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Press, 21 August 1984, Page 38

General forecast: A disturbed west to northwest airstream covers New Zealand and the Tasman Sea. Fine in the east of both islands. Showers in the west of the South Island. District forecasts: Canterbury:. Showers about the western ranges; northerlies fresh in exposed places; mild. Nelson, Marlborough: Northwesterlies fresh at times; cloudy with a few showers.

Buller, Westland; Cloudy and cool with showers and occasional thunderstorms. Tomorrow: More rain likely in West Coast areas. Extended range forecast until Friday: Showers in Nelson and Marlborough; thunderstorms, showers and snow on the West Coast; scattered showers with snow down to progressively lower levels in Canterbury; gusty northwesterlies.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer:.... 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .... 1000.4 1002.0 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 20 Rainfail: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. 0 To date this month. ... 13 To date this year 419 To date last year 346 Average to date. 436 Average for August ... 56 Wettest (1975) 149 Driest (1948) 5 Sunchine: hrs Yesterday 2 hr 18 min To date this month. ... 90 To date this year 1265 To date last year 1267 Average for August ... 145 Humidity: Per cent at noon 47 Per cent at 6 p.m..... 54 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 16 deg, minimum 8 deg, grass 4 deg, rainfall Tee SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.15 a.m.; sets, 5.50 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.13 a.m.; sets, 5.51 pm. Moon—Today: Rises, 223 a.m.; sets, 11.35 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 3.29 a.m.; sets, 12.18 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 11.41 a.m. and —. To- ' morrow: 12.1 a.m. and 12.29 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: August 27. First quarter: September 2. Full moon: September 10. Last quarter September 18. Air pollution Christchurch readings, 24 hours to 8 a.m. yesterday: Smoke low, sulphur dioxide, low. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the mairr Australian cities in the last 24 hours were: Adelaide, 10, 14; Brisbane, 13, 25; Canberra, 4,9; Hobart, 5, 12; Melbourne, 8, 15; Perth, 13 13 (noon); Sydney, 12, 17. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 14, 25; Athens, 19, 28; Bahrain, 29, 34; Bangkok, 26, 31; Barbados, 25, 31; Beirut, 24, 30; Belgrade, 14, 25; Berlin, 9, 20; Brussels, 17, 28; Buenos Aires, 9, 17; Cairo, 19, 32; Calgary, 9, 31; Caracas, 21, 28;. Chicago, 17, 28; Copenhagen, 13, 20; Dublin, 13, 21; Frankfurt, 13, 25; Geneva, 12, 26; Havana, 24, 31; Helsinki, 7, 17; Hong Kong, 27, 30; Honolulu, 24, 32; Islamabad, 23, 30; Jakarta, 23, 33; Jerusalem, 17, 24; Johannesburg, 10, 20; Kuala Lumpur, 22, 33; Lisbon, 15, 28; Lima, 15, 20; London, 17, 29; Los Angeles, 22, 29; Madrid, 16, 32; Manila, 24, 29; Montevideo, 5, 18; Moscow, 8, 18; Nassau, 25, 32; New Delhi, 27, 33; New York, 18, 28; Nicosia, 18, 33; Oslo, 11, 20; Paris, 15, 28; Peking, 22, 26; Rio de Janeiro, 13, 22; Rome, 15, 30; San Francisco, 14, 23; Santiago, 8, 13; Seoul, 25, 35; Singapore, 22, 30; Stockholm, 11, 20; Tokyo, 26, 34; Toronto, 15, 24; Vienna, 14, 23; Warsaw, 10, 21.