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Press, 24 June 1983, Page 28

General forecast: A disturbed west to southwest flow covers the Tasman Sea and New Zealand and futher weak fronts are expected to cross New Zealand today and the weekend. Showers are forecast for all western districts. Snow in the east and south of the South Island, but clearing weather on the South Island West Coast. District forecasts: Canterbury: Cloudy periods, with light, variable winds,

but south-westerlies freshening about the coast with brief showers. Nelson: Marlborough: Mainly fine, but some showers about the western ranges and scattered falls spreading elsewhere. Buller, Westland: West or south-westerlies fresh at times; cloudy, with occasional showers. Tomorrow: Some showers in Canterbury, Westland and Buller; mainly fine in Nelson and Marlborough.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars .... 1002.1 1002.8 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 9 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m trace To date this month. ... 55 To date this year 269 To date last year 137 Average to date 321 Average for June 61 Wettest June (1960). ... 168 Driest June (1979) 5 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 0 hr 48 min To date this month. ... 102 To date this year 1017 To date last year 1048 Average for June 113 Humidity: Per cent at noon 61 Per cent at 6 p.m 82 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 10 deg, minimum —1 deg, grass —1 deg, rainfall nil SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun — Today: Rises, 8.03 a.m; sets, 5 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 8.03 a.m; sets, 5 p.m. Moon — Today: Rises, 4.02 p.m.; sets, 6.42 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 4.44 p.m.; sets 7.42 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton — Today: 3.29 a.m. and 3.55 p.m. Tomorrow: 4.14 a.m. and 4.40 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 Moon Full moon: Tomorrow 8.32 p.m. Last quarter: July 4,12.12 a.m. New moon: July 11,12.18 a.m.

First quarter: July 17, 2.50 p.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 14deg., showers, N.W., 18 knots. Wellington: 12deg., cloudy, N., 17 knots. Christchurch: 7deg., cloudy, S.W., 14 knots. Dunedin: Bdeg., cloudy W., 9 knots. Air Pollution Christchurch average, 24 hours to 8 a.m. yesterday. Smoke, low. Sulphur dioxide, low. WORLD WEATHER Temperatures in the main Australian cities were: Adelaide, 5, 19; Brisbane, 13, 22; Canberra, 5,7; Hobart, 7, 12; Melbourne, 7, 14; Perth, 10, 16 (noon); Sydney, 9, 17. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 22, 28; Athens, 18, 31; Bahrain, 30, 36; Bangkok, 30, 32; Barbados, 26, 31; Berlin, 7, 24; Bogota, 5, 18; Brussels, 15, 25; Buenos Aires, 11, 13; Cairo, 19, 36; Calgary, 8, 19; Caracas, 21, 27; Chicago 18, 33; Copenhagen, 10, 26; Dublin, 13, 21; Frankfurt, 16, 27; Geneva, 12, 22; Helsinki, 5, 15; Hong Kong, 28, 32; Honolulu, 23, 30; Jakarta, 24, 32; Jerusalem, 16, 28; Johannesburg, 15, 25; Kuala Lumpur, 24, 33; Lima, 22, 26; Lisbon, 15, 21; London, 11, 24; Los Angeles, 21, 22; Madrid, 14, 30; Manila, 24, 34; Mexico City, 13, 27; Montevideo, 11, 15; Moscow, 3, 15; Nassau, 25, 32; New Delhi, 28, 41; New York, 17, 24 Nicosia, 18, 33; Oslo, 10, 21; Paris, 17, 26; Peking, 24, 31; Rio de Janeiro, 15, 32; Rome, 15, 25; San Francisco, 12, 22; Santiago, 3. 13; Seoul, 18, 29; Singapore, 26, 32; Stockholm, 11, 21; Tokyo, 19, 27; Toronto, 20, 29.