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Press, 9 May 1983, Page 36

General forecast: A westerly flow should cover New Zealand, strong in many areas and up to gale force about the Southland and South Otago coasts; showers in western districts of both islands, also the north of the North Island and the south of the South Island; in the east and about, Cook Strait, mainly fine; a south-westerly change likely in Otago and Canterbury this afternoon, with showers. District forecasts: Canterbury: Showers about the Alps; fine elsewhere apart from increasing

high cloud, with westerlies inland, strong in exposed places, and variable winds about the coast; a brief south-westerly change this morning will bring coastal showers. Marlborough, Nelson: West to north-westerly winds, strong about the outer Sounds and fresh in other parts; mainly fine, mild in the afternoon. Buller, Westland: Westerlies, freshening at times; changeable and cool, with showers. Tomorrow: Showers in the Alps and Buller and Westland, fine elsewhere.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer:.... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars .... 1012.2 1012.1 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 13 Rainfall: nun. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m nil Saturday 2 Yesterday To date this month. ... 2 To date this year 148 To date last year m Average to date 226 Average for May 76 Wettest (1959) 198 Driest (1960) 13 (Saturday) . . Sunshine: hrs Saturday 2 hr 42 min Yesterday 6 hr 36 min To date this month 53 To date this year 844 To date last year. ~. . . 862 Average for May 126 Humidity: Per cent at noon 48 Per cent at 6 p.m 77 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 16 deg, minimum 2 deg grass -2 deg, rainfall 1.6 SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.26 a.m.; sets, 5.27 p.m. Tomorrow: rises, 7.27 a.m.; sets, 5.26 p.m. Moon-Today: Rises, 3.56 a.m.; sets, 3.55 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 4.01 a.m.; sets 4.18 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 1.25 - a.m. and 1.50 p.m. Tomorrow: 2.08 a.m. and 2.32 p.m. (Lake Forsyth, subtract 60min, Akaroa, subtract 45min, Port Levy, subtract 30min; Ashburton and Rakaia, subtract 25min; Kaikoura, add • 17min; Kaiapoi arid f Sumner, add 30min.).

Phases of Moon New Moon: May 13, 7.25 a.m. First quarter: May 20, 2.17 a.m. Full Moon: May 27, 6.48 a.m. Last quarter: June 4, 9.07 a.m. NOON WEATER Auckland: 16deg., partly cloudy, S.W., 18 knots. Wellington: 13deg., partly cloudy, N.E., 4 knots. Christchurch: 13deg., partly cloudy, N.E., 12 knots. Dunedin: lldeg., cloudy, S.E., 5 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 9, 19; Brisbane, 16, 25; Canberra, 5, 18; Darwin, 20,31; Hobart, 12,17; Melbourne, 13, 19; Perth, 15, 21; Sydney, 12, 25. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 8, 18; Athens, 14, 25; Bangkok, 31, 35; Barbados, 25, 31; Beirut, 17, 24; Belgrade, 8, 18; Berlin, 10, 20Bogota, 11, 19; Brussels, 9, 20; Buenos Aires, 16, 23; Cairo, 14, 29; Calgary, 5, 14; Chicago, 8, 25; Copenhagen, 7, 17; Dublin, 8,13; Frankfurt, 12,19; Geneva, 9, 21; Helsinki, 7, 14; Hong Kong, 23, 27; Honolulu, 19, 28; Jakarta, 24, 31; Johannesburg, 11, 24; Kiev, 7, 12; Kuala Lumpur, 24, 34; Lima, 23, 28; Lisbon, 13, 21; London, 11, 15; Los Angeles, 16, 22; Manila 22 37; Mexico City, 17, 32; Miami, 20, 26; Montevideo, 7, 18; Montreal, 2, 14; Moscow, 8, 14; New Delhi, 25, 38; New York, 8, 20; Oslo, 4, 16; Paris, 11, 20; Peking, 15, 25; Rio de Janeiro, 28, 33; Rome, 8, 24; San Francisco, 9, 18; Santiago, 4, 22; Sao Paulo, 16, 26; Seoul, 7 17Singapore, 24, 33; Stockholm, L 16; Taipei, 21, 28; Tokyo, 15, 29; Vancouver, 10, 15; Vienau 9,