Weather

Press, 29 September 1988, Page 60

Weather

Today’s New Zealand forecast: Rain in the north and west of the North Island, fine in the east; mainly dry in the east of the South Island; unsettled, some rain, on the West Coast. Canterbury: Light winds; low morning cloud in the east; rain about the western ranges. Marlborough, Nelson: Increasing cloud; rain. Bullen Unsettled; rain. Westland: Cloudy and mild; rain. Tomorrow: Unsettled, rain. Extended range forecast to Monday. South Island: Variable winds, showers in the Alps, falls elsewhere in the east; dry, north-westerlies, some strong and gusty, in the north; unsettled, then cooler, showery south-westerlies in the west North Island: Showers; fine intervals in most districts; north-westerlies, some strong and gusty, in the east and south. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Sunshine: hrs Rainfall: - mm. Temperature: deg. Yesterday 4hr 24 mln 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.. nil Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 16 To date this month ... 167 To date this month . ... ' 7 Barometer:. 6 p.m. 11 p.m. To date this year .... 1631 To date tbisyear. ;.. . . 241 Millibars. . . 1015.8 1014.6 To date last year ... . 1531 To date last year. 448 Temperatures and rainfall Average for September. 162 Average to date 496 for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. Humidity: Average for September. 43 yesterday: Maximum 19 deg, .Per cent at.noon ... . 68 Wettest September (1946) 120 minimum 3 deg, grass —2 Per cent at 6 pjn. . . . 86 Driest September (1980) 2 deg, rainfall nil. Sun-Rises, 6.06 a.m.; sets, 6.34 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.04 a.m.; sets, 6.36 p m MoonRises, 11.10 p.m., sets, 7.23 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, —; sets, 8 a.m. Phases—Last quarter October 3. New moon: October 10. First quarter October 19. Full moon- October 26 High tide at Lyttelton—7.o2 a.m. and 7.31 p.m. Tomorrow: 8.03 a.m. and 829 pm (Lake Forsyth, less 60min; Akaroa, less. 45mln; Port Levy, less 30min; Ashburton and Rakaia, less 25min; Kaikoura, add 17min; Kaiapoi and Sumner, add 30min) Noon weather. Auckland 17deg.; recent showers, W., 6 knots. Wellington 16 cloudv N.W., 14. Christchurch 16, cloudy, E., 9. Dunedin 13, cloudy, S.E., 5. ’ World weather Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 12, 23; Brisbane, .17, 30; Canberra, 9, 18; Darwin 26 34Hobart, 10, 21; Melbourne, 9, 19; Perth, 14, 17; Sydney, 14, 25. Main/cities of the world: Amsterdam, 11. 17; Athens, 16, 30; Bahrain, 28, 37- Bangkok. 25, 34; Beirut 24, 30; Belgrade, 13, 26; Berlin, 7. 17; Bermuda, 24, 31; Bogota, 6 18; Brussels, 9, 20; Buenos Aires, 12, 17; Cairo, 21, 30; Copenhagen, 10, 17- Dublin 13 17 : Frankfurt, 13, 20; Geneva, 7. 22; Harare, 15, 29; Havana, 24, 30; Helsinki, 9, 14; Hong Kong, 22, 26; Honolulu, 24, 32; Islamabad, 20, 34; Istanbul, 15, 25; Jakarta, 25 34Jerusalem, 16, 26; Johannesburg, 12, 23; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 32; Lima, 13, 18; Lisbon 16, 32; London, 16, 18; Madrid, 14, 31; Manila, 24, 32; Mexico City, 12 27- Montevideo’ 12 15; Montreal, 10, 17; Moscow, 6, 13; Nairobi, 14, 21; Nassau, 22 ■ New Delh 27 35New York, 13, 26; Nicosia, 18, 30; Oslo. 6, 15; Paris, 21 23 Peking 15 23- Rio de Janeiro, 18, 35; Rome, 12. 30; San Francisco, 12, 22; Santiago 3 Seoul 1 24 Singapore, 25, 31; Stockholm. 12, 14; Taipei. 22, 25; Tel Aviv 21 29- Tokvo 19 21 : Toronto, 9, 18; Vancouver, 10, 13; Warsaw, 3, 17. ’ ’ y ’