Weather

Press, 19 April 1989, Page 72

Weather

Today’s New Zealand forecast: Showers over much of the North Island but dry in the east. In the South Island, showers easing in the west and south, fine elsewhere. Canterbury: Fine with westerlies. Marlborough, Nelson: Rain clearing. Buller, Westland: Fresh westerlies with showers. Tomorrow: Showers in Buller and Westland, fine elsewhere. Extended range forecast to Sunday. South Island: North-westerlies until Wednesday, some showers spreading off the Alps and showers on the West Coast. Mostly fine from Thursday. North Island: Mostly fine in the east. Elsewhere fresh westerlies with occasional showers, becoming fine on Friday. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, ( Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Sunshine: hrs Rainfall: mm. Temperature: deg. Yesterday 7hr 54 min 9 a.m. to 11 p.m nil Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 18 To date this month ... 126 To date this month ... 26 Barometer . 6 p.m. 11 p.m. To date this year .... 779 To date this year 126 Millibars. . . 1003.2 1004,4 To date last year ... . 749 To date last year 95 Temperatures and rainfall Average for April.... 150 Average to date 190 for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. Humidity: Average for April .... 60 yesterday: Maximum 17 deg. Per cent at noon .... 80 Wettest April (1978)... 199 minimum 12 deg. grass 10 Per cent at 6 p.m. ... 87 Driest April (1985). ... 10 deg. rainfall trace. Sun-Rises, 7.06 a.m.; sets 5.52 p.m. Tomorrow: rises, 7.06 a.m.; sets, 5.48 p.m. MoonRises, 4.41 p.m., sets, 4.57 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5 p.m.; sets, 5.59 a.m. Phases—Full moon: April 21. Last quarter: April 29. New moon: May 5. First quarter May 13. High tide at Lyttelton:3 a.m. and 3.25 p.m. Tomorrow: 3.40 a.m. and 4.05 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, calm. Wellington, 19, cloudy, N.. 26 Christchurch, 17, fine, variable, 3. Dunedin, 15, partly cloudy, N.E., 22. World weather Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 14, 21; Brisbane, 16, 27; Canberra, 7, 17; Hobart, 6. 15. Melbourne, 12, 18; Perth, 15, 27; Sydney, 16, 24. Main cities of the world: Amsterdam, 6,8; Athens, 10, 22; Bahrain, 22, 34; Bangkok, 28. 36; Barbados, 24, 29; Beirut, 16, 22; Belgrade, 8, 20; Berlin, 6, 10; Brussels. 4. 12; Budapest, 10, 19; Buenos Aires, 15, 26; Cairo, 15, 30; Copenhagen. 3,9; Dublin, 3. 17; Frankfurt, 7, 12; Geneva, 3, 12; Harare, 14, 26; Havana, 24, 30; Helsinki, 1,5; Hong Kong, 19, 21; Honolulu, 11, 26; Islamabad. 15, 31; Istanbul, 12, 18; Jakarta. 23. 33; Johannesburg, 10, 17; Kiev, 4,8; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 33; Lima, 16, 24; Lisbon, 10, 16; London, 7,9; Los Angeles, 15, 20; Madrid, 5, 14; Manila, 21, 34; Mecca, 25, 40; Mexico City, 10, 25;.Montevideo, 18, 19; Moscow, 5,8; Nairobi, 14, 22; Nassau, 24. 31; New Delhi. 22, 37; New York, 8, 12; Oslo, 3, 12; Paris, 7, 14; Peking, 8, 24; Rio De Janeiro, 20. 28; Rome, 7, 20; Santiago, 8, 28; Seoul, 7, 15; Singapore, 23, 32; Stockholm, 3. 6; Taipei. IS, 26 - Tokyo, 14, 22; Toronto, —l, 14; Vancouver, 5, 12; Vienna, 8, 18; Warsaw, 6, 16. < A