Weather

Press, 14 August 1989, Page 38

Weather

Today’s New Zealand forecast: Cold southerlies over most of the country with increasing fine weather in the west and north. Snow to low levels. Canterbury, Marlborough: Cloudy and cold with some showers. Fresh southerlies. Snow down to 300 m. Nelson, Buller, Westland: Fine and cold with little wind; frosts. Tomorrow: Fine in the north and west; southerlies and showers easing elsewhere. Extended range forecast to Friday. South Island: In the east very cold and showery, southerlies with snow on the hills; fine and frosty in the west with some southwesterly periods. North Island: Cold southerlies in the east with strong winds near the coast. Showers at first in the north and west; fine later in the week. Snow in the eastern ranges. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Sunshine: hrs Rainfall: mm. Temperature: deg. Yesterday 3.5 9 a.m. to 11 p.m 2 Maximum (to; 6 p.m.) '. ... V 8 Saturday 2.9 Saturday 1.1 Barometer:.; 6p.m. 11p.m. To date this month ... 42 To date this month ... 6 Millibars. . . 1018.5 1017.6 To date this year .... 1258 To date this year. .... 374 To date last year .... 1333 To date last year 215 Temperatures- and rainfall Average for August... 145 Average to date 424 for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. Humidity: Average for August ... 56 yesterday: Maximum 9 deg, Per cent at noon .... 81 Wettest August (1975). . 149 minimum 3 deg, grass 1 deg, Per cfent at 6 p.m. ... 81 Driest August (1948). . . 5 rainfall 1.5 mm Sun — Rises, 7.24 a.m.; sets, 5.43 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.23 a.m.; sets, 5.44 p.m. Moon — Rises, 2 p.m.; sets, 5.28 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 3.15 p.m.; sets, 6.12 a.m. Phases.—Full moon: August 16. Last quarter: August 24. New moon: August 31. First quarter: September 8. High "tide at Lyttelton — 1.33 a.m. and 1.58 p.m. Tomorrow: 2.16 a.m. and 2.41 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, 12deg., recent rain, E., 13 knots. Wellington, 9, . recent showers, S., 29. Christchurch, 7, rain, S.W., 12. Dunedin, 6, cloudy, S.E., 10. ? World weather: Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 6, 17; Brisbane, 9, 20; Canberra, 1, 12; Darwin, 17, 30; Hobart, 3,'13;. Melbourne, 4, 16; Perth, 10, 18; Sydney, 7, 16. Main cities of the world: Amsterdam, 17, 20; Athens, 22, 34; Bahrain, 31, 40; Bangkok, 26, 34;-Earbadoes, 22, 30; Beirut, 25, 33; Belgrade, 20, 27; Berlin, 13, 23; Bermuda, 23, 30; Bogota,) 5, 18; Brussels, 9, 23; Budapest, 17, 28; Buenos Aires, 15, 20; Cairo, 23, 35; Calgary, 9, 26; Caracas, 19, 29; Chicago, 16, 28; Copenhagen, 15, 22; Dublin, 12, 19; Frankfurt, 16, 25; Geneva, 18, 28; Harare, 8, 20; Havana, 25, 30; Helsinki, 16, 21; Hong Kong, 28, 30; Honolulu, 23, 33; Islamabad, 24, 33; Istanbul, 20, 30; Jakarta, 24, 32; Johannesburg, 3, 23; Kiev, 14, 24; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 33; Lima, 14, 19; Lisbon, 20, 27; London, 16, 23; Los Angeles, 19, 29; Madrid, 20, 35; Manila, 24, 33; Mecca, 31, 44; Mexico City, 13, 21; Miami, 25, 32; Montevideo, 9, 15; Montreal, 16, 28; Moscow, 13, 21; Nairobi, 10, 21; Nassau, 23, 33; New Delhi, 26, 35; New York, 14, 18; Nicosia, 22, 37; Oslo, 12, 16; Paris, 17, 22; Peking, 20, 32; Rio de Janeiro, 13, 26; Rome, 19, 29; San Francisco, 12, 20; San Juan, 23, 30; Santiago, 7, 12; Sao Paulo, 11, 20; Seoul, 24. 28;'Singapore, 24, 32; Stockholm, 12, 21; Taipei, 27, 35; Tokyo, 24, 32; Toronto, 17, 26; Vancouver, 14, 19; Vienna, 17, 27; Warsaw, 14, 27.