Weather

Press, 6 December 1989, Page 84

Weather

Today’s New Zealand forecast: Scattered showers clearing, mainly fine. Canterbury, Marlborough: Fine except for coastal cloud. Moderate northeast winds. Nelson, Buller, Westland: Fine with moderate variable winds. Mild. Tomorrow: Fine with light winds. Extended range forecast until Sunday. South Island: Showers clearing. Fine with variable winds. Southerlies developing in the east and south on Saturday. North Island: Fine weather with showers on east coast. Southerlies and showers widespread on Saturday. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Sunshine: hrs Rainfall: mm. Temperature: deg. Yesterday 13 hr min 9 a.m. to 11 p.m trace Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 16 To date this month ... 32 To date this month ... 3 Barometer:. 6 p.m. 11 p.m. To date this year .... 1910 To date this year 645 Millibars. . . 1024.7 1027.7 To date last year .... 2110 To date last year 294 Temperatures and rainfall Average for December. 210 Average to date 604 for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. Humidity: Average for December . 53 yesterday: Maximum 21 deg, Per cent at noon .... 63 Wettest (1978) 149 minimum 9 deg, grass 9 Per cent at 6 p.m. ... 59 Driest (1943) 5 deg, rainfall 3 mm. Sun Rises, 5.42 a.m.; sets, 8.59 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.42 a.m.; sets, 9 p.m. Moon Rises, 1.07 p.m., sets, 1.31 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises,. 2.21 p.m.; sets, 1.53 a.m. Phases— First quarter: today. Full moon: December 13. Last quarter: December 20. New moon: December 28'. High tide at Lyttelton— 10.37 a.m. and 11.09 p.m. Tomorrow: 11.30 a.m. and 11.58 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 20 deg., showers, N.W., 15 knots. Wellington 19, cloudy, S. 16. Christchurch 13, showers, S., 7. Dunedin 14, partly cloudy, S.W., 17. World weather: Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 13, 27; Brisbane, 22, 25; Canberra, 14, 20; Darwin, 23, 32; Hobart, 10, 21; Melbourne, 11, 22; Perth, 17, 27; Sydney, 17, 19. Main cities of the world: Amsterdam, 0,6; Athens, 5,9; Bahrain, 21, 28; Bangkok, 18, 30; Belgrade, -5, 5; Berlin, 0,3; Bogota, 10, 20; Brussels, -4, 9; Budapest, -5, 4; Buenos Aires, 17, 25; Cairo, 10, 19; Copenhagen, 5,5; Dublin, 4,7; Frankfurt, -6, 6; Geneva, -1, 2; Harare, 16, 29; Havana, 20, 25; Helsinki, 20, 25; Hong Kong, 17, 22; Honolulu, 18, 29; Islamabad, 1, 20; Istanbul, 0,9; Jakarta, 24, 32; Jerusalem, 4, 11; Johannesburg, 13, 25; Kiev, -3, 1; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 32; Lisbon, 10, 14; London, 2,6; Los Angeles, 13, 27; Madrid, 3, 27; Madrid, 3, 10; Manila, 19, 30; Mecca, 19, 30; Mexico City, 10, 12; Montevideo, 18, 24; Montreal, -9, -4; Moscow, 1,2; Nairobi, 14, 23; New York, -10, 3; Nicosia, 3, 11; Oslo, 0,2; Paris, -3, 4; Peking, 1, 11; Rio De Janeiro, 17, 31; Rome, -4, 13; San Francisco, 10, 18; San Juan, 22, 32; Seoul, 2, 10; Singapore, 23, 29; Stockholm, -3, 1; Tel Aviv, 7, 16; Tokyo, 7, 20; Toronto, -12, 6; Vancouver, 8, 12; Viennea, -4, 3; Warsaw -6 °- t i *