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Press, 21 May 1987, Page 38

General forecast: Westerlies with rain over the North Island; cool southerlies and rain over the east of the South Island. District forecasts: Canterbury, Marlborough, Nelson: Cold southerlies, with scattered rain.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars 999.8 1001.9 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 14 Rainfall: mm., 9 a.m. to 11 p.m Trace To date this month .... 18 To date this year 252 To date last year 284 Average to date 259 Average for May 70 Wettest May (1959).... 198 Driest May (1960) 13 Sunshine: his Yesterday 3 hr 42 min To date this month .... 108 To date this year 943 To date last year ..... 957 Average for May 125 Humidity: Per cent at noon ..... 81 Per cent at 6 p.m 94 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 13 deg, minimum 9 deg, grass 9 deg, rainfall 5 SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises 7.42 a.m.; sets 5.10 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises 7.43 a.m., sets 5.09 p.m. Moon—Today :Kises 12,13 a.m., sets 2.07 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises 1.27. a.m.; sets 2.28 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 11.19 a.m. and 11.45 pin.. Tomorrow: 12.16 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.)

Buller, Westland: Southerlies; mainly fine. Tomorrow: Scattered rain in Canterbury; mainly fine elsewhere. Extended range forecast to Monday: Fine in Canterbury, Marlborough and Nelson; rain developing in Buller and Westland.

Phases of the Moon New moon: May 28. First quarter: June 5. Full moon: June 12. Last quarter: June 18. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 18deg., showers, N.W., 13 knots. Wellington: 14deg., rain, calm. Christchurch: 13deg., cloudy, S., 5 knots. Dunedin: 12deg., drizzle, E., 5 knots. WORLD WEATHER ! Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday Adelaide, 6, 19; Brisbane, 12, 23; Canberra, 2, 15; Darwin, 22, 31; Hobart, 5, 14; Melbourne, 10, 15; Perth, 9, 22; Sydney, 11, 19. Amsterdam, 6, 11; Athens, 15, 29; Bahrain, 28, 36; Bangkok, 28, 36; Barbados, 25, 30; Belgrade, 13, 23; Berlin, 6, 18; Bermuda, 20, 25; Bogota, 6, 20; Brussels, 5,. 14; Buenos Aires, 12, 17; Cairo, 17, 35; Copenhagen, 5, 14; Dublin, 7, 15; Frankfurt, 6, 18; Geneva, 8, 14; Havana, 23, 33; Helsinki, 7, 13; Hong Kong, 22, 26; Honolulu, 20, 29; Istanbul, 14, 24; Jakarta, 24, 33; Jerusalem, 17, 32; Kuala Lumpur, 24, 33; Lima, 17, 22; Lisbon, 13, 22; London, 7, 15; Los Angeles, 17, 24; Madrid, 7, 18; Manila, 25, 37; Montreal, 9, 14; Nassau, 24, 30; New Delhi, 25, 39; New York, 15, 27; Oslo, 5, 12; Paris, 9, 14; Peking, 13, 24; Rome, 13, 25; San Francisco, 11, 16; San Juan, 24, 30; Seoul, 11, 22; Singapore, 25, 32; Stockholm, 6, 12; Tokyo, 17, 23; Warsaw, 5, 17, , ,