Weather

Press, 28 December 1988, Page 44

Weather

Today’s New Zealand forecast: Rain in most North Island districts, with strong north-easterlies to gale force in some exposed places; cool easterlies, scattered rain in the east of the South Island; cloudy, scattered rain in the west. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Sunshine: hrs Rainfall: mm. Temperature: deg. Yesterday 12 hr 12 min 9 a.m. to 11 p.m nil Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 32 To date this month ... 258 To date this month ... 11 Barometer . 6 p.m. 11 p.m. To date this year .... 2329 To date this year 299 Millibars. . . 1005.0 1006.0 To date last year .... 2091 To date last year 580 Temperatures and rainfall Average for December. 210 Average to date 641 for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. Humidity- Average for December . 53 yesterday: Maximum 24 deg. Per cent at noon .... 22 Wettest December (1978) 149 minimum 12 deg, grass 5 Per cent at 6 p.m. ... 20 Driest December (1943) 5 deg, rainfall nil. Canterbury: Cool; moderate easterlies; cloudy; scattered rain likely. Marlborough: Fine and warm. Nelson, Buller: Increasing cloud; scattered rain developing. Westland: Freshening north-easterlies; cloudy; scattered rain. Tomorrow: Rain in most districts. Extended range forecast to Sunday. South Island: Easterlies, occasional rain in the east; rain easing to scattered showers in the west. North Island: Showers in most districts; long fine periods in Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay. Sun — Rises, 5.49 a.m.; sets, 9.13 p.m. Tomorrow; Rises, 5.50 a.m.; seLs, 9.13 p.m. Moon •Rises, 12.9 a.m.; sets, 10.26 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 12.26 a.m.; sets, 11.30 a.m. Phases — Last quarter: December 31. New: January 8. First quarter: January 15. Full: January 22. High tide at Lyttelton — 9.23 a.m. and 9.48 p.m. Tomorrow: 10.20 a.m. and 10.35 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 22 deg., partly cloudy, N.E., 16 knots. Wellington 21, partly cloudy, N.W., 15. Christchurch 31, cloudy, N.W., 10. Dunedin 27, cloudy, W„ 11. World weather: Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 11, 20; Brisbane, 23, 27; Canberra, 13, 22; Darwin, 26, 31; Hobart, 7, 17; Melbourne, 9, 20; Perth, 16, 32; Sydney, 18, 22. Main cities of the world: Amsterdam, 8, 10; Athens, 5, 12; Bahrain, 17, 23; Bangkok, 21, 32; Beirut, —3, 13; Belgrade, 0, 10; Berlin, 7,9; Bermuda, 15, 23; Bogota, 9, 18; Brussels, 7, 12; Budapest, 1,8; Buenos Aires, 22, 32; Cairo, 9, 16; Copenhagen, 4,5; Dublin, 9, 12; Frankfurt, 6, 10; Geneva, —3, 9; Harare, 19, 31; Havana, 21, 27; Helsinki, —ll, —6; Hong Kong, 15, 19; Honolulu, 21, 28; Islamabad, 5, 19; Istanbul, —l, 3; Jakarta, 24, 32; Jerusalem, 4,7; Johannesburg, 15, 28; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 31; Lima, 18, 24; Lisbon. 8, 16; London, 11, 13; Madrid, —4, 7; Manila, 23, 31; Mexico City, 5, 22; Montevideo, 21, 29; Montreal, —2, 2; Moscow, —l5, 1; Nairobi, 12, 23; Nassau, 18, 27; New Delhi, 11, 17; New York, 6, 10; Nicosia, 4, 11; Oslo, —2, —2; Paris, 10, 12; Peking, —6, 5; Rio de Janeiro, 23, 31; Rome, 3, 15; San Francisco, 5, 11; San Juan, 21, 28; Singapore, 24, 31; Stockholm, —5, 0; Tel Aviv, 8, 16; Toronto, —5, 2; Vancouver, 2,5; Vienna, 1, 13; Warsaw, 0, 5.