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Press, 22 June 1984, Page 32

General forecast: Drizzle clearing, winds light in most districts. District forecasts: Canterbury, Marlborough: Light winds, mostly cloudy with drizzle and

mist patches but some fine periods developing, Nelson, Buller, Westland: Cloudy with areas of drizzle, light winds. Tomorrow: Freshening north-westerlies, becoming fine.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars .... 1009.6 1007.6 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 8 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m 1 To date this month. ... 2 To date this year 316 To date last year 269 Average to date 322 Average for June 54 Wettest June (1960). ... 168 Driest June (1979) 5 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday nil To date this month. ... 120 To date this year 1048 To date last year 1010 Average for June 120 Humidity: Per cent at noon 97 Per cent at 6 p.m 100 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 9 deg, minimum 4 deg, grass 4 deg, rainfall 2mm. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 8.3 a.m.; sets, 5 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 8.3 a.m.; sets, 5.1 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 12.24 a.m.; sets, 1.5 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 1.26 a.m.; sets, 1.24 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: ' 11.22 a.m. and 11.38 p.m. Tomorrow: — and 12.7 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 New moon: June 29. First quarter: July 6. Full moon: July 13. Last quarter: July 21.

NOON WEATHER Auckland: 15 deg., showers, 5 knots. Wellington: 11 deg., drizzle, calm. Christchurch: 6 deg., drizzle, S.W., 10 knots. Dunedin: 8 deg., partly cloudy, N.E., 9 knots. AIR POLLUTION Christchurch readings, 24 hours to 8 a.m. yesterday: Smoke, low; sulphur dioxide, low. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 2, 17; Brisbane, 12, 21; Canberra, -2, 9; Darwin, 17, 29; Hobart, 1, 16; Melbourne, 2, 14; Perth, 14,16; Sydney, 10, 17. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 14, 26; Athens, 19, 27; Bahrain, 29, 36; Bangkok, 28, 33; Beirut, 19, 27; Belgrade, 13, 27; Berlin, 13, 26; Bogota, 7, 18; Brussels, 14, 28; Buenos Aires, 10, 11; Cairo, 18, 34; Calgary, 6, 18; Caracas, 19, 28; Chicago, 16, 29; Copen- ■ hagen, 15, 20; Dublin, 10, 19; Frankfurt, 11, 26; Geneva, 10, 28; Helsinki, 12, 20; Hong Kong, 27, 29; Honolulu, 22, 31; Islamabad, 24, 38; Jakarta, 21, 32; Jerusalem, 16, 25; Johannesburg, 8, 15; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 34; Lima, 15, 20; Lisbon, 16, 25; London, 19, 27; Los Angeles, 19, 27; Madrid, 15, 27; Manila, 24, 31; Mexico City, 12, 22; Montevideo, 11, 13; Montreal, 12, 22; Moscow, 12, 17; Nassau, 24, 32; New Delhi, 22, 32; New York, 20, 32; Nicosia, 16, 33; Oslo, 11, 22; Paris, 19, 26; Peking, 19, 25; Rio de Janeiro, 15, 32; Rome, 16, 30; San Francisco, 10, 16; San Juan, 24, 32; Santiago, 5, 15; Sao Paulo, 14, 26; Seoul, 17, 28; Singapore, 25, 32; Stockholm, 10, 22; Taipei, 27, 33; Tokyo, 23, 27; Toronto, 18, 27; Vancouver, 9, 19; Vienna, 11, 24; Warsaw, 10, 22.