Weather

Press, 7 September 1989, Page 40

Weather

Today’s New Zealand forecast: Easterlies and rain in the north and east of the North Island; coastal drizzle in the east of the South Island. Elsewhere fine or becoming fine. Canterbury, Marlborough: Cloudy about the coast with drizzle patches overnight. Fine inland with light winds, mild. Nelson, Buller, Westland:f Fine and sunny with light winds. Mild in the afternoon. Tomorrow: Rain spreading in the north, fine in the west and south with some drizzle on the east coast of the South Island. Extended range forecast to Monday. South Island: Fine in the west and mainly fine in the south; cloudy over the week-end. Cloud and drizzle in the east clearing from Sunday. North Island: Strong easterlies and occasional rain moving south during the week; easing in most areas over the week-end and mainly fine by Monday. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Sunshine: hrs Rainfall: mm. Temperature: deg. Yesterday 4hr 36 min 9 a.m. to 11 p.m nil Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 12 To date this month ... 39 To date this month .. . trace Barometer:. 6 p.m. 11 p.m. To date this year .... 1356 To date this year 414 Millibars. . . 1017.6 1015.3 To date last year .... 1483 To date last year 234 Temperatures and rainfall Average for September. 162 Average to date 465 for the 24 hburs to 9 a.m. Humidity: Average for September. 43 yesterday: Maximum 9 deg, Per cent at noon .... 78 Wettest September (1946) 120 minimum 6 deg, grass 5 Per cent at 6 pan. . . . 87 Driest September (1980) 2 deg, rainfall tee mm. Sun Rises, 6.47 a.m; sets, 6.09 p.m. Tomorrow: Ri5e5,,6.45 a.m; sets, 6.10 p.m. Moon Rises, 9.17 a.m; sets, 12.20 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 9.55 a.m.; sets, 1.24 a.m. Phases: First quarter, September 8. Full moon, September 15. Last quarter, September 22. New moon, September 30. High tide at Lyttelton 9.31 a.m. and 9.57 p.m. Tomorrow: 10.17 a.m. and 10.44 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, 16deg., E., 21 knots, cloudy. Wellington, 12, S., 3, fine. Christchurch, 9, N.E., 9, cloudy. Dunedin, calm, 9, partly cloudy. World weather: Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 7, 19; Brisbane, 12, 24; Canberra, 0, 17; Darwin, 21, 33; Hobart, 11, 14; Melbourne, 8, 18; Perth, 13, 16; Sydney, 10, 23. Main cities of the world: Amsterdam, 9, 14; Athens, 20, 33; Bahrain, 31, 37; Bangkok, 26, 33; Barbados, 24, 30; Beirut, 23, 33; Belgrade, 12, 20; Berlin, 8, 20; Bermuda, 23, 30; Brussels, 5, 20; Budapest, 12, 19; Buenos Aires, 10, 19; Cairo, 22, 34; Calgary, 8, 22; Chicago, 15, 25; Copenhagen, 8, 18; Dublin, 9, 19; Frankfurt, 9, 19; Geneva, 10, 18; Havana, 23, 33; Helsinki, 2, 13; Hong Kong, 28, 32; Honolulu, 24, 31; Islamabad, 22, 34; Istanbul, 20, 30; Jakarta, 24, 34; Johannesburg, 11, 24; Kiev, 14, 22; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 31; Lima, 13, 18; Lisbon, 19, 31; London, 15, 22; Los Angeles, 19, 31; Madrid, 16, 30; Manila, 25, 31; Mecca, 29, 43; Mexico City, 12, 23; Miami, 25, 31; Montevideo, 10, 18; Montreal, 6, 22; Moscow, 10, 13; Nairobi, 13, 23; New Delhi, 25, 35; New York, 11, 23; Oslo, 11, 19; Paris, 11, 20; Peking, 16, 29; Rio de Janeiro, 15, 27; Rome, 15, 26; San Francisco, 11, 23; San Juan, 27, 31; Santaigo, 7, 16; Seoul, 19, 27; Singapore, 22, 26; Stockholm, 16, 20; Taipei, 26, 34; Tel Aviv, 23, 30; Tokyo, 24, 27; Toronto, 9, 23; Vancouver, 12, 18; Vienna, 12, 15; Warsaw, 12, 16.