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Press, 28 June 1983, Page 40

General forecast: Showers in the west of New Zealand. In eastern districts from Gisborne to North Otago, about Cook Strait and in Nelson, fine or soon becoming fine, with northwesterlies. District forecasts: Canterbury: Freshening westerlies inland in the morning, but mainly mod-

erate about the coast; fine away from the western ranges. Nelson, Marlborough: Becoming fine, apart from showers persisting in some areas. Buller, Westland: Cold and showery, with moderate south-westerlies. Tomorrow: Showers in most areas.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .... 987.8 987.8 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 17 Raintali: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m .3 To date this month. ... 55 To date this year 269 To date last year 149 Average to date 328 Average for June 61 Wettest (1960) 168 Driest (1979) 5 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 1 hr 42 min To date this month. ... 118 To date this year 1034 To date last year 1057 Average for June 113 Humidity: Per cent at noon 52 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 17 deg, minimum 04 deg, grass 1 deg, rainfall Nil SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 8.04 a.m., sets, 5.02 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 8.04 a.m.; sets, 5.02 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 7.25 p.m.; sets 10.07 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 8.25 p.m.; sets 10.41 а. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: б. a.m. and 7.04 p.m. Tomorrow: 7.30 a.m. and 7.50 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 Last quarter: July 4, 12.12 a.m. New moon: July 11,12.18 a.m. First quarter: July 17, 2.50 p.m. Full moon: July 25, 11.27 a.m.

NOON WEATHER Auckland: 14deg., rain, E., 13 knots. Wellington: 13deg., overcast, N., 16 knots. Christchurch: 14deg., showers, N.W., 5 knots. Dunedin: 10deg., overcast, S.E., 5 knots. Air pollution Christchurch low, 24 hours to 8 a.m. yesterday: smoke, low; sulphur dioxide,’low. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities were: Adelaide, 1, 13; Brisbane, 13, 16; Canberra, 0,7; Hobart, 2,6; Melbourne, 4, 10; Perth, 13, 19 (noon); Sydney, 5, 14. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 12, 22; Athens, 20, 30; Bahrain, 30, 35; Bangkok, 27, 31; Barbados, 26, 31; Beirut, 20, 29; Belgrade, 15, 29; Berlin, 13, 25; Bogota, 6, 19; Brussels, 15, 23; Buenos Aires. 6, 17; Cairo, 20, 32; Calgary, 10, 24; Caracas, 20, 29; Chicago, 17, 35; Dublin, 14, 19; Frankfurt, 16, 27; Geneva, 14, 27; Havana, 24, 31; Helsinki, 10, 19; Hong Kong, 28, 31; Honolulu, 22, 31: Jakarta, 23, 32; Jerusalem, 16, 27; Johannesburg, —2, 14; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 34; Lima, 21, 26; Lisbon, 15, 22; London. 14, 23; Los Angeles, 18, 27; Madrid, 13, 27; Manila, 25, 35; Montevideo, 4, 15; Moscow, 10, 17; Nassau, 25, 32; New Delhi, 26, 34; New York, 20 29; Nicosia, 18, 33; Oslo, 14, 22; Paris, 17, 22; Peking. 24, 34; Rio de Janeiro, 18, 32; Rome, 15, 30; San Francisco, 11, 20; Santiago, —3, 16; Seoul, 20, 28; Singapore, 26, 33; Stockholm, 12, 22; Tokyo, 17, 22; Toronto, 17, 30; Vienna, 14, 27; Warsaw, 15, 25.