Weather

Press, 6 October 1988, Page 52

Weather

Today’s New Zealand forecast: Rain in the north and west of the North island, finedh the east; mostly fine in the South Island, but showers in the west. : Canterbury:- Showers along the western high country; fine, high cloud, westerlies in the east. Marlborough, Nelson: North-westerlies; fine. Buller, Westland: Westerlies; showers. Tomorrow: Westerlies; fine in the east; showers in the west. Extended range forecast to Monday. South Island: Rain about the Alps, dry, mild elsewhere; strong, gusty westerlies or north-westerlies, then cool southwesterlies, in the east on Monday; unsettled, strong westerlies, in the west. North Island: Showery, fine intervals, westerlies moderating in most districts; mostly fine and mild, showers, strong gusty westerlies in the east; strong gusty north-westerlies, rain later in the south. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Sunshine: hrs Rainfall: mm. Temperature: deg. Yesterday 6hr 36 min 9 a.m. to 11 p.m nil Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 22 To date this month ... 24 To date this month ... 2 Barometer:. 6 p.m 11 p.m. To date this year .... 1664 To date this year 244 Millibars. . . 995.5 995.7 To date last year .... 1576 To date last year 450 Temperatures and rainfall Average for October . . 200 Average to date 507 for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. Humidity: Average for October. . . 47 yesterday: Maximum 22 deg. Per cent at noon .... 60 Wettest October (1947) . 137 minimum 11 deg, grass 09 Per cent at 6 p.m. ... 35 Driest October (1961). . 3 deg, rainfall 1.4 mm. Sun-Rises, 5.54 a.m.; sets 6.42 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.52 a.m.; sets, 6.43 p.m. Moon— Rises, 4 a.m., sets, 1.57 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 4.21 a.m.; sets, 3.01 p.m. Phases —New moon: October 10. First quarter: October 19. Full moon: October 26. Last quarter: November 1. High tide at Lyttelton—l2.sl a.m. and 1.13 p.m. Tomorrow: 1.38 a.m. and 1.57 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 19deg., partly cloudy, W., 20 knots. Wellington 15, cloudy, N.W.. 36. Christchurch 18, partly cloudy, E., 12. Dunedin 15, partly cloudy, S„ 4. World weather: Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 13, 21; Brisbane, 19, 29; Canberra, 9, 21; Darwin, 24, 32; Hobart, 8, 15; Melbourne, 11, 21; Perth, 11, 18; Sydney, 18, 24. Main cities of the world: Amsterdam, 8, 16; Athens, 15, 28; Bahrain, 26, 35; Bangkok, 26, 32; Barbados, 25, —; Beirut, 17, 21; Belgrade, 12, 21; Berlin, 7, 20; Bermuda, 25, 30; Bogota, 9, 20; Brussels, 7, 19; Budapest, 13, 23; Buenos Aires, 8, 18; Cairo, 21, 29; Copenhagen, 5, 15; Dublin, 10, 15; Frankfurt, 12, 14; Geneva, 12, 15; Harare, 13, 27; Havana, 22, —; Helsinki, 5, 12; Hong Kong, 24, 28; Honolulu, 21, 33; Islamabad, 14, 28; Istanbul, 15, 20; Jakarta, 25, 34; Jerusalem, 15, 24; Johannesburg, 12, 29; Kuala Lumpur, 24, 33; Lima, 13, 18; Lisbon, 20, 30; London, 13, 17; Madrid, 13. 27; Manila, 24, 32; Mexico City, 13, 26; Miami, 27, 31; Montevideo, 11, 14; Montreal, 5, 13: Moscow, 8, 13; Nairobi, 12, 26; Nassau, 24, 31; New Delhi, 23, 33; New York, 14, 19; Nicosia, 18, 30; Oslo, 9, 12; Paris, 10, 20; Peking, 13, 23; Rio de Janeiro, 18, 36; Rome, 11, 29; San Francisco, 13, 23; Santiago, 5, 28; Seoul, 15, 25; Singapore, 24, 32; Stockholm, 6, 13; Taipei, 22, 28; Tel Aviv, 21, 28; Tokyo, 17, 22; Toronto, 8, 14; Vancouver, 10, 15; Vienna, 12, 22; Warsaw, 2, 16.