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Press, 1 June 1984, Page 30

General forecast: Fine and cool in the South Island. Coastal cloud in the east clearing. District forecasts: Canterbury: Fine and cool; light winds; some cloudy periods likely about the coast. Marlborough: Light winds, southerlies predominating; fine, but some cloud

likely about the coast at times. Nelson, Buller, Westland: Fine with light winds. Tomorrow: Becoming cloudy in Buller, Westland; fine elsewhere; light winds. Extended range forecast for the South Island until Monday: Rain developing on Sunday or Monday, with a south-west change.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .... 1026.9 1027.6 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 12 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m nil To date this month. ... 49 To date this year 314 To date last year 213 Average to date 284 Average for May 70 Wettest May (1959).... 198 Driest May (1960) 13 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 8 hr 18 min To date this month. ... 145 To date this year 928 To date last year 915 Average for May 125 Humidity: Per cent at noon 53 Per cent at 6 p.m 80 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 9 deg, minimum 1 deg, grass —2 deg, rainfall 0.3 mm. SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun — Today: Rises, 7.51 a.m.; sets, 5.02 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.52 a.m.; sets, 5.02 p.m. Moon — Today: Rises, 9.16 a.m.; sets, 6.01 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 10.18 a.m.; sets 6.58 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton — Today: 5.26 a.m. and 5.55 p.m. Tomorrow: 6.21 a.m. and 6.50 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 First quarter: June 7. Full moon: June 14.

Last quarter: June 21. New moon: June 29. NOON WEATHER Auckland: lldeg., fine, 11 knots. Wellington: lldeg., partly cloudy, S., 14 knots. Christchurch: 10deg., fine, S., 11 knots. Dunedin: 9deg., cloudy, W., 15 knots. AIR POLLUTION Christchurch readings for the 24 hours to 8 a.m. yesterday: smoke, low; sulphur dioxide, nil. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian centres yesterday were: Adelaide, 10, 17; Brisbane, 13, 23; Canberra, 1, 17; Hobart, 8, 16; Melbourne, 10, 20; Perth, 11, 17; Sydney, 10, 19. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 13, 17; Athens, 16, 29; Bahrain, 28, 32; Barbados, 25, 30; Beirut, 16, 24, Belgrade, 13, 23; Berlin, 8, 17; Bogota, 8, 20; Brussels, 10, 14, Buenos Aires, 7, 10; Caracas. 19, 27; Chicago, 3, 14; Copenhagen, 13, 21; Dublin, 6, 17; Frankfurt, 9, 15; Geneva, 6, 14; Havana, 23, 29; Helsinki, 13, 19; Hong Kong, 24, 28; Honolulu, 22, 30; Jakarta, 24, 33; Jerusalem, 16, 27; Johannesburg, 2, 17; Kuala Lumpur, 24, 33; Lima, 15, 22; Lisbon, 12, 18: London, 8, 21; Los Angeles, 24, 36; Madrid, 9, 18; Manila, 24, 35; Mexico City, 11, 20; Montevideo, 7,9; Nassau, 24, 28; New Delhi, 30, 44; New York, 14, 20, Nicosia, 16, 28; Oslo, 13, 21; Paris, 9, 16; Peking, 17, 31; Rio de Janeiro, 17, 34; Rome, 12, 20; San Francisco, 11, 25; Santiago, -1, 16; Seoul, 18, 26, Singapore, 25, 32; Stockholm, 9, 18; Tokyo, 18, 26; Toronto, 6, 10: Vancouver, 8, 17; Vienna, 8, 15; Warsaw, 12, 20.