Weather

Press, 23 October 1989, Page 32

Weather

Today’s New Zealand forecast: A west to southwest flow will bring cool, showery, gusty conditions to exposed areas in the north, west and south, with mainly fine weather elsewhere. Canterbury, Marlborough: Fine aand becoming mild, with fresh westerlies in the north and inland Canterbury. Variable on the coast. Nelson, Buller, Westland: Showers in the west, fine elsewhere; fresh south-westerlies. Tomorrow: Mainly fine with westerlies; some showers in the west. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Sunshine: hrs Rainfall: mm. Temperature: deg Yesterdav 0 0 9 a.m. to 11 p.m 18mm Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 15 Saturday 724 Saturday trace Barometer:. 6 p.m. 11 p.m. To date this month ... 113 To date this month ... 108 Millibars. . . 987 990.2 To date this year .... 1558 To date this year 585 To date last year .... 1774 To date last year 249 Temperatures and rainfall Average for October . . 200 Average to date 532 for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. Humidity Average for October. . . 47 yesterday: Maximum 18 deg, Per cent at noon .. 93 Wettest (1947) 137 minimum 11 deg, grass 12 deg, «nt It 6pm. i i • 82 Driest (1961) 3 rainfall 4.2 mm Extended range forecast to Friday. South Island: Mainly fine with some showers in the west, fresh north-west winds about the Marlborough Sounds, and westerly gales about the South coast Showers in the Alps with fresh westerlies inland elsewhere, variable on the east coast. North-westerlies freshening by Friday with rain developing in the northwest. North Island: Fine most of the week with winds moderating from Wednesday in most areas, although fresh and gusty north-westerlies in Wellington. Sun Rises: 6.26 a.m.: sets 8.04 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.25 a.m.; sets, 8.05 p.m. Moon Rises, 3.36 a.m.; sets, 1.35 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 4 a.m.; sets, 2.42 p.m. Phases: New moon- October 30. First quarter: November 7. Full moon: November 13. Last quarter: November 20. High tide at Lyttelton: 12.50 p.m. Tomorrow: 7:26 a.m. and 8.05 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, 18 deg., showers, N.W., 39 knots; Wellington, 17, cloudy, N., 22; Christchurch, 12, rain, S., 10; Dunedin, 11, drizzle, S., 5. World weather Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world yesterday were: Amsterdam, 12, 17; Athens, 11, 22; Bahrain, 24, 33; Bangkok, 23, 31; Barbados, 25, 30; Beirut, 18, 24; Belgrade, 12, 22; Berlin, 8, 16; Bermuda, 24, 29; Brussels, 7, 18; Budapest, 5, 17; Buenos Aires, 16, 25; Cairo, 17, 27; Calgary, 0, 18; Caracas, 17, 29; Chicago, 1,4; Copenhagen, 10,12; Dublin, 8, 13; Frankfurt, 11, 16; Geneva, 7, 20; Harare, 17, 31; Havana, 20, 27; Helsinki, 9, 11; Hong Kong, 23, 24; Honolulu, 24, 29; Islamabad, 10, 28; Istanbul, 10, 18; Jakarta, 24, 33; Jerusalem, 15, 21; Johannesburg, 13, 27; Kiev, 3, 6; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 31; Lima, 15, 21; Lisbon, 14, 21; London, 13, 19; Los Angeles, 18, 22; Madrid, 10, 25; Manila, 25, 30; Mecca, 26, 36; Mexico City, 6,18; Miami, 14, 21; Montreal, 4,9; Moscow, 5,6; Nairobi, 14, 25; Nassau, 21, 30; New Delhi, 16, 33; New York, 12, 22; Nicosia, 13, 26; Oslo, 8, 11; Paris, 15, 17; Peking, 8, 24; Rio De Janeiro, 19, 23; Rome, 13, 20; San Francisco, 11, 18; San Juan, 25, 31; Santiago, 8, 30; Sao Paulo, 13, 22; Seoul, 7, 17; Singapore, 24, 32; Stockholm, 8, 12; Taipei, 21, 27; Tei Aviv, 17, 26; Tokyo, 11, 18; Toronto, 5,8; Vancouver, 10, 12; Vienna, 7, 18; Warsaw, 5, 17.