General forecast: A old front is moving east across New Zealand bringing rain to most South Island districts although some fair periods on the east coast can be expected. District forecasts: Canterbury: Showers persisting about the Alps, but mostly clear elsewhere; moderate westerlies.
Nelson, Marlborough: Mainly fine, except for showers on the western
ranges; moderate or fresh westerlies. Buller, Westland: Fresh, cool westerlies with changeable showery weather. Tomorrow: Rain in most areas. Extended range forecast until Monday: A complex and deep trough of low pressure is expected to move onto New Zealand during the week-end, bringing very cold southerly winds and unsettled weather to most districts.
CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer. .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars .... 996.3 1001.5 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 15 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m Nil To date this month. ... 42 To date this year 365 To date last year 316 Average to date 362 Average for July 62 Wettest (1977) 181 Driest (1967) 5 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 0 hr 12 min To date this month. ... 30 To date this year 1098 To date last year 1086 Average for July 122 Humidity: Per cent at noon 73% Per cent at 6 p.m 55% Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 12 deg, minimum 6 deg, grass 6 deg, rainfall 0 SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun — Today: Rises, 7.58 a.m.; sets, 5.12 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.58 a.m.; sets, 5.13 p.m. Moon — Today: Rises, 4.56 p.m.; sets, 8.11 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6 p.m.; sets 8.56 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton — Today: 4.16 a.m. and 4.44 p.m. Tomorrow: 5.6 a.m. and 5.33 p.m. (Lake Forsyth, subtract 60min, Akaroa subtract 45min, Port Levy, subtract Statin; Ashburton and Rakaia, subtact 25min; Kaikoura add 17min; Kaiapoi and Sumner, add 30min.) Phases of Moon Full moon: Today. Laster quarter July 21. New moon: July 28. First quarter: August 4. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 15deg., recent rain, N.E., 20 knots.
Wellington: 12deg., showers, N., 25 knots. Christchurch: 12deg., cloudy, N.E., 10 knots. Dunedin: 10deg., recent drizzle, 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 in the last 24 hours were: Adelaide, 9, 14; Brisbane, 11, 20; Canberra, 2, 11; Hobart, 7, 10; Melbourne, 7, 15; Perth, 5, 14 (noon); Sydney, 7, 18. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 15, 22; Athens, 18, 31; Bahrain, 31, 38; Bangkok, 26, 33; Barbados, 25, 31; Beirut, 21, 28; Belgrade, 16, 32; Berlin, 20, 33; Bogota, 4, 19; Brussels, 14, 25; Buenos Aires, 6, 11; Cairo, 20, 33; Calgary, 9, 26; Caracas, 19, 28; Chicago, 22, 37; Copenhagen, 17, 26; Dublin, 15, 17; Frankfurt, 19, 33; Havana, 23, 31; Helsinki, 14, 22; Hong Kong, 27, 31; Honolulu, 23, 26; Islamabad, 25, 32; Jakarta, 23, 32; Jerusalem, 20, 31; Johannesburg, 7, 10; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 32; Lima, 15, 20; Lisbon, 18, 23; London, 15, 21; Los Angeles, 21, 35; Madrid, 12, 34; Manila, 22, 34; Mexico City, 12, 22; Montevideo, 9, 11; Moscow, 16,19; Nassau, 22, 28; New Delhi, 23, 37; New York, 18, 25; Nicosia, 20, 37; Oslo, 15, 24; Paris, 18, 31; Peking, 18, 27; Rio de Janeiro, 15, 32; Rome, 15, 32; San Francisco, 11, 21; Santiago, 2, 10; Seoul, 23, 29; Singapore, 25, 31; Stockholm, 15, 27; Tokyo, 27, 29; Toronto, 18, 21; Vienna, 13, 26; Warsaw, 10, 27.
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