Weather

Press, 28 November 1988, Page 44

Weather

Today’s New Zealand forecast:Northland to Bay of Plenty and Marlborough and the West Coast, heavy rain; Eastern districts, Wellington, Southland, scattered rain. Canterbury: Occasional rain, moderate north-easterlies. Marlborough: Periods of heavy rain, mild north-easterlies. Nelson, Buller: Cloudy with some rain. Westland: Light rain, mild and humid, moderate winds. Tomorrow: Rain easing. Extended range forecast to Friday. South Island: North-easterlies and fine at first. On Wednesday south-westerlies and showers clearing to mild with light winds. North Island: Unsettled with rain. Showers clearing on Wednesday with moderate south-westerlies. Sun — Rises, 5.44 a.m.; sets 8.50 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.44 a.m.; sets 8.51 p.m. Moon — Rises, —, sets, 8.55 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 1.01 a.m.; sets 10.50 a.m. Phases — Last quarter, December 1. New moon, December 9. First quarter, December 17. Full moon, December 23. High tide at Lyttelton — 9.05 a.m. and 9.31 p.m. Tomorrow: 9.55 a.m. and 10.20 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 18 deg., rain, N.E., 18, Wellington, 23, cloudy, N., 14. Christchurch 24, cloudy, E., 11. Dunedin 16, cloudy, N.E., 10. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Sunshine: hrs Rainfall: mm. Temperature: deg. Yesterday shr 30min 9 a.m. to 11 p.m Trace Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 26 Saturday 4 Saturday 1 Barometer:. 6p.m. 11p.m. To date this month ... 212 To date this month ... 37 Millibars. . . 1005.8 1006.7 To date this year .... 2063 To date this year 287 To date last year .... 1909 To date last year 544 Temperatures and rainfall Average for November. 207 Average to date 590 for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. Humidity: Average for November. 49 yesterday: Maximum 25 deg, Per cent at noon .... 55 Wettest November (1942) 140 minimum 14 deg, grass 12 deg, Per cent at 6 p.m. ... 63 Driest November (1947) 8 rainfall 1 mm World weather: Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities' yesterday were: Adelaide, 11, 19; Brisbane, 18, 27; Canberra, 9, 20; Darwin, 22, 30; Hobart, 8, 14; Melbourne, 12, 17; Perth, 15, 28; Sydney, 14, 21. Main cities of the world: Amsterdam, 4,8; Athens, 5, 10; Bahrain, 18, 24; Bangkok, 24, 32; Belgrade, —3, 3; Bermuda, 14, 20; Brussels, 2,7; Budapest, 0,4; Buenos Aires, 19, 28; Cairo, 10, 26; Calgary, —ll, —5; Caracas, 18, 25; Copenhagen, 6,9; Dublin, 4,7; Frankfurt, 2,3; Geneva, —6, —1; Helsinki, —4, —3; Hong Kong, 18, 21; Honolulu, 23, 29; Islamabad, 6, 23; Istanbul, 5,8; Jakarta, 23, 32; Jerusalem, 11, 17; Johannesburg, 17, 30; Kuala Lumpur, 24, 32; Lisbon, 9, 12; London, 1,7; Los Angeles, 8, 13; Madrid, —3, 8: Manila, 22, 30; Mexico City, 5, 24; Miami, 20, 25; Montreal, —B, 2; Moscow, 0,0; Nairobi, 13, 23; New Delhi, 14, 26; New York, 1, 12; Oslo, 2,9; Paris, 6,8; Rio de Janeiro, 17, 27; Rome, 0, 11; San Francisco, 9, .14; San Juan 23, 31; Seoul, 1,6; Singapore, 24, 31; Stockholm, —4, 0; Tel Aviv 15, 23; Tokyo, 6, 13; Toronto, —4, 7; Vancouver, 1,6; Vienna, 2, 5.