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Press, 27 May 1983, Page 20

General forecast: A cool southerly to southwesterly flow is expected over New Zealand, with showers over much of the country and further hail and snow likely in the south. Canterbury, Marlborough, Nelson, Buller, and Westland: Mainly fine and cool but showers about Nelson’s western ranges and

in Buller and Westland, and on the Marlborough and Canterbury coasts; south westerly winds, fresh at times, though southerlies in Marlborough; snow in exposed places along Canterbury’s western high country. Tomorrow: Mainly fine in all districts, but a few showers likely on the Marlborough coast.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer:.... 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .... 1010.4 1009.4 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 16 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Trace To date this month. ... 54 To date this year 200 To date last year 126 Average to date 270 Average for May 76 Wettest May (1959).... 198 Driest May . (1960) 13 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 1 hr 48 min To date this month. ... 108 To date this year 900 To date last year 941 Average for May 126 Humidity: Per cent at noon 54 Per cent at 6 p.m..... 88 Temperatures and rainfall .for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 12 deg, minimum —1 deg, grass -4 deg, rainfall Nil SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun — Today: Rises, 7.46 a.m.; sets, 5.06 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.46 a.m.; sets, 5.06 p.m. Moon — Today: Rises, 5.25 p.m.; sets, 7.47 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.04 p.m.; sets 8.51 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton — Today: 4.39 a.m. and 5.08 p.m. Tomorrow: 5:31 a.m. and 6 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 30min.) Phases of Moon Full moon: Today, 6.48 a.m. Last quarter: June 4,9.07 a.m. New moon: June 11, 4.37 p.m. First quarter June 18, 7.46 a.m.

NOON WEATHER Auckland: 14deg., recent showers, W., 14 knots. Wellington: 13deg., partly cloudy, N.W., 21 knots. Christchurch: 13deg., cloudy, N.W., 4 knots. Dunedin: 7deg., cloudy, S.W., 24 knots. AIR POLLUTION Christchurch average, 24 hours to 8 a.m. yesterday: Smoke, low; sulphur dioxide, low. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 10, 17; Brisbane, 17, 24; Canberra, 9, 11; Darwin, 21, 32; Hobart, 5, 12; Melbourne, 7, 15; Perth, 11, 23; Sydney, 15, 16. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Athens, 15, 27; Bahrain, 29, 35; Bangkok, 30, 35; Barbados, 25, 30; Beirut, 22, 27; Belgrade, 16, 25; Berlin, 8, 15; Buenos Aires, 6, 17; Cairo, 20, 35; Chicago, 7, 25; Copenhagen, 12, 15; Dublin, 10, 16; Frankfurt, 10, 11; Havana, 22, 24; Helsinki, 10, 20; Hong Kong, 25, 27Honolulu, 20, 27; Jakarta, 23, 32; Jerusalem, 13, 23; Johannesburg, 7, 15; Kiev, 15, 28Kuala Lumpur, 24, 33; Lima, 23, 27; Lisbon, 10, 22; London, 7, 17; Los Angeles, 19, 26; Madrid, 7, 22; Manila, 24, 37; Mexico City, 15, 27; Miami, 25, 30; Montreal, 10, 16; Moscow 18 30; Nassau, 21, 30; New Delhi 21. 35: New York, 16, 24; Paris, 10, 16; Peking, 17, 29; Rio de Janeiro, 19, 29; Rome, 11 20; San Francisco, 12, 17- *San Juan, 24. 31; Santiago, 6 16 f® 011 . 1 . 14 > 27; Singapore, 26, 31; Stockholm, 6, 21; Taipei, 23 29Tel Aviv, 17, 24; Tokyo, 13,’ 18; Toronto, 9, 17; Vancouver 11 26; Vienna,. 10, 12.