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Press, 5 June 1982, Page 60

General forecast: The depression over the eastern Tasman Sea is moving only slowly east, and its associated frontal band is still likely to cover much of the North Island with rain in many districts. Strong cold south-easterlies cover central New Zealand. In the far south, a ridge of high pressure is intensifying, and it will be fine in Fiordland, Southland, and Otago, but showers are likely- to persist about Canterbury and coastal Marlborough. District forecasts: Canterbury: Moderate, occa-

sionally fresh south-west-erlies tending southeasterly. Marlborough: Rain slowly clearing, but showers remaining about the coast; ■ cold, southerlies, gale force about the Sounds, fine inland, some showers on the Coast. Nelson, Buller; Cool southeasterlies, fresh in exposed places; rain at first, but becoming fine. Westland: Fine; south-easter-lies fresh in exposed areas. Outlook:Coastal showers clearing in Canterbury; fine elsewhere.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office. Christchurch Airport. yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m.’ Millibars 1021.7 1023.6 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) ~. 8 Rainfall: mni. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m 1 To date this month. ... 1 To dale this year. .... 126 To date last year. .... . . 139 Average to date. 289 Average for June. .... 61 Wettest June (1960). ... 168 Driest June (1979) , 5 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday Nil To date this month, ... 16 To date this year 984 To date last’’year 908 Average.for June 113 Humidity: Per cent at noon 88 Per cent at 6 p.m.. ... 83 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 17 deg. minimum 07 deg. grass’ 07 deg. rainfall Imm. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun - Today: Rises, 7.52 a.m.; sets. 5.03 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.52 a.m.; sets, 5.03 p.m’. : Moon - Today; Rises, 4.18 p.m.; sets, 5.59 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 4.51 p.m; sets 7 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton - Today: 3.23 a.m. and 3.49 p.m. Tomorrow: 4.05 a.m. and 4.31 p.m. (Lake Forsyth, subtract 60min; Akaroa, subtract 4amtn: Port- Levy,, subtract 30mm: Ashburton and Rakaia. subtract '2smm; Kaikoura add 17min; Katapoi and Sumner, add 30mm.)

Phases of Moon New moon: June 22, midnight. First quarter: June 28, 6 p.m. • Full moon: June .7. 4 a.m. ; Last quarter: June. 15, 6 a.m. NOON WEATHER , Auckland; 16deg., rain, N.E., 20 knots. Wellington: lldeg., rain,. S„ 14 knots. Christchurch: 7deg., rain, S.W., 14 ’ knots. , Dunedin: 7deg., cloudy, S.W.. 12 knots. .WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the mam Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 1, 15; Brisbane. 11 2h Canberra, 2. 13; Hobart, 3. 9: Melbourne. 3, 12; Sydney, 9, 15. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam. 15, 29; Athens, 14 24: Bangkok, 30, 33; Barbados, 25,' ’ 31; Beirut, 18. 26; Belgrade, 17, 29; Berlin. 16, 30; Brussels, 12 28Buenos Aires. 16,19; Cairo, 18, 29 : Caracas, 20, 27; Chicago, 11, 19 : Copenhagen, 15, 26; Dublin, 9, 21 : Frankfurt, 16. 32; Geneva, 14, 25 : Havana, 24, 27; Helsinki, 15, 22 : Hong Kong, 24, 25; Honolulu, 30; Jakarta, 25, 32; Jerusalem, 11 24; Johannesburg, 7,- 18; Kuala Lumpur, 25, 33; Lisbon, 13, 23; London, 17, 26; Los Angeles, 14' .20; Madrid. 12, 23: Manila,’26, 35 Mexico City. 13. 28; Montreal, 15 21: Moscow, 12, 22; New Delhi 24 40; New York, 16, 26; Oslo, 12. 25 : Paris. 17, 28; Peking, 20. 35; Rio' 14, 27; Rome, 16, 29. San Fram cisco, 10, 14; Sao Paulo. 13, 23: Seoul, 13, 19; Singapore, 26, 33Stockholm. 15, 27;.T0ky0, 18; 25; Toronto. 7. 21: Vancouver. 10. 15' Vienna. 13. 26.