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Press, 15 June 1983, Page 48

General forecast:. A strong, disturbed westerly flow is expected to continue to cover the South Island, with showers in the west and in Southland spreading to southern parts of Otago at times. Fine in the east of the South Island, with a mild afternoon east of the main ranges. Northwesterlies should be strong in most eastern places from southern Wairarapa southwards. District forecasts: Canterbury: Strong to gale

north-westerlies; showers about the western high country but mainly fine and mild in the east, apart from some high cloud. Nelson, Marlborough: Brief showers in some areas; fresh westerlies. Buller, Westland: Cool, showery weather, with fresh westerlies. Tomorrow: Fine in Canterbury and Marlborough; showers elsewhere.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer..... 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .... 1004.4 1003.5 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 17 Rainfall: nun. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Nil To date this month. ... 43 To date this year 257 To date last year 136 Average to date 306 Average for June. ;. . . 61 Wettest June (1960). ... 168 Driest June (1979) 5 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 4hr 24min To date this month. ... 61 To date this year ■ 976 To date last year 1013 Average for June. .... 113 Humidity: Per cent at noon 32 Per cent at 6 p.m 58 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 15deg, minimum 2deg, grass —ldeg, rainfall nil. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.58 a.m.; sets, 5.01 p.m., Tomorrow: Rises, 7.59 a.m.; sets 5 ’ p.m. Moon — Today: Rises, 11.36 a.m.; sets, 9.22 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 12.13 p.mj sets 10.38 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 7.53 arna. and 8.22 p.m. Tomorrow: 8.52 a.m. and 9.18 p.m. (Lake Forsyth, subtract 60min, Akaroa, subtract 45min; Port Levy, subtract 30min; Ashburton and Rakaia, subtract 25 min; Kaikoura add 17min; Kaiapoi and Sumner, add 30min.) Phases of MoonFirst quarter June 18, 7.46 a.m. Full moon: June 25, 8.32 p.m. First quarter. July 4,12.12 a.m. New moon: July 11,12.18 a,m.

NOON WEATHER Auckland: 16deg., partly cloudy, S.W., 11 knots. Wellington: 13deg., cloudy, N.W., 27 knots. Christchurch: 16deg., fine, N.W., 26 knots. Dunedin: 13deg., partly cloudy, N.W., 9 knots. AIR POLLUTION Christchurch average, 24 hours to 8 a.m. yesterday: smoke, medium; sulphur dioxide, low. WORLD WEATHER Temperatures in the main Australian cities were: Adelaide, 9, 15; Brisbane, 7, 21; Canberra, —2, 7; Hobart, 9, 14; Melbourne, 8, 13; Perth, 11, 22 (noon); Sydney, 7, 16. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 14, 20; Athens, 18, 28; Bahrain; 31, 37; Bangkok, 26, 34; Barbados, 23, 30; Beirut, 17, 26; Belgrade, 12, 22; Berlin, 13, 25; Bogota, 5, 29, Brussels, 13, 19, Buenos Aires, 5, 10; Cairo, 17, 31; Calgary, 7, 18; Caracas, 21, 29, Chicago, 16, 34; Copenhagen, 14, 18; Dublin, 8,17; Frankfurt, 12,25; Geneva, 11, 26; Havana, 22, 39, Helsinki, 10, 21; Rong Kong, 27, 31; Honolulu, 21, 31; Jakarta, 24, 32; Jerusalem, 14, 24; Johannesburg, 6, 14; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 35; Lima, 23, 28; London, 11, 20; Los Angeles, 18, 29, Madrid, . 20, 34; Manila, 25, 35; Mexico City, 16, 29; Montevideo, 7, 11; Moscow, 12, 20; Nassau, 21, 30; New Delhi, 24, 35; New York, 20, 33; Nicosia, 18, 29; Oslo, 10, 19, Paris, 11, 25; Peking, 20, 35; Rio de Janeiro, 17, 25; Rome, 14, 39, San Francisco, 11, 23; . Santiago, 2, 14; Seoul, 14, 24; Singapore, 25, 31; Stockholm, 12, 21; Tokyo, 17, 21; Toronto, 16, 31; Vienna, 14, 22; Warsaw, 13, 23.