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Press, 29 August 1984, Page 64

General forecast: In Marlborough and Nelson, a few scattered showers at first in the west, otherwise mainly fine, light rain on the West Coast, scattered rain in the Alps but dry elsewhere. District forecasts: Canterbury: Fresh northeast winds on exposed coasts and lighter northerlies inland; scattered rain about the western high country but dry in

the east with variable high cloud. Marlborough: Mainly fine, moderate northerlies on the Kaikoura coast and about the Sounds, but elsewhere light winds. Nelson, Buller: Cool with variable cloud and a few light showers; light winds. Westland: Moderate north to north-east winds; generally cloudy with scattered light rain. Tomorrow: Similar in all districts.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer:.... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars .... 1008.3 1009.5 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 12 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m nil To date this month. ... 16 To date this year... .. . 422 To date last year 369 Average to date 451 Average for August ... 56 Wettest August (1975) . . 149 Driest August (1948) ... 5 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 6 hr 12 min To date this month. ... 147 To date this year 1314 To date last year 1304 Average for August ... 145 Humidity: Per cent at noon 76 Per cent at 6 p.m 83 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 11 deg, minimum 5 deg grass 2 deg, rainfall 2 mm. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises 7.03 a.m., sets 5.59 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises 7.01 a.m., sets 6 p.m. Moon-Today: Rises 8.32 a.m., sets 8.54 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises 8.57 a.m., sets 10.12 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton-Today: 6.01 a.m. and 6.32 p.m. Tomorrow: 7.05 a.m. and 7.35 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. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 15deg., partly cloudy, N., 6 knots. Wellington: 12deg., overcast, N., 6 knots. ’ Christchurch: lldeg., cloudy, E., 18 knots. 1 Dunedin: 9deg., cloudy, N.E., 19 knots. I Air pollution i Christchurch readings, 24 ! hours to 8 a.m. yesterday. 1 Smoke, low; sulphur dioxide, low. 1 WORLD WEATHER ' Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 8, 15; Brisbane, 11, 23; Canberra, 1, 10; Hobart, 4, 10; Melbourne, 6, 13; Sydney, 9, 17. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 18, 22; Athens, 20, 30; Bahrain, 29, 36; Bangkok, 29, 34; Beirut, 22, 29; Belgrade, 16, 22; Berlin, 8, 20; Brussels, 10, 22; Buenos Aires, 7, 16; Copenhagen, 14, 20; DenK 24, 33; Dublin, 15, 25; urt, 14, 23; Geneva, 14, 20; Havana, 25, 32; Helsinki, 7, 13; Hong Kong, 26, 29; Honolulu, 24, 32; Jakarta, 24, 33; Jerusalem, 17, 27; Johannesburg, 11, 19; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 33; Lima, 15, 20; Lisbon, 18, 33; London, 18, 26; Los Angeles, 20, 28; Madrid, 13, 30; Manila, 23, 29; Mexico City, 11, 21; Montevideo, 4, 14; Montreal, 16, 29; Moscow, 6, 13; New Delhi, 25, 29; New York, 18, 29; Paris, 16, 22; Peking, 20, 29; Rio de Janeiro, 11, 19; Rome, 16, 29; San Francisco, 13, 20; Seoul, 22, 29; Singapore, 26, 31; Stockholm, 6, 17; Tokyo, 26, 31; Toronto, 13, 25; Vancouver, 12, 20; Vienna, 16, 23; Warsaw, 13, 22.