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Press, 17 July 1986, Page 40

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General forecast: Fine over most of New Zealand, but some rain in Fiordland, with scattered falls spreading to Westland and Otago later today. District forecasts: Canterbury: Northerlies gradually freshening; mainly fine, but scattered rain developing in the alps later in the day. Nelson, Marlborough:

Fine with light winds; cool.

Buller, Westland: Mainly fine but some cloudy periods, and scattered rain developing in the south.

Tomorrow: Some rain in most South Island districts. ••

Extended forecast until Monday:. Mainly fine in eastern areas of the South Island; rain on the West Coast

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars 1030.2 1029.2 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 11 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. nil To date this month .... 129 To date this year; ~ . . 459 To date last year 242 Average to date 370 Average for July 62 Wettest July (1977) .... 181 Driest July (1967) 5 Sunshine: his

Yesterday 9 hr - min To date this month .... 70 To date this year ..... 1211 To date last year 1249 Average for July. ..... 122 Humidity:

Per cent at noon . Per cent at 6 p.m.

Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 15 deg, minimum -2 deg, grass -7 deg, rainfall nil.

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.57 a.m.; sets, 5.13 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.57 a.m.; sets, 5.14 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 12.47 p.m.; sets, 3.03 am. Tomorrow: Rises, 1.25 p.m.; sets, 4.23 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 12.29 p.m. Tomorrow: 12.51 a.m. and 1.23 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: July 21. Last quarter: July 29. New Moon: August 6. First quarter August 13.

NOON WEATHER Auckland: 13deg., fine, N., 2 knots. Wellington: 12deg., fine, calm. Christchurch: Bdeg., fine, N.E., 7 knots. Dunedin: 12deg., fine, calm. Air pollution Christchurch readings for 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: smoke; high. Sulphur dioxide; low. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities in the last 24 hours were: Adelaide, 9, 11; Brisbane, 15, 23; Canberra, 3,15; Hobart, 5, 15; Melbourne, 11, 14; Perth, 5, 14; Sydney, 14, 20. Temperatures in the main cities of the world were: Amsterdam, 14, 23; Athens, 22, 36; Bahrain, 30, 39; Bangkok, 25, 33; Belgrade, 15, 24; Berlin, 7, 20; Bermuda, 26, 30; Bogota, 5, 17; Brussels, 10, 28; Buenos Aires, 12,14; Cairo, 21, 33; Calgary, 9, 22; Caracas, 20, 28; Chicago, 17, 26; Copenhagen, 13, 20; Dublin, 17, 23; Edinburgh, 15, 21; Frankfurt, 9, 23; Geneva, 13, 21; Havana, 25, 30; Helsinki, 15, 24; Hong Kong, 26, 31; Honolulu, 24, 32; Islamabad, 28, 39; Istanbul, 20, 28; Jakarta, 23, 30; Jerusalem, 16, 28; Johannesburg, 3, 20; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 33; Lima, 14, 18; Lisbon, 21, 33; London, 19, 28; Los Angeles, 19, 30; Madrid, 16, 31; Manila, 23, 31; Mexico City, 9, 23; Montevideo, 12, 15; Moscow, 9, 18; Nassau, 25, 31; New Delhi, 29, 35; New York, 18, 30; Nicosia, 28, 37; Oslo, 13, 24; Peking, 20, 30; Rio de Janeiro, 12, 29; Rome, 19, 23; San Francisco, 12, 21; Santiago, 5, 14; Seoul, 22, 29; Singapore, 25, 30; Stockholm, 12, 23; Tokyo, 23, 27; Toronto, 11, 28; Vienna, 12, 23; Warsaw, 9, 15.