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Press, 30 May 1987, Page 80

General forecast: Fine on the east coast with areas of high cloud; rain developing about the western ranges, spreading over the West Coast, Southland, and Otago in the afternoon. District forecasts: Canterbury, Marlborough: Fresh north-westerlies; showers along the Alps, otherwise fine. Nelson, Buller, Westland:

Fresh, cool westerlies, with occasional showers. Tomorrow: Unsettled in most districts; dry in the east from Marlborough to Canterbury. Extended range forecast to Wednesday: Showers on the west and south coasts of the South Island, elsewhere fine; fresh to gusty northwest winds.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars 1012.7 1013.9 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 16 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m nil To date this month .... 54 To date this year ..... -287 To date last year 295 Average to date 280 Average for May 70 Wettest May (1959).... 198 Driest May (1960) 13 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 8 hr 54 min To date this month .... 148 To date this year 984 To date last year 991 Average for May 125 Humidity: Per cent at noon 38 Per cent at 6 p.m 43 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 20deg, minimum 12deg, grass 9deg, rainfall trace. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun — Today: Rises, 7.50 a.m.; sets, 5.04 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.51 a.m.; sets, 5.03 p.m. Moon — Today: Rises, 10.22 a.m.; sets, 6.31 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 11.08 a.m.; sets 7.30 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton — Today: 6.28 a.m. and 6.54 p.m. Tomorrow: 7.19 ajn. and 7.41 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 First quarter: June 5. Full moon: June 12 Last quarter June 18. New moon: June 26. .

NOON WEATHER Auckland: 16 deg., rain, N., 8 knots. Wellington: 15 deg., fine, N.W., 18 knots. Christchurch: 16 deg., fine, N.W., 21 knots. Dunedin: 12 deg., partly cloudy, W„ 9 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 10, 15; Brisbane, 8, 22; Canberra, -5, 14; Darwin, 16, 29; Hobart, 7, 16; Melbourne, 6, 15; Perth, 8, 20; Sydney, 6, 19. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 8, 13; Athens, 15, 27; Bahrain, 29, 38; Bangkok, 28, 35; Barbados, 24, 30; Beirut, 20, 28; Belgrade, 14, 22; Berlin, 8, 18; Bermuda, 20, 24; Bogota, 7, 19; Brussels, 5, 18; Budapest, 11, 16; Buenos Aires, 2, 14; Cairo, 19, 30; Caracas, 19, 27; Copenhagen, 8, 17; Dublin, 8, 16; Frankfurt, 11, 20; Geneva, 11,18; Havana, 23, 30; Helsinki, 3, 11; Hong Kong, 24, 24; Honolulu, 20, 29; Istanbul, 12, 22; Jerusalem, 11, 28; Johannesburg, 7, 19; Kuala Lumpur, 24, 33; Lima, 17, 23; Lisbon, 13, 23; London, 8, 19; Los Angeles, 13, 21; Madrid, 11, 27; Manila, 25, 36; Mexico City, 13, 28; Montevideo, 1, 13; Montreal, 16, 20; Moscow, 2,7; Nassau, 20, 28; New Delhi, 26, 41; New York, 12, 16; Nicosia, 17, 31; Oslo, 2, 11; Paris, 9, 15; Rio de Janeiro, 12, 25; Rome, 8, 23; Santiago, 6, 17; Sao Paulo, 9, 20; Seoul, 13, 25; Singapore, 26, 30; Stockholm, 6,9; Taipei, 21, 25; Tel Aviv, 17, 28; Tokyo, 16, 21; Toronto. 12, 28; Vienna, 13, 20; Warsaw, 5, 21.