Weather

Press, 19 December 1988, Page 40

Weather

Today’s New Zealand forecast: In the North Island, fine weather apart from cloudy periods in the west; in the South Island, fine in Nelson, Marlborough and Canterbury but cloud and drizzle elsewhere.

Canterbury, Marlborough, Nelson: Fine, north or north-east winds developing. Buller, Westland: Morning cloud and drizzle, sunny periods in afternoon, moderate south-westerlies. Tomorrow: Fine in the east, cloudy in the west. Extended range forecast to Friday. South Island: Fine in most areas till Wednesday, then rain and strong north or north-west winds developing. North Island: Occasional cloud but otherwise fine, rain and northerly winds developing from Wednesday. Sun —Rises, 5.44 a.m.; sets 9.08 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.44 a.m.; sets, 9.09 p.m. Moon—Rises, 4.57 p.m., sets, 2.19 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.15 p.m., sets, 2.46 a.m. Phases —Full moon: December 23. Last quarter: December 30. New moon: January 8. First quarter: January 15. High tide at Lyttelton—l.3o a.m. and 1.54 p.m. Tomorrow: 2.26 a.m. and 2.49 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 19 deg., cloudy, S., 9 knots. Wellington 15, cloudy, N.E., 22. Christchurch 18, cloudy, N.E., 10. Dunedin 21, partly cloudy, N.E., 7. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Sunshine: hrs Rainfall: mm. Temperature: deg. Yesterday Bhr 54min 9 a.m. to 11 p.m nil Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 20 Saturday 14hr 12min Saturday nil Barometer:. 6p.m. 11p.m. To date this month ... 161 To date this month ... 8 Millibars. . . 1017.3 1018.4 To date this year .... 2231 To date this year. .... 297 To date last year .... 2027 To date last year 568 Temperatures and rainfall Average for December. 210 Average to date 626 for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. Humidity: Average for December . 53 yesterday: Maximum 25 deg, Per cent at noon .... 68 Wettest December (1978) 149 minimum 13 deg, grass 10 deg. Per cent at 6 p.m. ... 55 Driest December (1943) 5 rainfall nil. World weather: Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 19, 34; Brisbane, 19, 25; Canberra, 13, 27; Darwin, 26, 31; Hobart, 13, 20; Melbourne, 17, 29; Perth, 19, 31; Sydney, 21, 25. Main cities of the world: Amsterdam 6,7; Athens, 3,6; Bahrain, 19, 25; Bangkok, 18, 30; Barbados, 23, 29; Beirut, 16, 19; Belgrade —6, 3; Berlin, —l, 5; Bermuda, 18, 23; Bogota, 5, 20; Budapest, —B, 0; Buenos Aires, 17, 25; Cairo, 10, 16; Caracas, 17, 31; Copenhagen, 2,2; Dublin, 2,9; Frankfurt, —5, 1; Geneva, 0,3; Harare, 17, 25; Havana, 20, 28; Helsinki, 1,3; Hong Kong, 16, 17; Honolulu," 20, 22; Istanbul, 4,6; Jerusalem, 4, 12; Johannesburg, 13, 25; Kuala Lumpur, 24, 31; Lima, 17, 24; Lisbon, 6, 11; London, 5,8; Los Angeles, 11, 14; Madrid, —5, 11; Manila, 22, 29; Mexico City, 5, 20; Miami, 19, 26; Montreal, —23, —l6; Moscow, —B, —6; Nassau, 18, 29; New Delhi, 9, 25; New York, —7, 2; Nicosia, 7, 11; Oslo, —3, —1; Paris, 7,8; Peking, —7, 5; Rio De Janeiro, 22, 33; Rome, —2, 4; Santiago, 10, 27; Seoul, —lO, 1; Singapore, 24, 29; Stockholm, 0,2; Taipei, 10, 17; Tel Aviv, 8, 17; Tokyo, Toronto, —l2, —5; Vienna, —0; Warsaw, —9, —£.