Weather

Press, 12 August 1989, Page 92

Weather

Today’s New Zealand forecast: Fine in the west with showers starting in the afternoon. In the east and south cold showery southerlies with snow to low levels. Canterbury, Marlborough: Strong cold southerlies developing during the day. Nelson, Buller, Westland: Mainly fine with some cloud; south-easterlies developing. Tomorrow: Cold and showery in most areas. Extended range forecast to Wednesday. South Island: In the east cold southerlies, clearing by Tuesday. Fine and frosty in the west with cloudy periods. North Island: Showers spreading and southerlies developing over the week-end. Dry periods in the east and north from Monday. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Sunshine: hrs Rainfall: mm. Temperature: deg. Yesterday 0 hr 42 min 9 a.m. to 11 p.m 1 Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 9 To date this month ... 36 To date this month ... 3 Barometer:. 6 p.m. 11 p.m. To date this year .... 1252 To date this year 371 Millibars. . . 1009.7 1011.3 To date last year .... 1320 To date last year 200 Temperatures and rainfall Average for Aug 145 Average to date 420 for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. Humidity: Average for August ... 56 yesterday: Maximum 9 deg, Per cent at noon '. .. . 85 Wettest (1975) 149 minimum 5 deg, grass 4 Per cent at 6 p.m. ... 79 Driest (1948) 5 deg, rainfall 3 mm. Sun-Rises, 7.27 a.m.; sets 5.41 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.25 a.m.; sets, 5.42 p.m. Moon— Rises, 12.2 p.m., sets, 3.37 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 12.55 p.m., sets, 4.36 a.m. Phases—Full moon: August 16. Last quarter: August 24. New moon: August 31. First quarter: September 8. High tide at Lyttelton—2.3 a.m. and 12.29 p.m. Tomorrow: 12.48 a.m. and 1.14 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, 14deg„ partly cloudy, S.W., 18 knots. Wellington, 11, cloudy, S., 20. Christchurch, 9, cloudy, S., 6. Dunedin, 9, drizzle, calm. World weather: Minimum, and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 5, 14; Brisbane, 4, 20; Canberra, —l, 11; Darwin, 17, 31; Hobart, 5, 10; Melbourne, 7, —; Perth, 8, —; Sydney, 9, 15. Main cities of the world: Amsterdam, 18, 23; Athens, 21, 35; Bahrain, 31, 40; Bangkok, 26, 34; Barbados, 25, 30; Beirut, 24, 33; Belgrade, 18, 26; Berlin, 14, 27; Bermuda, 26, 29; Brussels, 10, 25; Budapest, 16, 26; Cairo, 22, 35; Calgary, 10, 21; Caracas, 19, 29; 15, 28; Copenhagen, 12,18; Dublin, 9,19; Frankfurt, 12, 24; Geneva, 15, 25; Harare, 9, 24; Havana, 25, 31; Helsinki, 11, 22; Hong Kong, 28, 31; Honolulu, 23, 33; Islamabad, 24, 34; Istanbul, 18, 28; Jakarta, 24, 32; Jerusalem, 9, 29; Johannesburg, 4, 21; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 33; Lisbon, 19, 28; London, 18, 21; Los Angeles, 17, 28; Madrid, 17, 35; Manila, 24. 32; Mecca, 29, 43; Mexico City, 11, 23; Miami, 24, 32; Montevideo, 13, 14; Montreal, 10, 24; Moscow, 12, 20; Nairobi, 12, 20; Nassau, 23, 33; New Delhi, 27, 37; New York, 14, 26; Nicosia, 21, 37; Oslo, 13, 21; Paris, 15, 27; Peking, 23, 30; Rio de Janeiro, 16, 28; 20, 32; San Francisco, 12, 19; San Juan, 23, 31; Sao Paulo, 12, 22; Seoul, 21, 30; Singapore, 25, 30; Stockholm, 17, 23; Taipei, 27, 36; Tel Aviv, 23, 29; Tokyo, 27, 34; Toronto, 10, 24; Vancouver, 14, 20; Vienna, 17, 25; Warsaw, 12, 23.