Weather

Press, 22 July 1989, Page 88

Weather

Today’s New Zealand forecast: Mainly fine, but a few showers about eastern coasts from Gisborne to Kaikoura, with moderate southerlies. Canterbury, Marlborough: Occasional showers, long fine intervals, southerlies. Nelson, Buller, Westland: Mostly dry and sunny. Light south-easterlies, frosts. Tomorrow: Mostly fine cool weather in all regions. Extended range forecast to Wednesday. South Island: Mostly dry and sunny in west and north. In east and Southland, showers and southerlies, clearing Monday. North Island: Showers and cold winds in the north, mainly fine in central regions, showers in the east, southerlies Wairarapa, Wellington. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Sunshine: hrs Rainfall: mm. Temperature: deg. Yesterday 3 hr 24 min 9 a.m. to 11 p.m 0.7 Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 8 To date this month ... 71 To date this month ... 59 Barometer:. 6 p.m. 11 p.m. To date this year .... 1125 To date this year 367 Millibars. . . 1015.3 1017.3 To date last year .... 1229 To date last year 195 Temperatures and rainfall Average for July 122 Average to date 380 for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. Humidity: Average for July 62 yesterday: Maximum 5 deg, Per cent at noon .... 76 Wettest July (1977) ... 181 minimum 2 deg, grass 0 Per cent at 6 p.m. . . . 79 Driest July (1967) .... 5 deg, rainfall 10 mm. Sun-Rises, 7.53 a.m.; sets 5.18 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.52 a.m.; sets 5 20 p m Moon— Rises, 9.27 p.m., sets, 9.40 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 10.44 p.m.; sets 1001 am Phases— Ju J y . 2 , 6 ; w ew m c ° c °o n: August A?! 1 * quarter: Au B ust 10. Full moon: August 17. High tide at Lyttelton-6.58 a.m. and 7.27 p.m. Tomorrow: 7.56 a.m. and 8.24 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 9deg„ fine, S„ 3 knots; Wellington 9, partly cloudv S 29Christchurch 5, showers, S.W., 16; Dunedin 6, partly cloudy, W., 15, ' World weather Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, —2, 12; Darwin 20 31- Hobart 3 IlMelbourne, 4, 14; Perth, 6, 14; Sydney 7, 16. ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ Main cities of the world: Amsterdam 18, 25; Athens, 21, 32; Bahrain, 30, 42; Bangkok, 27, 32; Barbados, 25, 30; Beirut, 21, 26; Belgrade, 12, 24; Berlin, 12, 20; Bermuda 27 30; Bogota, 3, 17; Brussels, 18, 29, Buenos Aires, 13, 17; Cairo, 21, 32- Calgary 10 3L Caracas, 19, 26; Chicago, 18, 22,' Copenhagen, 13, 21; Dublin, 14, 25; Frankfurt 8 23Geneva, 14 26; Havana 25 30; Helsinki, 11, 19; Hong Kong, 27, 31; Honolulu, 23, 32; Islamabad 2238; Istanbul, 20, 27; Jakarta, 24, 33; Jerusalem, 20, 30; Johannesburg. -1. 9; Kiev, 12, 23; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 33; Lima, 15, 18; Lisbon, 18, 28; London, 18, 28- Los Angeles, 18, 31; Madrid, 22„ 39; Manila, 24, 27; Mexico City, 14, 27; Miami. 26. 31; Montevideo, 11, 18; Montreal, 17, 27; Moscow, 11, 22; Nairobi, 11, 24- New Delhi 29 40; New York, 18, 29; Oslo, 13, 18; Peking, 22, 30; Rio de Janeiro, 13, 26; Rome, 15. 32- San Francisco, 13 25; Santiago, 2, 17; Sao Paulo, 9, 21; Seoul, 25, 28; Singapore. 26. 32; Stockholm, 18, 20; Taipei, 27, 36; Tel Aviv, 25, 30; Tokyo, 22 30- Toronto 18 29; Vancouver, 14, 23; l3. >