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Press, 4 July 1983, Page 36

General forecast: Showers in eastern districts of both islands, becoming fine in Southland. Elsewhere over the country fine, cold weather should prevail. Southerly winds predominating in most districts but light winds in Southland. District forecasts: Canterbury: Moderate southerlies; a few showers about the coast north of Banks Peninsula, otherwise mainly fine. Marlborough: Inland fine

’ with not much wind; on the Kaikoura coast cloudy with occasional showers, and fresh south-wester-lies. Strong southerlies about the Sounds with a few showers likely. Nelson, Buller: Fine and cool with moderate winds from the southerly quarter. Westland: Moderate southeasterlies predominating; fine and cold. Tomorrow: Mainly fine in all districts.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer:.... 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .... 1010.2 1013.2 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 8 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m 1 Saturday 1 To date this month. ... 4 To date this year. .... 285 To date last year 150 Average to date 338 Average for July 55 Wettest July (1977).... 181 Driest July (1967) 5 Sunshine: hrs Saturday — hr 36 min Yesterday 2 hr 12 min To date this month. .... 4 To date this year 1053 To date last year 1078 Average for July 122 Humidity: Per cent at noon 53 Per cent at 6 p.m 74 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 8 deg, minimum 3 deg, grass 1 deg, rainfall 3mm. SUN, MON, AND TIDES Sun — Today: Rises, 8.03 a.m.; Sets, 5.05 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 8.03 a.m.; Sets, 5.05 p.m. Moon — Today: Rises, 12.34 a.m.; Sets, 12.46 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 1.39 a.m.; ' Sets, 1.09 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton — Today: 11.12 a.m. and 11.30 p.m. Tomorrow: 11.59 a.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: Today, 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: 9deg, fine, S., 12 knots. Wellington: 9deg, cloudy, S., 20 knots. Christchurch: 7deg, cloudy, S.W., 16 knots. Dunedin: sdeg, cloudy, S.W., 12 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 14, 22; Athens, 21, 31; Bahrain, 29, 35; Bangkok, 28, 33; Barbados, 26, 31; Beirut, 20, 28; Belgrade, 17, 25; Berlin, 15, 22; Brussells, 10, 19; Buenos Aires, 7, 15; Cairo, 20, 33; Copenhhagen, 11, 18; Dublin, 11, 19; Frankfurt, 9, 17; Geneva, 14, 22; Havana, 26, 31; Helsinki, 15, 22; Hong Kong, 29, 31; Honolulu, 22, 31; Jakarta, 24, 34; Jerusalem, 14, 25; Johannesburg, 5, 17; Kuala Lumpur, 22, 34; Lima, 21, 26; Lisbon, 14, 25; London, 14, 21; Los Angeles, 19, 25; Madrid, 16, 34; Manila, 20, 36; Mexico City, 12, 27; Montreal, 19, 28; Moscow, 17, 24; New Delhi, 28, 37; New York, 19, 27; Nicosia, 18, 35; Oslo, 11, 18; Paris, 12, 23, Peking, 21, 30; Rio, 15, 30; Rome, 16, 28; San Francisco, 13, 17; San Juan, 27, 32; Sao Paulo, 17, 25; Seoul, 19, 20; Singapore, 25, 32; Stockholm, 10, 20; Tokyo, 21, 27; Toronto, 20, 28; Vancouver, 13, 19; Vienna, 13, 24.