Weather

Press, 23 February 1989, Page 44

Weather

Today’s New Zealand forecast: In the North Island, occasional showers but increasing fine periods. Nelson and the West Coast becoming fine. Southerlies and scattered rain elsewhere in the South Island.

Canterbury, Marlborough: Fresh, cool southerlies, cloudy skies, scattered rain. Nelson, Buller, Westland: Skies clearing, southerlies developing. Tomorrow: Fine.

| Extended range forecast to Monday. South Island: Rain at first in most districts. A southerly change on Thursday, clearing Friday. North Island: Fresh north-westerlies and showers at first. Southerly change on Thursday Evening. Fine intervals increasing over the week-end.

tl CHRISTCHURCH READINGS Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Sunshine: hrs Rainfall: mm. Temperature: deg. Yesterday 9hr 42 min 9 a.m. to 11 p.m tee Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 28 To date this month .. . 154 To date this month .. . 27 Barometer:. 6p.m. 11p.m. To date this year .... 399 To date this year 74 Millibars... 991.0 991.5 To date last year .... 376 To date last year 47 Temperatures and rainfall Average for February . 186 Average to date 86 for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. Humidity: Average for February. . 45 yesterday: Maximum 20 deg. Per cent at noon .... i 73 Wettest February (1945) 144 minimum 15 deg, grass 14 Per cent at 6 p.m. ... 60 Driest February (1973). 5 deg, rainfall I mm.

Sun — Rises, 7.01 a.m.; sets, 8.26 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.03 a.m.; sets, 8.25 p.m. Moon — Rises, 9.11 p.m., sets, 9.11 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 9.28 p.m.; sets, 10.14 a.m. Phases — Last quarter: March 1. New moon: March 8. First quarter March 14. Full moon: March 22. High tide at Lyttelton 7.22 a.m. and 7.51 p.m. Tomorrow: 8.12 a.m. and 8.41 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, 23 deg., rain, N.E., 22. Wellington, 21, rain, N., 14. Christchurch, 20, partly cloudy, N.E., 23. Dunedin, 18, cloudy, N.E., 17.

World weather: Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 13, 24; Brisbane, 22, 27; Canberra, 11, 24; Hobart, 11, 22; Melbourne, 14, 21; Perth, 22, 32; Sydney, 18, 26. Main cities of the world: Amsterdam, 0, 11; Athens, 1, 15; Bahrain, 17, 21; Bangkok, 26, 33; Belgrade, 14, 20; Berlin, 0,7; Brussels, 3, 10; Budapest 3,5; Buenos Aires, 24, 28; Cairo, 9,16; Copenhagen, 2,8; Dublin, 1, 10; Frankfurt, 2, 14; Geneva, 4, 14: Harare, 17. 26; Helsinki, —4,3; Hong Kong, 19, 24; Honolulu, 21, 29; Islamabad, 1,18; Istanbul, 5,10; Jakarta, 22, 29; Kiev, —2, 1; Kuala Lumpur, 22, 33; Lima, 19, 27; Lisbon, 9, 17; London, 5, 12; Los Angeles, 11, 19; Madrid, 4, 17; Manila, 21, 31; Mecca, 17, 31; Mexico City, 8, 24; Moscow, -5, -2; Nairobi, 9, 25; New Delhi, 7, 23; New York, 1,7; Oslo, —3, 7; Paris, 5, 13; Peking, —7, 4; Rio de Janeiro, 26, 35; Rome, 5, 18; Seoul, 1,5; Singapore, 23, 31; Stockholm, 1,4; Taipei, 15, 21; Tokyo, 7, 14; Vienna, 3,7; Warsaw, 5, 10.