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Press, 29 May 1982, Page 64

General forecast: Fine in most districts, however, a north-westerly .airstream over the southwest Tasman Sea is spreading on to the south of the South Island and may bring some showers to the West Coast. District forecasts: Canterbury: Moderate northeasterlies about' the coast by day, otherwise mainly light winds; mainly fine, mild for a time this afternoon. Nelson, Buller: A few cloudy

areas at first otherwise fine with light winds; cool with frosts. Marlborough: Some cloudy areas about the coast with moderate southerlies at first otherwise mainly fine with light winds, cool with some frosts. Westland: Moderate northeasterlies, cloudy and cool with scattered showers or drizzle. Outlook: Fine in most districts but some showers likely in the west of the South Island.

CHRISTCHURCH' READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office. Christchurch Airport. yesterday. Barometer: ..... 6 p.m. 11 pm. Millibars 1027.1 1028.6 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.i . . 13' Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. ..... 0 To date this’month 26 To date this year. .... 126 To date last year 137 Average to date. 275 Average for Mav 76 Wettest May (1959). ... 198 Driest May (I 960 .... 13 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 4hr 48min To date this month. . . . 130 To date this year 947 To date last vear 885 Average for May 126 Humidity: Per cent at noon 91 Per cent at 6 p.m 76 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a m. vesterdav: Maximum 13deg, minimum Odeg. grass —3deg. rainfall trace. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.49 a.m.; sets, 5.03 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.50 a.m.: sets 5.03 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 1.10 p.m.; sets. 11*33 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 1.41 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 9.54' a.m. and 10.20 p.m. Tomorrow: 10.50 a.m. and 11.15 p.m. (Lake Forsyth, subtract 60min: Akaroa, subtract 45min, Port Levy, subtract 30min; Ashburton and Rakaia, subtract 25min; Kaikoura add 17min: Kaiapoi and Sumner, add 30mm.) PHASES OF MOON New moon: June 22. midnight. First quarter: Tomorrow. 8 a.m.

Full moon: June 7. 4 a.m. Last quarter: June 15. 6 a.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 16deg., partly cloudy, calm. Wellington: 12deg.. cloudy, S, 9 knots. Christchurch: lOdeg.. cloudy, calm. Dunedin: lldeg,, partly cloudy. W., 5 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide. 12. 16; Brisbane, 15, 23; Canberra, 6. 19; Darwin, 22. 31; Hobart, 11, 19: Melbourne. 14. 18; Perth, 10, 16 (noon); Sydney, 12, 23. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam. 8, 29; Athens, 14. 24; Bahrain. 30. 34; Bangkok, 28. 33; Barbados, 25, 31; Beirut, 18. 24; Belgrade. 15, 25; Berlin, 14. 29; Bogota. 9, 18; Brussels, 10, 18; Buenos Aires, 7, 18; Cairo, 17, 32; Caracas. 19, 29; Chicago. 11. 20;' Copenhagen, 12, 22; Dublin, 9, 16; Frankfurt. 11, 26: Geneva, 7, 27; Helsinki, 8, 17; Hong Kong, 25, 29; Honolulu. 21, 31; Jakarta, 24. 32; Jerusalem, 12. 23; Johannesburg. 7, 20; Kiev, 12, 22; Kuala Lumpur, 24. 33: Lima. 18. 23; Lisbon. 13. 21; London, 13, 18; Los Angeles, 16. 18; Madrid. 15. 23; Manila. 24. 33; Mexico City, 14, 28; Miami, 24. 28; Montevideo, 9. 15; Montreal, 11, 26; Moscow, 10, 21; NewDelhi, 26, 41; New York. 16, 27; Nicosia, 15, 30; Oslo. 10. 19; Paris. 16, 28: Rio. 18. 26; Rome. 10, 26, San Francisco, 11, 15; San Juan, 25, 31; Santiago. 3, 21; Sao Paulo, 14,17; Seoul. 18, 23; Singapore. 25. 31; Stockholm. 14, 29; Taipei. 22. 32; Tel Aviv, 17, 25; Tokyo. 19. 28; Toronto. 10. 21; Vancouver, 9. 16; Vienna. 17, 26.