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Press, 16 June 1983, Page 32

General forecast: Mainly fine over the North Island, but a period of cool south-westerlies, with a few showers spreading north during the day. In central Marlborough and Nelson, mainly fine. Scattered showers along the east coast of the South Island clearing during the day, also the West Coast. District forecasts: Canterbury: Showers developing. Nelson, Marlborough: Fine, apart from isolated showers; south-westerlies,

fresh at times. Buller, Westland: Winds turning to the south-west and showers becoming isolated, with long fine intervals. Tomorrow: isolated showers in Canterbury, Marlborough and Westland, mainly fine elsewhere. Extended range forecast for the South Island for period Saturday to Monday: Some showers in the east and south on Saturday, otherwise mainly fine and cold, with widespread frosts.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars .... 1007.3 1011.0 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 17 Rainfall: mm. 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 308 Average for June 61 Wettest June (1960). ... 168 Driest June (1979) 5 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 8 hr 12 min To date this month. ... 69 To date this year 984 To date last year 1021 Average for June 113 Humidity: Per cent at noon 39 Per cent at 6 p.m 62 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 17 deg, minimum 7 deg, grass 2 deg, rainfall Nil StJN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.59 a.m.; sets, 5 p.ni., Tomorrow: Rises, 8 a.m.; sets, 5 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 12.13 p.m.; sets, 10.38 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 12.45 p.m.; sets, 11.52 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 8.52 a.m. and 9.18 p.m., Tomorrow: 9.49 a.m. and 10.14 p.m. (Lake Forsyth, subtract 60min, Akaroa, subtract 45 min, Port Levy, subtract 30min; Ashburton and Rakaia, subtract 25min; Kaikoura add 17min; Kaiapoi and Sumner, add 30min.). Phases of Moon First quarter: June 18, 7.46 a.m. Full moon: June 25, 8.32 p.m. Last 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., 21 knots. Christchurch: 16deg., fine, N.W. 16 knots. Dunedin: 9deg., partly cloudy, W., 13 knots. AIR POLLUTION Christchurch average, 24 hours to 8 a.m. yesterday: smoke, low; sulphur dioxide, low. WORLD WEATHER Temperatures in the main Australian cities were: Adelaide, 3, 15; Brisbane, 10, 22; Canberra, —l, 11; Hobart, 5, 10; Melbourne, 9, 12; Perth, 14, 21 (noon); Sydney, 7, 17. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 15, 19; Athens, 17, 26; Bangkok, 29, 36; Barbados 25, 29; Beirut, 17, 28; Belgrade, 15, 19; Berlin, 10, 18; Bogota, 5, 18; Brussels, 14, 22; Buenos Aires, 8, 11; Calgary, 7, 18; Chicago, 17, 32; Copenhagen, 12, 20; Dublin, 9, 15; Frankfurt, 15, 25; Geneva, 7, 23; Havana, 21, 30; Helsinki, 14, 23; Hong Kong, 27, 30; Honolulu, 21, 31; Jakarta, 25, 33; Jerusalem, 16, 30; Johannesburg, 6, 12; Kiev, 9, 23; Kuala Lumpur, 24, 34; Lima, 22, 26; London, 13, 18; Los Angeles, 18, 29; Madrid, 16, 31; Manila, 25, 36; Mexico City, 16, 30; Miami, 24, 29; Montevideo, 9, 12; Montreal, 16, 30; Moscow, 13, 22; Nassau, 21, 30; New Delhi, 25, 37; New York, 23, 35; Oslo, 7, 20; Paris, 13, 21; Peking, 25, 35; Rio de Janeiro, 18, 30; Rome, 15, 29; San Francisco, 12, 28; Santiago, 4, 12; Sao Paulo, 16, 25; Seoul, 17, 30; Singapore, 25. 31; Stockholm, 12, 24; Taipei, 23, 32; Tel Aviv, 18, 29; Tokyo, 17, 29; Toronto, 19, 30; Vancouver, 10, 20; Vienna, 15, 23.