Weather

Press, 12 July 1988, Page 48

Weather

Today’s New Zealand forecast: Fine in the east from Gisborne to Canterbury, apart from showers at first along the main ranges, rain easing to scattered showers in the north of the North Island, showers clearing and becoming fine in Wanganui, Manawatu and Wellington, fine in Nelson, showers on the West Coast becoming isolated, and showers in the south. Canterbury: Fine, some showers about the Alps. Marlborough, Nelson: Fine. Buller, Westland: Long fine intervals. Tomorrow: Fine in the east, showers elsewhere. Extended range forecast to Saturday. South Island: Fine until Thursday, then colder southerlies and overnight frosts in the east; cool south-westerlies and showers, then fine in the west. North Island: Cool south-westerlies and rain clearing to fine in northern and central districts; mainly fine apart from showers or colder southerlies on Thursday and Friday morning in the east and south. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Sunshine: hrs Rainfall: mm. Temperature: deg. Yesterday Bhr 6 min 9 a.m. to 11 p.m Nil Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 18 To date this month ... 56 To date this month ... 8 Barometer:. 6 p.m. 11p.m. To date this year .... 1204 To date this year 176 Millibars. . . 1006.3 1005.8 To date last year .... 1161 To date last year 377 Temperatures and rainfall Average for July 122 Average to date 360 for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. Humidity: Average for July 62 yesterday: Maximum 18 deg, Per cent at noon .... 40 Wettest (1977) 181 minimum 9 deg, grass 4 Per cent at 6 p.m. ... 45 Driest (1967) 5 deg, rainfall 0.5 mm. Sun — Rises, 7.59 a.m.; sets, 5.11 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.59 a.m.; sets, 5.12 p.m. Moon — Rises, 6.51 a.m.; sets, 3.01 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.43 a.m.; sets, 4.01 p.m. Phases — New moon: July 14. First quarter: July 22. Full moon: July 29. Last quarter: August 5. High tide at Lyttelton — 2.51 a.m. and 3.19 p.m. Tomorrow: 3.38 a.m. and 4.04 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, 15deg., rain, N.W., 6 knots. Wellington, 14, cloudy, N.W., 16. Qiristchurch, 17, fine, N.W., 14. Dunedin, 12, fine, calm. World weather: Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 10, 16; Brisbane, 14, 19; Canberra, 0, 15; Darwin, 20, 32; Hobart, 7, 16; Melbourne, 7, 15; Perth, 8, 19; Sydney, 9, 19. Main cities of the world: Amsterdam, 14, 24; Bahrain, 31, 40; Bangkok, 27, 35; Beirut, 22, 32; Belgrade, 17, 27; Berlin, 12, 23; Bermuda, 20, 29; Bogota, 3, 18; Brussels, 10, 22; Budapest, 15, 25; Buenos Aires, 0, 10; Cairo, 23, 39;, Calgary, 9, 24; Caracas, 18, 26; Copenhagen, 12, 20; Dublin, 13, 19; Frankfurt, 8, 23; Geneva, 13, 24; Harare, 7, 22; Havana, 23, 33; Helsinki, 18, 24; Hong Kong, 29, 31; Honolulu, 24, 31; Islamabad, 29, 37; Istanbul, 23, 27; Jakarta, 25, 32; Jerusalem, 20, 31; Johannesburg, 3, 11; Kiev, 18, 26; Kuala Lumpur, 24, 32; Lima) 13, 18; Lisbon, 16, 27; London, 15, 19; Madrid, 13, 29; Manila, 24, 34; Mecca, 28, 45; Mexico City, 12, 25; Miami, 24, 29; Montevideo, 5,7; Montreal, 21, 33; Moscow, 15, 20; Nairobi, 10, 21; Nassau, 21, 30; New Delhi, 27, 36; New York, 21, 31; Nicosia, 25, 39; Oslo, 9,19; Paris, 12, 22; Peking, 22, 32; Rio de Janeiro, 17, 23; Rome, 17, 35; San Francisco, 11, 24; San Juan, 25, 32; Santiago, 0, 19; Seoul, 22, 27; Singapore, 25, 32; Stockholm, 17, 20; Taipei, 29, 37; Tokyo, 25, 29; Toronto, 20, 36; Vancouver, 12, 24; Vienna, 15, 27; Warsaw, 10, 22.