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Press, 13 June 1986, Page 32

General forecast: A cold front over the South Island is moving north-east and is expected to reach central North Island about mid-Friday afternoon. District forecasts: Canterbury: Moderate cold southerlies spreading northwards, some rain clearing, snow to about 800 m in the east. Marlborough; North-west-erlies, mainly cloudy

until this afternoon, a colder southerly change then spreading north with some rain. Nelson: Moderate westerlies turning south-west, showers about the ranges and some rain, becoming colder. Buller: Moderate westerlies turning to colder southerlies this afternoon, cloudy, occasional rain. Westland: Rain easing, winds light.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars 1003.9 1007.7 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 16 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m To date this month .... i To date this year 302 To date last year 189 Average to date 306 Average for June 54 Wettest June (1960).... 168 Driest June (1979) .... 5 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 0.54 hr min To date this month .... 47 To date this year 1053 To date last year 1131 Average for June 120 Humidity: Per cent at noon 62 Per cent at 6 pm 60 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 15 deg, minimum 5 deg, grass 1 deg, rainfall Nil SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun - Today: Rises, 8.01 a.m.; sets, 4.58 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 8.01 a.m.; sets 4.58 p.m. Moon - Today: Rises, 12.04 p.m.; sets, 10.01 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 12.27 p.m.; sets 11.10 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton - Today: 8.47 a.m. and 9.06 p.m. Tomorrow: 9.31 a.m. and 9.50 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 30 min.) Phases of Moon First quarter: June 16.

Full moon: June 22. Last quarter: June 29. New moon: July 7. ■ NOON WEATHER Auckland: 14deg., cloudy, S.W., 7 knots. > Wellington: 14deg., cloudy, N.W., 30 knots. Christchurch: 13deg., cloudy, N., 6 knots. ! Dunedin: 15deg., cloudy, N.W., I 13 knots. ' Air Pollution Christchurch readings for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: smoke, low; sulphur dioxide, low. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and' maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were.— Adelaide, 10, 17; Brisbane, 15, 21; Canberra, 1, 11; Darwin, 21, 32; Hobart, 6,7; Melbourne, 10, 15; Perth, 11, 17 (noon); Sydney, 10, 17. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were.— Amsterdam, 13, 19; Athens, 16, 26; Bahrain, 29, 37; Bangkok, 27, 33; Barbados, 24, 31; Belgrade, 14, 23; Berlin, 14, 25; Bogota, 10, 20; Brussels, 5. 19; Buenos Aires, 12, 20; Cairo, 28, 34; Caracas, 20, 27; Chicago, 15, 29; Copenhagen, 12, 20; Denpasar, 23, 31; Dublin, 8,16; Frankfurt, 11, 26; Geneva, 9, 27; Helsinki, 14, 22; Hong Kong, 25, 29; Honolulu, 21, 30; Istanbul, 17, 23; Jakarta, 24, 32; Jerusalem, 17, 30; Johannesburg, 6, 18; Kuala Lumpur, 24, 33; Lima, 15, 19; Lisbon, 14, 22; London, 9, 15; Los Angeles, 18, 26; Madrid, 16, 32; Manila, 23, 34; Mexico City, 10, 23; Montevideo, 12, 20;