Weather

Press, 9 December 1988, Page 48

Weather

Today’s New Zealand forecast: Fine in most districts; some cloud in the Canterbury, Marlborough: fine and mild. Nelson, Buller, Westland: mainly fine with cloudy periods, mild. Tomorrow: fine and mild in most areas.

Extended range forecast to Tuesday. South Island: North-westerlies, some I rain clearing Monday in the east; cloudy northerlies, rain, widespread in - some districts, turning to westerlies and showers on Monday in the west. North Island: Cloudy north-westerlies, some rain in most districts; clearing on Tuesday in the east. S Un _ Rises, 5.42 a.m.; sets, 9.01 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.42 a.m.; sets, 9.02 p m Moon — Rises, 4.53 a.m.; sets, 9.25 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.45 a.m.; sets, 10.25 p.m. Phases — New moon: today. First quarter: December 17. Full moon: December 23. Last quarter: December 30. High tide at Lyttelton — 5.02 a.m. and 5.21 p.m. Tomorrow: 5.50 a.m. and 611 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 17 deg., partly cloudy, S.W., 17 knots. Wellington 16, fine, N., 9. Christchurch 19, fine, N., 5. Dunedin 16, partly cloudy, W„ 23.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS vlsterdav 14 hr 30 min 9 a.m. to 11 p.m nil Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . 21 To date month 68 To date this month ... 8 Barometer: . 6 p.m. 11 p.m ?odleSteX -• 2138 To date this year 297 Millibars. 1007.1 1008 6 Tn date ast vear . 1970 To date last year 560 Temperatures and rainfall I „ .Mr ner 210 Average to date 609 for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. Humidity- Average for Dec 53 yesterday: Maximum 29 deg Percent at noon 46 Wettest Dec (1978). ... 149 minimum 6 deg. grass 0 Per cent a6p m’ . 48 Driest Dec (1943) .... 5 deg, rainfall 2 mm.

World weather Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 16, 28; Brisbane, 21, 27; Canberra, 13, 16; Darwin, 25, 30; Hobart, 9, 23; Melbourne, 12, 23; Perth, 19, 27; Sydney, 17, 21. Main cities of the world: Amsterdam, 3,8; Athens, 5, 19; Bahrain, 17, 23; Bangkok, 20, 31; Barbados, 25, 29; Beirut, 6, 15; Belgrade, 0,7; Berlin, 2,3; Bermuda, 15, 18; Bogota, 9, 19; Brussels, —l, 6; Budapest, 2,5; Buenos Aires, 18, 31; Cairo, 12, 23; Calgary, —5, — 1; Copenhagen, 1,4; Dublin, 1,8; Frankfurt, 3,6; Geneva, 2, 13; Harare, 16, 21; Havana, 18, 26; Helsinki, —6, —2; Hong Kong, 17, 20; Honolulu, 21, 28; Islamabad, 2, 23; Istanbul, 8, 16; Jakarta, 23, 31; Jerusalem, 6, 17; Johannesburg, 11, 21; Kiev, 0,2; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 32; Lima, 16, 23; Lisbon, 8, 13; London, 4,8; Madrid, 1, 10; Manila, 18, 30; Mexico City, 6, 17; Miami,' 17, 24; Montevideo, 19, 31; Montreal, —6, 2; Moscow, —l, 2; Nassau, 13, 26; New Delhi, 8, 25; New York, 2, 11; Nicosia, 10, 19; Oslo, —3, 2; Paris, 4,7; Peking, —l, 7; Rio de Janeiro, 18, 31; Rome, 6, 16; San Francisco, 11, 21; San Juan, 20, 29; Santiago, 10, 27; Sao Paulo, 16, 28; Seoul, 5, 14; Singapore, 23, 30; Stockholm, —7. — 4; Taipei, 15, 25; Tel Aviv, 11, 21; Tokyo, 5, 14; Toronto, 1, 10; Vancouver, 8, 10; Vienna, 3,4; Warsaw, 2. 4.