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Press, 31 May 1982, Page 28

General forecast: Fine and settled over much of the country, but morning fog patches are likely. On the West Coast of the South Island, skies mostly cloudy with occasional rain in Fiordland and South Westland. District forecasts: Canterbury: Mainly fine apart from variable high cloud; moderate northeasterlies about the coast, with north-wester-lies developing inland; mild this afternoon. Nelson: Mainly fine apart from a few morning fog patches; light winds;

light frosts overnight. Marlborough: Mainly fine, apart from a few areas of morning cloud or fog; northerlies slowly freshening about the outer Sounds; light winds elsewhere; mild this afternoon; some frosts overnight. Buller, Westland: Skies often cloudy but fine periods; light winds; mild for a time this afternoon. Outlook: Fine over much of New Zealand; rain in Fiordland and south Westland, with scattered falls spreading on to Southland and Otago.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office. Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. ’ll p.m. Millibars 1072.2 ■ 1027.1 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . ■. 18 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m Nil Saturday. Nil Yesterday Nil To date this month. ... 26 To date this year 126 To date last year 137 Average to date 280 Average for May 76 Wettest May (1959 ) . . . 198 Driest May (1960 ) . . . . 13 Sunshine: ■ hrs Saturday 8 hr 30 min Yesterday 5 hr 18 min To date this month. ... 144 To date this year 961 To date last year 902 Average for May 126 Humidity: Per cent at noon 74 Per cent at 6 p.m 79 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 14 deg. minimum 1 deg. grass —1 deg, rainfall nil. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun — Today: Rises, 7.50 a.m; sets, 5.02 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.51 a.m.; sets, 5.02 p.m. Moon — Today: Rises, 2.10 p.rn; sets, 12.42 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 2.35 p.m; sets 1.48 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton -=- Today: 11.46 a.m. and —. Tomorrow: 12.09 a.m. and 12.41 p.m. (Lake Forsyth, subtract 60min; Akaroa, subtract 45mm; Port Levy, subtract 30min; Ashburton and Rakaia. subtract 25 min; Kaikoura, add 17min; Kaiapoi and Sumner, add 30min.) Phases of Moon New moon: Jtine 22, midnight.

First quarter: June 28, 6 p.m. Full moon: June 7, 4 ajn. Last quarter: June 15, 6 a.m. ' NOON WEATHER Auckland: 15deg., fine, N.E., 6 knots. Wellington: 13deg., cloudy, N., 8 knots. Christchurch: 14deg., cloudy, calm. Dunedin: 14deg., cloudy, calm. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide. 6, 18, Brisbane, 17, 22, Canberra, 9. 17, Darwin, 23, 33; Hobart, 5, 16; Melbourne, 13, 18; Perth, 16, 18 (noon); Sydney, 14, 19. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam. 8. 20; Athens, 15, 24; Bahrain, 28, 35; Bangkok, 28, 33; Barbados, 24, 30; Beirut, 19, 25; Belgrade, 17, 26; Berlin, 10, 19; Bogota. 10. 19; Brussels, 12, 20; Buenos Aires, 10,20; Cairo, 19, 31; Caracas, 16, 26: Chicago, 8, 24; Copenhagen, 10, 18; Frankfurt, 6, 18; Geneva, 14, 21; Helskinki, 8, 16; Hong Kong, 24. 27; Honolulu, 20, 30; Jakarta, 22, 31; Jerusalem, 14, 25; Johannesburg, 8, 16; Kiev, 14, 25; Kuala Lumpur, 24, 33; Lima, 18, 23; Lisbon, 13, 21; London. 13, 24; Los Angeles, 16, 21; Madrid, 14,17; Manila, 24, 35; Miami, 23, 27; Montevideo, 5, 18; Montreal, 12. 27; Moscow. 10, 24. New Delhi, 27, 40; New York, 16, 20, Nicosia, 14, 32; Oslo, 8, 20; Paris, 13, 21; Peking. 21, 30; Rio, 15, 24; San Francisco, 10, 15; San Juan, 24. 28; Santiago, 3, 21; Sao Paulo, 12, 17; Seoul, 19, 24; Singapore, 25, 31; Stockholm, 11, 25; Taipei, 21. 29; Tel Aviv, 16, 26; Tokyo, 21, 28; Toronto, 15, 19; Vancouver, 10,18; Vienna; 16,36