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Press, 28 August 1984, Page 44

General forecast: An anti-cyclone centred south-east of the South Island is slow moving and a north-easterly flow covers New Zealand. A weak front in this flow is moving slowly across New Zealand. District forecasts: Canterbury: Fresh northeasterlies about the coast, with cloudy periods;

lighter winds inland; fine. Nelson, Marlborough, Buller, Westland: Fine, with light winds. Tomorrow: Mainly fine. Extended range forecast until Thursday: Scattered light rain in Canterbury, Nelson and Marlborough until late tomorrow, then clearing; showers on the West Coast on Thursday.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars .... 1011.1 1011.2 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 11 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. 1 To date this month. ... 14 To date this year 420 To date last year 369 Average to date 449 Average for August ... 56 Wettest August (1975) . . 149 Driest August (1948) ... 5 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 3hr 54min To date this month. ... 141 To date this year 1307 To date last year 1302 Average for August ... 145 Humidity: Per cent at noon 75 Per cent at 6 p.m 66 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 12deg, minimum 6deg, grass 6deg, rainfall trace. SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun — Today: Rises, 7.4 a.m: sets, 5.58 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.3 a.m: sets, 5.59 p.m. Moon — Today: Rises, 8.6 a.m: sets, 7.34 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 8.32 a.m: sets, 8.54 p.m« High tide at Lyttelton — Today: 5 a.m. and 5.31 p.m. Tomorrow: 6.1 a.m. and 6.32 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 September 2. Full moon: September 10.

Last quarter: September 18. New Moon: September 25. Air pollution Christchurch reading, 24 hours to 8 a.m yesterday: Smoke: low, sulphur dioxide: low. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 13deg., cloudy, E., 12 knots. Wellington: 12deg., cloudy, E., 12 knots. Christchurch: IQdeg., cloudy, N.E., 20 knots. Dunedin: 9deg., drizzle, N.E., 24 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities in the last 24 hours were: Adelaide, 9. 15; Brisbane, 11, 23; Canberra, 8, 11; Hobart, 6, 12; Melbourne, 7, 12; Perth, 10, 18 (noon); Sydney, 13, 22. Temperatures in the main cities of the world were: Athens, 19, 33; Bahrain, 29, 36; Bangkok, 27, 32; Barbados, 24, 32; Beirut, 22, 29; Belgrade, 15, 23; Berlin, 15, 25; Bogota, 7, 18; Brussels, 13, 24; Buenos Aires 2, 12; Cairo, 21, 32; Calgary, 6, 25; Caracas, 19, 28; Chicago, 11, 27; Copenhagen, 12, 20; Dublin, 14, 25; Frankfurt, 16, 20; Geneva, 14, 21; Havana, 25, 35; Hong Kong, 28, 29; Honolulu, 24, 32; Islamabad, 25, 30; Jakarta, 24, 32; Jerusalem, 18, 28; Johannesburg, 11, 24; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 32; Lima, 15, 20; Lisbon, 17, 30; London, 14, 23; Los Angeles, 20, 28; Madrid, 19, 30; Manila, 22, 29; Mexico City, 11, 21; Montevideo, 5,9; Moscow, 7, 24; Nassau, 22, 35; New Delhi, 25, 32; New York, 19, 27; Oslo, 11, 21; Paris, 16, 20; Peking, 20, 33; Rome, 16, 29; San Francisco, 14,18; Santiago, 2, 24; Seoul, 22, 30; Singapore, 24, 31; Stockholm, 8, 16; Tokyo, 24, 30; Toronto, 14, 25; Vienna, 18, 28; Warsaw, 12, 27.