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Press, 18 June 1986, Page 68

General forecast: An anticyclone is moving on to the South Island from the Tasman Sea. District forecasts: Canterbury: Cold, sunny, light winds. Marlborough: Fine, cold, light winds but moderate coastal southerlies.

Nelson, Buller: Sunny, cold, light winds. Westland: Sunny, cold, light winds. Extended range forecast to Sunday:All districts: Milder northerlies tomorrow, showers and cool south-westerlies by week-end.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars 1022.3 1023.5 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 9 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m trace To date this month .... 14 To date this year 316 To date last year 189 Average to date 315 Average for June 54 Wettest (1960) 168 Driest (1979) 5 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 8 hr 18 min To date this month .... 81 To date this year 1088 To date last year 1144 Average for June 120 Humidity: Per cent at noon 71 Per cent at 6 p.m 75 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 10 deg, minimum 1 deg, grass -6 deg, rainfall nil. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun — Today: Rises, 8.02 a.m.; sets, 4.58 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 8.03 a.m.; sets; 4.58 p.m. Moon — Today: Rises, 1.51 p.m.; sets, 2.45 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 2.18 p.m.; sets 4.03 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton — Today: 12.17 a.m. and 12.48 p.m. Tomorrow: 1.10 a.m. and 1.40 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 the Moon Full moon: June. 22. Last quarter. June 29. New moon: July 7. First quarter July 15. NOON WEATHER Auckland: lOdeg., fine, S.W., 9 knots.

Wellington: 9deg., showers, S., 11 knots. Christchurch: 9deg., fine, S.W., 14 knots. Dunedin: 7deg., cloudy, W., 13 knots. Air Pollution Christchurch readings for 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Smoke, medium; sulphur dioxide, low. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were.— Adelaide, 8, 12; Brisbane, 12, 24; Canberra, 2,9; Darwin, 20, 31; Hobart, 2, 14; Melbourne, 8, 15; Perth, 12, 16 (noon); Sydney, 17, 21. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were.— Amsterdam, 16, 28; Athens, 18, 32; Bahrain, 30, 36; Bangkok, 28, 35; Barbados, 25, 31; Belgrade, 17, 31; Berlin, 17, 30; Bogota, 6, 17; Brussels, 13, 30; Buenos Aires, 8, 16; Cairo, 17, 35; Caracas, 20, 28; Chicago, 13, 27; Copenhagen, 12, 22; Denpasar, 23, 32; Dublin, 12, 21; Frankfurt, 19, 30; Geneva, 14, 23; Hong Kong, 28, 31; Honolulu, 24, 31; Istanbul, 20, 30; Jakarta, 23, 32; Jerusalem, 15, 26; Johannesburg, 5, 19; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 31; Lima, 14, 19; Lisbon, 18, 28; London, 17, 28; Los Angeles, 16, 28; Madrid, 15, 32; Mexico City, 13, 24; Montevideo, 7, 16; Moscow, 15, 23; New Delhi, 29, 42; New York, 21, 30; Nicosia, 20, 35; Oslo, 13, 28; Paris, 17, 27; Peking, 18, 33; Rio de Janeiro, 16, 33; Rome, 16, 27; San Francisco, 13, 20; Santiago, 5, 14; Sao Paulo, 14, 26; Seoul, 19, 21; Singapore, 24, 30; Stockholm, 17, 26; Taipei, 25, 34; Tel Aviv, 20, 27; Tokyo, 21, 26; Vienna, 13, 26; Warsaw, 13, 25.