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Press, 20 August 1984, Page 40

General forecast: Mainly fine in the east from Gisborne to.Otago. In the west of the South Eland, more frequent showers, occasionally spreading in to Nelson. District forecasts: Canterbury: Showers about the Alps, but mainly fine elsewhere; fresh northwesterlies inland. Marlborough: Mainly fine, but a few showers about the Sounds; north-wester-lies; mild. .

Nelson: Cloudy at times with occasional showers, chiefly about the western ranges. Buller, Westland: Cloudy, with showery periods; cool. Tomorrow: Mainly fine in Canterbury ■ and Marlborough; showers elsewhere. Extended range forecast until Thursday: Periods of rain in most South Island districts. <,

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer:.... 6 p.m. 11 pm. Millibars .... 1M2.9 1004.1 Temperature: deg. Maximuni (to 6 p.m.) . . 16 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Trace Saturday Nil To date this month. ... 12 To date this year 418 To date last year 346 Average to date 434 Average for August ... 56 Wettest August (1975) . . 149 Driest August (1948) ... 5 Sunshine: hrs Saturday Bhr 18min Yesterday Ihr 6min To date this month 97 To date this year 1263 To date last year 1267 Average for August .... 145 Humidity: Per cent at noon 64 Per cent at 6 pm 60 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 17deg, minimum 7deg, grass. 6deg, rainfall nil SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.17 a.m.; sets, 5.49 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.15 a.m.; sets, 5.50 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 1.16 a.m.; sets, 11.02 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 2.23 a.m., sets 11.35. a.m. High tide at Lyttelton Today: 10.53 a.m. and 11.13 p.m. Tomorrow: 11.41 a.m. and. —. (Lake Forsyth, subtract 60min; Akaroa, subtract 45min; Port Levy, subtract 30rnin; Ashburton and Rakaia, subtract 25min; Kaikoura, add • 17min; Kaiapoi and Sumner, add 30min.) Phases of Moon Last quarter today. Ne/ moon: August 27.

First quarter: September 2. Full moon: September 10. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 16deg., cloudy, N.W., 9 knots. Wellington: 14deg., recent showers, N., 16 knots. Christchurch: 14deg., cloudy, N., 9 knots. Dunedin: Udeg., cloudy, calm. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities in the last 24 hours were: Adelaide, 10, 17; Brisbane, 10, 25; Canberra, 7, 11; Hobart, 5, 12; Melbourne, 8, 15; Perth, 12, 15 (noon); Sydney, 14, 21. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 10, 24; Athens, 19, 30; Bahrain, 29, 36; Bangkok, 29, 34; Barbados, 22, 30; Beirut, 24, 30; Belgrade, 16, 25; Berlin, 9, 20; Bogota, 9, 17; Brussels, 22, 29; Buenos Aires, 7, 13; Cairo, 20, 32; Calgary, 9, 27; Chicago, 22, 26; Copenhagen, 13, 20; Dublin, 12, 21; Frankfurt, 11, 26; Geneva, 11, 26; Havana, 26, 27; Helsinki, 6, 18; Hong Kong, 27, 31; Honolulu, 24, 31; Islamabad, 26, 34; Jakarta, 23, 33; Jerusalem, 19, 24; Johannesburg, 10,19; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 32; Lima, 15, 20; Lisbon, 15, 27; London, 13, 25; Los Angeles, 22, 30; Madrid, 17, 32; Manila, 25, 29; Mexico City, 12, 24; Montevideo, 6, 14; Moscow, 7, 17; Nassau, 22, 32; New Delhi, 28, 33; New York, 21, 30; Nicosia, 18, 33; Oslo, 9, 17; Paris, 16, 26; Peking, 19, 29; Rio de Janeiro, 13, 22; Rome, 16, 29; San Francisco, 14, 27; Santiago, 3, 13; Seoul, 25, 35; Singapore, 24, 31; Stockholm, 10, 18; Tokyo, 27, 34; Toronto, 16, 25; Vienna, 14, 21; Warsaw, 9, 21-r,.