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Press, 26 June 1987, Page 30

General forecast: Unsettled in most areas with periods of rain. District forecasts: Canterbury, Marlborough: Dull and cold with periods of rain.

Nelson, Buller: Easterly winds, rain clearing. Westland: Little wind, rain clearing. Extended range forecast to Tuesday: Rain be- . coining widespread, but easing over week-end.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer .... 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars 999.8 999.7 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 8 Rainfall: mm.

9 a.m. to 11 p.m. 8.3 To date this month .... 43 To date this year 331 To date last year 316 Average to date 329 Average for June 54 Wettest (1960) 168 Driest (1979) 5 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday Nil To date this month: . 104 To date this year . . . . 1100 To date last year 1119 Average for June ..... 120 Humidity: Per cent at noon ..... 93 Per cent at 6 pan. .... 94 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 8 deg, minimum 4 deg, grass 4 deg, rainfall 6 SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 8.03 ajn.; sets, 5.00 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 8.03 a.m.; sets, 5.01 pjn. Moon—Today: Rises, 8.16 a.m.; sets, 4.25 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 9.05 ajru sets, 522 pm. High tide at Lyttelton—Today. 4.17 a.m., and 4.43 p.m. Tomorrow; 5.01 a.m. and 5.27 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 Sumin.) Phase* of the Moon New moon: today. First quarter: July 4.

Full moon: July 11. Last quarter July 18. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 13deg., overcast, N., 2 knots. Wellington: lOdeg., drizzle, calm. Christchurch: Bdeg., drizzle, EL 16 knots.

Dunedin: 6deg., rain, NX, 13 knots., - , ?" ■ WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 8, 15; Brisbane, 11, 18; Canberra, 3, 11; Darwin, 22, 31; Hobart, 7, II; Melbourne, 7, 13; Perth, 13, 20; Sydney, 8, 16. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world In the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 11, 16; Athens, 18, 30; Bahrain, 28, 38; Bangkok, 27, 35; Beirut, 14, .30; Berlin, 10, 18; Bogota, 10, 21; Brussels, 8, 19; Buenos Aires, 1, 12; Cairo, 26, 37; Caracas, 19, 26; Copenhagen, 10, 15; Curitiba, 9, 18; Denpasar, 22, 32; Dublin, 9, 19; Frankfurt, 14, 22; Geneva, 9, 22; Helsinki, 12, 22; Hong Kong, 29, 32; Honolulu, 23, 32; Islamabad, 21, 41; Istanbul, 18, 26; Jakarta, 25, 34; Johannesburg, 2, 16; Kuala Lumpur, 24, 33; Lima, 15, 20; London, 13, 21; Los Angeles, 17, 27; Madrid, 16, 33; Manila, 24, 33; Mexico City, 12. 26; Moscow, 15, 23; Nassau, 25. 33; New Delhi, 29, 40; New York, 21, 30; Nicosia, 18, 33; Paris, 14, 22; Peking, 19, 30; Rio de Janeiro, 16, 28; Rome, 13, 29; San Francisco, 11, 19; Santiago, 4, 24; Seoul, 20, 27; Singapore. 26. 32; Stockholm, 12. 16; Taipei. 28, 34; Tel Aviv, 18, 29; Tokyo, 19, 28; .Vancouver, 9, 19; Vienna, 16, 20; Warsaw, 14, 18.