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Press, 11 July 1983, Page 38

General forecast: In central Marlborough, Nelson and along the West Coast isolated showers, but becoming fine in most places. In the east of the South Island, southerly winds with periods of rain easing during the day. Some light rain in the south, chiefly about the coast, and long fine intervals inland. District forecasts: Canterbury: Cloudy and cold with periods of rain, easing during the day; snow down to about 300 m; south to south-west winds strong in exposed places. Marlborough: Cool south-

westerlies predominating; some rain, chiefly about the coast, but long fine intervals inland. Nelson: Scattered rain clearing this morning and mainly fine; moderate westerly winds predominating. Buller, Westland: Scattered showers clearing and cool southerly winds freshening. Tomorrow: Becoming fine, southwesterlies dying in Canterbury; westerlies, fine in Marlborough and Nelson; westerlies, a few showers in Buller and Westland.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .... 998.8 1003.5 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 10 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m trace Saturday 2 To date this month. ... 37 To date this year 317 To date last year 154 Average to date 350 Average for July 55 Wettest (1977) 181 Driest (1967) 5 Sunshine: hrs Saturday nil hr min Yesterday 0 hr 54 min To date this month 28 To date this year 1077 To date last year 1115 Average for July 122 Humidity: Per cent at noon 74 Per cent at 6 p.m 74 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 13 deg, minimum 07 deg, grass 06 deg. rainfall 26mm. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 8.01 a.m.; sets, 5.09 p.m. TomorrowRises, 8 a.m.; sets, 5.10 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 8.37 a.m.; sets, 5.43 p.m. TomorrowRises, 9.29 a.m.; sets, 7 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 4.27 a.m. and 4.59 p.m. Tomorrow: 5.26 a.m. and 5.59 p.m. (Lake Forsyth, subtract 60min; Akaroa, subtract 45min; Port Lew, subtract 30min; Ashburton and Rgkaia, subtract 25min; Kaikoura, add 17min; Kaiapoi and Sumner, add 30min.) Phases of Moon New moon: Today, 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: 15 deg., cloudy, N.W., 9 knots. Wellington: 13 deg., cloudy, N., 11 knots. Christchurch: 8 deg., rain, S.W., 17 knots. Dunedin: 7 deg., rain, S„ 20 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 5, 14; Brisbane, 7, 19; Canberra, -4, 10; Darwin, 15, 28; Hobart, 1,6; Melbourne, 2, ll, 15 (noon); Sydney, Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 16, 28; Athens, 20, 33; Bahrain, 31, 37; Bangkok, 27, 43: Barbados, 25, 31; Beirut, 23, 30; Belgrade, 18, 27; Berlin, 19, 30; Brussels, 23, 30; Buenos Aires, 3, 18; Cairo, 22, 35; Calgary, 13, 22; Caracas, 21, 27; Chicago, 11, 30; Copenhagen, 16, 26; Dublin, 15, 22; Frankfurt, 17, 29; Geneva, 14, 27; Havana, 25, 31; Helsinki, 19, 29; Hong Kong, 29, 32; Honolulu, 23, 30; Jakarta, 24, 32: Jerusalem, 17, 29; Johannesburg, 8, 18; Kiev, 14, 20; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 32; Lima, 16, 21; Lisbon, 16, 23; London, 18, 28; Los Angeles, 19, 29; Madrid. 17, 31; Manila, 24, 35; Mexico City, 10, 25; Miami, 24, 30; Montevideo, 9, 10; Montreal, 18, 25; Moscow, 12, 19; Nassau, 23, 31; New Delhi, 27, 37; New York, 18, 31; Nicosia, 27, 39; Oslo, 15, 27; Paris, 18, 28; Peking, 25, 32; Rio de Janeiro, 21, 34; Rome, 18, 31; San Francisco, 11, 20; San Juan, 27, 32; Sao Paulo, 22. 27; Seoul, 19, 27; Singapore, 26, 31; Stockholm, 16, 30; Taipei, 26, 35; Tel Aviv, 21, 29; Tokyo, 17, 25; Toronto, 17, 26; Vancouver, 9, 20; Vienna, 20, 31.