CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars 1002.7 1000.7 Temperatures: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 14 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. 0 Saturday .. 0 To date this month 99 To date this year . 3421 To date last year - 3031 Average to date .. 273 Average for May .. 76 Wettest May <1959) .. 190 Driest May (1960) .. 13 Sunshine:— Yesterday Bhr 4min Saturday 3hr 48min To date this month 97 To date this year .. 875 To date last year .. 899 Average for May .. 126 Humidity: Per cent at noon .. 63 ' Per cent at 6 pun. .. 81 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday —Maximum 12deg, minimum —ldeg, grass —4deg, rainfall nil. SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun —Today: Rises. 7.49 a.m.; sets. 5.4 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises ’JO a.m.; sets, 5.4 p.m Moon—Today: Rises, 9.19 a.m.; sets. 7.9 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises. 10.10 a.m.; sets, 8.1 p.m High tide at Lyttelton today:— 6.10 a.m. and 6.39 p.m. Tomorrow- 7.7 a.m. and 7.32 p.m. Phases of Moon First quarter: June 3, 11 a.m
Full moon: June 11, noon. Last quarter: June 17. 5 p.m< New moon: June 25, noon, NOON WEATHER Auckland: 15deg, fine, E., 15 knots. Wellington: 14deg, partly cloudy, N.E., 9 knots. Christchurch: 12deg. fine, calm. Dunedin: lldeg. fine, calm. WORLD WEATHER j Minimum and maximum ternI peratures in the main cities of tiie world in the last 24 hours were:— Adelaide, 12. 18; Amsterdam, 7. 16; Athens, 18, 28; Bangkok, 30, 35; Beirut. 17, 26; Belgrade, 17, 30; Berlin. 6, 24; Birmingham, 5. 14; Bogota, 6, 20; Brisbane, 15. 26; Bristol. 7, 13; Brussels, 5, 15; Buenos Aires. 11, 20; Cairo, 21, 35: Caracas, 20. 31; Chicago 8, 16; Copenhagen, 9, 14; Curitiba (Brazil). 6. 16; Denpasar (Indonesia). 22, 31; Dublin. 7, 12; Edinburgh. 3, 15; Frankfurt, 8, 17; Geneva. 9. 20; Helsinki. 13, 23; Hong Kong. 24, 29; Honolulu, 22. 30; Jakarta, 24, 32; Jerusalem. 16, 26; Johannesburg, 9, 20; Kiev. 13. 26; Kuala Lumpur, 24. 34; Lima, 16. 20; Lisbon, 12, 19; London. 8. 14; Los Angeles, 14, 25; Madrid. 10, 20; Manchester, 7. 14: Manila. 25, 33; Melbourne, 11, 15; Mexico City, 13. 23; Miami. 22. 33; Montreal, 9, 14; Moscow. 19. 29; Newcastle, 7, 13; New Delhi. 24. 36; New York, 17. 19: Nicosia. 14, 30; Oslo. 6, 15; Paris, 10, 18; Rio. 16. 29; Rome, 16 23; San Francisco. 12, 21; San Juan, 25. 31: Sso Paulo, 12. 18; Seoul. 11. 22: Singapore. 23 29: Stockholm. 14. 17; Svdnev. 17. 2i Ta»net 21. 28: Teher*n. 17. 30: Tel Aviv. 18, ?6; Tokyo. 25. 33: Toronto, 8. 14; Vienna. 16. 26.
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