Weather

Press, 26 June 1989, Page 40

Weather

Today’s New Zealand forecast: Showers and southerlies easing in the south, persisting elsewhere. Canterbury:South-westerly showers clearing. Marlborough: Cold southerlies, showers clearing by evening. Nelson: Cloudy, showers clearing in the afternoon. Buller: Moderate winds, showers clearing. Westland: Becoming fine, variable winds. Extended range forecast to Friday. South Island:Showers clearing in the north, southerly change on Wednesday with rain, clearing Thursday from the south. North Island: Showers clearing in the east, continuing elsewhere. Gusty south-easterlies on Wednesday, slowly easing. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Sunshine: hrs Rainfall: mm. Temperature: deg. Yesterday 1.0 9 a.m. to 11 p.m trace Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 10 Saturday nil Saturday nil Barometer. 6p.m. 11p.m. To date this month ... 78 To date this month ... 61 Millibars. . . 1006.4 1009.4 To date this year .... 1021 To date this year 304 To date last year .... 1119 To date last year 168 Temperatures and rainfall Average for June .... 120 Average to date 329 for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. Humidity: Average for June 54 yesterday: Maximum 8 deg. Per cent at noon .... 84 Wettest June (1960) ... 168 minimum 3 deg, grass —1 deg. Per cent at 6 p.m. ... 77 Driest June (1979).... 5 rainfall 5.4 mm Sun— Rises, 8.2 a.m.; sets, 5.3 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 8.2 a.m.; sets, 5.3 p.m. Moon — Rises, —; sets, 11.57 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 12.54 p.m.; sets, 12.18 a.m. Phases — Last quarter: today. New moon: July 3. First quarter: July 11. Full moon: July 19. High tide at Lyttelton — 10.5 a.m. and 10.29 p.m. Tomorrow: 4.36 a.m. and 11.24 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, W., 12 knots. Wellington 15, fine, N., 26. Christchurch 7, overcast, S„ 10. Dunedin 8, recent showers, S„ 23. World weather:Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 6, 15; Brisbane, 6, 17; Canberra, —2, 9; Darwin, 18, 28. Hobart, 2, 11; Melbourne, 5, 13; Perth, 6, 17; Sydney, 8, 16. Main cities of the world: Amsterdam, 10, 19; Athens, 18, 30; Bahrain, 26, 35; Bangkok,. 24, 33; Barbados, 25, 30; Beirut, 23, 29;’Belgrade, 13, 20; Berlin, 13, 28; Bermuda, 24, 30 : Brussels, 12, 23; Budapest, 12, 25; Buenos Aires, 12, 15; Cairo, 22, 38; Calgary, 8, 18 : Caracas, 18, 27; Chicago, 14, 28; Copenhagen, 16, 25; Dublin, 7, 20; Frankfurt, 15, 31; Geneva, 12, 29; Harare, 10, 24; Havana, 10, 24; Helsinki, 16, 24; Hong Kong, 25, 27; Honolulu, 23, 32; Islamabad,, 21, 39; Istanbul, 17, 26; Jakarta, 24, 33; Jerusalem, 16, 28; Johannesburg, 3, 18; Kiev, 14, 25; Kuala Lumpur, 24, 33; Lima, 14, 19; Lisbon, 18, 30; London, 13,19; Los Angeles, 18, 33; Madrid, 17, 35; Manila, 22. 30; Mecca, 25,45; Mexico City, 12, 22; Miami, 26, 31; Montevideo, 8, 16; Montreal, 18, 28; Moscow, 16, 30; Nairobi, 15, 21; Nassau, 26, 32; New Delhi, 29, 37; New York, 21, 25; Nicosia, 15, 34; Oslo, 16, 26; Paris, 19, 29; Peking, 22, 30; Rome, 12, 27; San Francisco, 15, 34; San Juan, 23, 30; Santiago, 2, 18; Seoul, 16, 28; Singapore, 25, 32; Stockholm, 17, 26; Taipei, 23, 29; Tei Aviv, 20, 29; Tokyo, 17, 23; Toronto, 16, 22; Vancouver, 9, 19; Vienna, 14, 26.