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Press, 5 August 1985, Page 44

General forecast: A large anticyclone covering the Tasman Sea is moving towards New Zealand. In Wellington and Wairarapa, showers clearing. In Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay, showers clearing, southerlies moderating. District forecasts: Canterbury: Sunny, cool, light northerlies. Marlborough: Fine, cool, light winds turning north-

erly about the Sounds late today. Nelson, Buller, Westland: Fine, light winds, cool. Extended range forecast to Thursday.—Canterbury, Marlborough: Fine, frosty tomorrow, cloudy northerlies from Wednesday; Nelson, Buller: Fine, light northerlies until Thursday’s northerlies and rain; Westland: Fine, frosty, light winds to Wednesday, rain on Thursday, northerlies.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars .... 1031.4 1033.9 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 11 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m Nil Saturday 7 To date this month. ... 14 To date this year 270 To date last year 406 Average to date 407 Average for August ... 56 Wettest August (1975) . . 149 Driest August (1948) ... 5 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 6 hr 36 min Saturday — hr — min To date this month 11 To date this year 1309 To date last year 1185 Average for August .... 145 Humidity: Per cent at noon 61 Per cent at 6 p.m 78 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum Bdeg, minimum 2deg, grass -2deg, rainfall 7 SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun - Today: Rises, 7.38 a.m.; sets, 5.33 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.37 a.m.; sets, 5.34 p.m. Moon - Today: Rises, 10 p.m.; sets, 9.53 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 11.3 p.m.; sets 10.11 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton - Today: 7.56 a.m. and 8.18 p.m. Tomorrow: 8.46 a.m. and 9.5 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 Last quarter: August 9. New moon: August 16. First quarter: August 23. Full moon: August 30. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 12, 16; Brisbane, 10, 20; Canberra, 1, 15; Darwin, 20, 31; Hobart, 2, 14; Melbourne, 7, 17; Perth, 12, 19 (noon); Sydney, 7, 17. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours: Amsterdam, 16, 18; Athens, 23, 34; Bahrain, 30, 38; Bangkok, 28, 33; Barbados, 23, 30; Beirut, 29, 35; Belgrade, 16, 28; Berlin, 13, 21; Bogota, 8, 17; Brussels, 11, 17; Buenos Aires, 6, 18; Cairo, 23, 38; Caracas, 19, 27; Chicago, 11, 24; Copenhagen, 14, 18; Denpasar, 22, 31; Dublin, 11, 16; Frankfurt, 11, 23; Geneva, 14, 25; Helsinki, 15, 20; Hong Kong 26, 30; Honolulu, 24, 32; Jakarta, 24, 31; Jerusalem, 23, 31; Kuala Lumpur, 22, 33; Lima, 14, 17; Lisbon, 18, 34; London, 13, 19; Los Angeles, 19, 29; Madrid, 18, 33; Manila, 22, 32; Montreal, 13, 27; Moscow, 13, 21; New Delhi, 26, 35; New York, 18, 27; Oslo, 13, 20; Paris, 14, 25; Peking, 23, 33; Rio de Janeiro, 15, 34; Rome, 20, 34; San Francisco, 15, 21; Santiago, 4, 19; Sao Paulo, 15, 24; Seoul, 24, 28; Singapore, 24, 30; Stockholm, 9, 14; Taipei, 25, 35; Tel Aviv, 22, 33; Tokyo, 26, 32; Toronto, 15, 26; Vancouver, 13, 20; Vienna, 15, 18; Warsaw, 11, 21.