General forecast: Strong north-easterlies in exposed parts of the South Island. Further snow on the South Island ranges down to about 800 metres. District forecast: Canterbury: Cold with periods of rain, heavy near the ranges; snow down to 800 metres; fresh north-east winds. Marlborough: Northerlies slowly freshening; periods of rain, with some heavy falls in the north. Nelson Buller: North-east winds tending northerly and becoming strong; periods of rain, with some heavy falls. Westland: Periods of rain,
sometimes heavy, with thunderstorms in the ranges; easterly winds, strong at times. Tomorrow: Rain easing, southerlies in Canterbury; scattered showers, variable winds in Marlborough; variable winds, showers decreasing; south winds, clearing in Westland. Extended range forecast for the South Island for period Monday to Wednesday: Fine frosty weather in most places on Monday. Milder northwesterlies on Tuesday with rain developing in the west and south. Cold and showery on Wednesday.
CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .... 1020.4 1016.1 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 8 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m 2 To date this month. ... 8 To date this year 289 To date last year 152 Average to date 347 Average for July ..... 55 Wettest July (1977).... 181 Driest July (1967) 5 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday Nil To date this month. ... 27 To date this year 1075 To date last year 1101 Average for July 122 Humidity: Per cent at noon 82 Per cent at 6 p.m 87 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 11 deg, minimum -2 deg, grass -2 deg, rainfall Tee SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 8.02 a.m.; sets, 5.07 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 8.02 a.m.; sets, 5.08 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 6.24 a.m.; sets, 3.32 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.35 a.m.; sets, 4.32 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 2.43 a.m. and 3.12 p.m. Tomorrow: 3.33 a.m. and 4.03 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 30 min.) Phases of Moon New moon: July 11,12.18 a.m. . First quarter: July 17, 2.50 p.m. Full moon: July 25, 11.27 a.m. Last quarter: August 2, 12.52 p.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 15deg., rain, N.E., 13
Wellington: Ifldeg., rain, E., 2 knots. Christchurch: 7deg., rain, calm. Dunedin: Bdeg., overcast, N.E., 13 knots. AIR POLLUTION Christchurch average, 24 hours to 8 a.m. Yesterday: Smoke, medium; sulphur dioxide, medium. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were:— Adelaide, 3, 13; Brisbane, 9, 16; Canberra, —3, 9; Darwin, 14, 24; Hobart, 5,8; Melbourne, 9, 11; Perth, 11, 13 (noon); Sydney, 7, 14. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were:— Amsterdam, 16, 28; Athens, 20, 34; Bahrain, 30, 35; Bangkok, 29, 35; Barbados, 24, 30; Beirut, 22, 29; Belgrade, 20, 31; Berlin, 15, 32; Bogota, 5, 17; Brussels, 15, 26; Buenos Aires, 7, 15; Cairo, 20, 34; Calgary, 9, 26; Caracas, 19, 28; Chicago, 8, 22; Copenhagen, 16, 25; Dublin, 18, 22; Frankfurt, 16, 29; Geneva, 15, 27; Helsinki, 14, 23; Hong Kong, 29, 33; Honolulu, 22, 31; Jakarta, 24, 33; Jerusalem, 16, 27; Johannesburg, -1, 12; Kiev, 13, 24; Kuala Lumpur, 24, 33; Lima, 21, 26; Lisbon, 16, 22; London, 17, 26; Los Angeles, 20, 28; Madrid, 16, 32; Manila, 24, 35; Mexico City, 12, 25; Miami, 28, 31; Montevideo, 7,13; Montreal. 21, 25; Moscow, 13, 16; Nassau 22, 31; New Delhi, 25, 35; New York, 20, 27; Nicosia, 18, 34: Oslo, 13, 27; Paris, 17, 28; Peking, 22, 30; Rio de Janeiro, 14. 32; Rome, 18, 30; San Francisco, 14, 19; San Juan. 25, 31; Santiago, 4, 10; Sao Paulo, 14, 23; Seoul, 19, 27; Singapore, 22, 28; Stockholm, 14, 26; Taipei, 26, 35; Tel Aviv, 22, 29; Tokyo, 16, 22; Toronto, 17, 24; Vancouver, 14, 21; Vienna, 17 29; Warsaw, 13, 27.
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