hobart, 7, 18; Melbourne, 11, 20; Perth, 10, 14; Sydney, 15, 20. Main cities of the world: Amsterdam, 12, 18; Athens, 18, 28; Bahrain, 28, 38; Bangkok, 26, 33; Barbados, 25, 31; Beirut, 23, 28; Belgrade, 13, 23; Berlin, 13, 18; Bermuda, 24, 29; Bogota, 9, 17; Brussels, 10, 14; Budapest, 13, 20; Buenos Aires, 2, 11; Cairo, 36, 20; Calgary, 6, 19; Caracas, 21, 30; Copenhagen, 10, 19; Dublin, 7, 16; Frankfurt. 11, 18; Geneva, 10, 19; Harare, 7, 24; Helsinki, 9, 14; Hong Kong, 25, 32; Honolulu, 23, 32; Islamabad, 22, 40; Istanbul, 17, 24; Jakarta, 23, 32; Jerusalem, 18, 28; Johannesburg, 3, 20; Kiev, 16, 23; Kuala Lumpur, 24, 34; Lima, 16, 21; Lisbon, 16, 25; London, 13, 19; Madrid, 13, 30; Manila, 24, 27; Mecca, 27, 45; Mexico City, 14, 29; Miami, 24, 27; Montevideo, 8, 10; Montreal, 11, 20; Moscow, 15, 25; Nairobi, 12, 24; Nassau, 21, 26; New Delhi, 38, 44; New York, 19, 32; Nicosia, 16, 34; Oslo, 9, 18; Paris, 14, 17; Peking, 15, 30; Rome, 18, 26; San Francisco, 12, 22; San Juan, 26, 33; Santiago, 3, 14; Seoul, 16, 23; Singapore, 22, 29; Stockholm, 11, 14; Taipei, 23, 26; Tel Aviv, 23, 28; Tokyo, 20, 23; Toronto, 13, 27; Vienna, 12, Ifc Warsaw, 8, 19. £•--

To date this month . . 21 To date this month . . nil Barometer . 6' p.m. 11 p.m. To date this year . . . . 1022 To date this year. . . . . 139 Millibars. . . 1030.8 1029.8 To date last year . . . . 1010 To date last year. . . . 287 Temperatures and rainfall Average for June . . . 120 Average to date . 289 for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. Humidity: Average for June. . . . 54 yesterday: Maximum 14 deg. Per cent at noon . . . 68 Wettest June (1960) . . 168 minimum —2 deg. grass —4 Per cent at 6 p.m. . . 86 Driest June (1979). . . 5 deg, rainfall nil mm.