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Press, 27 June 1987, Page 84

General forecast: Cool throughout New Zealand, with, rain periods in .the east.

District forecasts: Canterbury, Marlborough: Cloudy, occasional showers, cold moderate easterlies. Nelson, Buller, Westland:

Mainly fine, cool, little wind. Tomorrow: Similar on the West Coast. Isolated

showers, north-easter-lies in the east. Extended range forecast to Wednesday: Showery south-easterlies developing.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars 1004.3 1006.8 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 9 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. ..... 1 To date this month .... 82 To date this year 369 To date last year 318 Average to date 331 Average for June 54 Wettest June (1960). .. . 168 Driest June (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 89 Per cent at 6 p.m ■ 94 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 8 deg, minimum 6 deg, grass 6 deg, rainfall 39mm. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun — Today: Rises, 8.03 a.m.; sets 5.01 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 8.04 a.m.; sets 5.01 p.m. Moon — Today: Rises, 9.05 а. sets 5.22 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 9.45 a.m.; sets 6.25 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton Today: 5.01 a.m. and 5.27 p.m. Tomorrow: 5.49 a.m. and б. 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: July 4. Full moon: July 11. Last quarter: July 18. New. moon: July 26.

NOON WEATHER Auckland: 13deg., showers, S.W., 16 knots. Wellington: Udeg., cloudy, S.E., 10 knots. Christchurch: Bdeg., overcast, S.E., 9 knots. Dunedin: Bdeg., drizzle, E., 13 knots. -WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 7, 15; Brisbane, 10, 16; Canberra, 4, 12; Darwin, 20, 30; Hobart, 5, 11; Melbourne, 9, 14; Perth, 13, 17; Sydney, 9, 16. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 8, 18; Athens, 19, 30; Bahrain, 30, 40; Bangkok, 26, 35; Barbadoes, 25, 30; Beirut, 21, 28; Belgrade, 14, 26; Bermuda, 25, 25; Brussels, 9, 18; Budapest, 15, 24; Buenos Aires, 3, 14; Cairo, 21, 34; Chicago, 16, 33; Copenhagen, 8, 16; Denpasar, 24, 32; Dublin, 11, 17; Frankfurt, 12, 19; Geneva, 12, 23; Helsinki, 10, 18; Hong Kong, 29, 31; Honolulu, 22, 31; Islamabad, 23, 41; Istanbul, 17, 28; Jakarta, 24, 33; Jerusalem, 19, 29; Johannesburg, 2, 16; Kiev, 12, 24; Kuala Lumpur, 24, 34; Lima, 15, 20; Lisbon, 20, 30; London, 13, 17; Los Angeles, 18, 28; Madrid, 18, 33; Manila, 27, 32; Mexico City, 13, 27; Montevideo, 0, 12; Montreal, 16, 32; Moscow, 14, 18; New Delhi, 29, 41; New York, 14, 28; Oslo, 11, 18; Paris, 12, 21; Peking, 19, 28; Rio de Janeiro, 10, 23; Rome, 14, 29; San Francisco, 11, 26; San Juan, 25, 31; Santiago, 4, 24; Sao Paulo, 10, 11; Seoul, 19, 27; Singapore, 27, 32; Stockholm, 14, 16; Taipei, 20, 23; Tel Aviv, 20, 28; Tokyo, 20, 24; Toronto, 16, 31; Vancouver, 10, 21; Vienna, 15, 21; Warsaw, 11, 20.