Weather

Press, 29 June 1988, Page 64

Weather

Today’s New Zealand forecast: Cold south-westerlies and showers over most of the South Island; mainly fine in the east of the North Island, showers elsewhere. Canterbury: Fresh, cold south-westerlies and showers. Marlborough, Nelson: Fresh north-westerlies and showers. Buller, Westland: Moderate northerlies with rain and thunderstorms. Tomorrow: Cold, showery south-westerlies. Extended range forecast to Sunday. South Island: Cold south-westerlies with showers. North Island: Cool west to south-west winds and showers. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Sun —Rises, 8.04 a.m.; sets 5.02 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 8.03 a.m.; sets, 5.03 p.m. Moon —Rises, 3.52 p.m., sets, 7.34 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.02 p.m.; sets, 8.34 a.m. Phases— Full moon: tomorrow. Last quarter: July 6. New’ moon: July 14. First quarter: July 22. High tide at Lyttelton —3.22 a|m. and 3.50 p.m. Tomorrow: 4.11 a.m. and 4.41 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 16deg., cloudy, W„ 13 knots. Wellington 14, cloudy, N.W., 14. Christchurch, 9, cloudy, N.E., 7. Dunedin 7, rain, N„ 11. World weather Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 7, 14; Brisbane, 9, 21; Canberra, 1, 13; Hobart, 7, 10; Melbourne, 10, 13; Perth, 8, 16; Sydney, 9, 18. Main cities o£ the world: Amsterdam, 14, 18; Athens, 21, 34; Bangkok, 27, 35; Beirut, 21, 28; Belgrade, 16, 27; Berlin, 15, 23; Bogota, 4, 18; Brussels, 10, 22; Budapest, 14, 25; Buenos Aires, 7, 17; Cairo, 23, 39; Copenhagen, 17, 19; Dublin, 13, 18; Frankfurt, 14, 23; Geneva, 13, 22; Havana, 23, 30; Helsinki, 18, 27; Hong Kong, 26, 29; Honolulu, 24, 31; Islamabad, 32, 39; Istanbul, 20, 31; Jakarta, 24, 34; Jerusalem, 17, 30; Johannesburg, 4, 13; Kuala Lumpur, 24, 33; Lima, 14, 18; Lisbon, 17, 23; London, 12, 17; Los Angeles, 16, 28; Madrid, 13, 23; Manila, 25, 33; Mexico City, 12, 25; Montevideo, 4, 16; Montreal, 12, 17; Moscow, 16, 29; New York, 18, 28; Oslo, 19, 32; Paris, 15, 19; Peking, 20, 30; Rio De Janeiro, 16, 20; Rome, 18, 27; San Francisco, 12, 20; San Juan, 25, 33; Seoul, 21, 32; Singapore, 26, 32; Stockholm, 24, 38; Tokyo, 21, 24; Toronto, 14, 18; Vancouver, 10, 14; Vienna, 14, 24; Warsaw, 14, 21.

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Sunshine: hrs Rainfall: mm. Temperature: deg. Yesterday 4 hr 30 min 9 a.m. to 11 p.m nil Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 10 To date this month . . 136 To date this month . . . 30 Barometer: . 6 p.m. 11 p.m. To date this year . . . . 1137 To date this year 168 Millibars. . . 1002.3 1000.9 To date last year . . . . 1104 To date last year .370 Temperatures and rainfall Average for June . . . . 120 Average to date / 334 for the 24 hours to Humidity: Average for June 54 yesterday: Maximum 13 deg. Per cent at noon . . . . 74 Wettest June (1960) . . . 168 minimum 2 deg. grass —2 Per cent at 6 p.m. . . . 86 Driest June (1979).... 5 deg, rainfall nil. mm.