Weather

Press, 27 July 1988, Page 64

Weather

Today’s New Zealand forecast: Northland to Taranaki, Gisborne, Hawke’s Bay and Nelson, showers; strong northerlies in Otago and Southland. Canterbury: Fine with strong north-westerlies. Marlborough, Nelson: Cool with showers. Buller, Westland: Rain with cool northerlies. Tomorrow: Southwesterlies and showers. Extended range forecast to Sunday, South Island: Fine in Canterbury and Marlborough after Thursday; showers and cool westerlies in Buller and Westland; showers predominating in Otago and Southland. North Island: Showers giving way to fine weather on Friday. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Sunshine: hrs Rainfall: mm. Temperature: deg. Yesterday 6hr 12 min 9 a.m. to 11 p.m nil Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 16 To date this month ... 102 To date this month ... 30 Barometer:. 6 p.m. 11 p.m. To date this year .... 1249 To date this year 199 Millibars. . . 985.0 984.2 To date last year .... 1178 To date last year 414 Temperatures and rainfall Average for July 122 Average to date. ..... 388 for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. Humidity: Average for July 62 yesterday: Maximum 17 deg. Per cent at noon .. . , 57 Wettest July (1977) ... 181 minimum 1 deg, grass —4 Per cent at 6 p.m. ... 51 Driest July (1967) .... 5 deg, rainfall nil. Sun —Rises, 7.48 a.m.; sets 5.24 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.47 a.m.; sets 5.25 p.m. Moon— Rises, 2.37 p.m. sets, 6.18 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 3.53 p.m.; sets, 7.13 a.m. Phases— Full moon: July 29. Last quarter: August 5. New moon: August 13. First quarter: August 21. High tide at Lyttelton—2.oB a.m. and 2.36 p.m. Tomorrow: 2.56 a.m. and 3.24 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 weathenAuckland, 15deg., rain; Wellington 13, rain; Christchurch 16, cloudy. World weather: Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 9, 16; Brisbane, 9, 22; Canberra, 1, 10; Hobart, 3, 12; Melbourne, 7, 15; Perth, 7, 19; Sydney, 8, 18. Main cities of the world: Amsterdam, 12, 18; Athens, 23, 35; Bangkok, 26, 34; Belgrade, 22, 34; Berlin, 15, 23; Bogota 9, 17; Brussels, 14, 24; Budapest, 21, 36; Buenos Aires, 14, 31; Cairo, 25, 37; Copenhagen, 21, 27; Dublin, 16, 20; Frankfurt, 12, 24; Geneva, 17, 31; Helsinki, 16, 25; Hong Kong, 28, 32; Honolulu, 21, 32; Istanbul, 22, 32; Jakarta, 23, 32; Jerusalem, 20, 32; Johannesburg, 6, 20; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 34; Lima, 12, 16; Lisbon, 16, 25; London, 14, 19; Los Angeles, 19, 29; Madrid, 19, 33; Manila, 25, 32; Mexico City, 13, 25; Montevideo, 3, 10; Montreal, 22, 30; Moscow, 13, 24; New Delhi, 28, 32; New York, 22, 29; Oslo, 14, 19; Paris, 13, 23; Peking, 22, 30; Rio De Janeiro, 15, 26; Rome, 19, 37; San Francisco, 15, 21; San Juan, 26, 32; Santiago, 1, 18; Seoul, 20, 25; Singapore, 24, 30; Stockholm, 18, 22; Tokyo, 18, 22; Toronto, 16, 26; Vancouver, 14, 25; Vienna, 19, 36; Warsaw, 17, 32.. -