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Press, 4 February 1982, Page 28

Genera] forecast: Fine weather continuing in most areas, apart from some morning cloud. However, cloudy in Gisborne with some < showers, and fresh southerly winds. A few showers also near Foveaux. Strait. Warm in most areas west and north of the main ranges. District forecasts: CANTERBURY: Light, variable winds becoming mod- ' erate easterlies about the coast by afternoon; cloudy

in the morning in north Canterbury, otherwise fine. NELSON, BULLER: Fine with light winds apart from daytime sea breezes: Warm afternoon. MARLBOROUGH: Strong southerlies about the sounds at first, otherwise moderate winds from the easterly quarter; fine and mild. WESTLAND: Light, variable winds with sea breezes about the coast by afternoon: fine weather. Outlook:Fine

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office. Christchurch Airport. yesterday. Barometer: 6 pm. 11p.m. Millibars 1015.8 1017.9 Temperature: deg. .Maximum (to 6 pin.) . . 20 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m Nil To date this month. . . . Trace - To date this year 12 To date last year 16 Average to date 52 Average for Feeb 49 Wettest Feb. (1945).... 144 Driest Feb. (1973) 5 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 5 hr 18 min To date this month. ... 17 To date this year 268 To date last year. ... 286 Average for Feb 185 * Humidity: Per cent at noon 64 Per cent at 6 pin 51 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 am. yesterday: Maximum 17 deg. minimum 12 deg. grass 12 deg. rainfall trace. Sun. Moon, and Tides Sun — Today: Rises, 6.34 a m.; sets. 8.51 p.m. Tomorrow; Rises. 6.35 a.m.: sets, 8.50 p.m. Moon—Today. Rises, 5.9 p.m.; sets. 1.55 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.17 p.m.: sets 2.43 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton — Today: 1.21 a.m. and 1.45 p.m. Tomorrow: 2.16 a m. and 2.40 p.m. (Lake Forsvth. subtract 60min; Akaroa. subtract 45min; Port Levy, subtract 30min; Ashburton and Rakaia, subtract 25 mm; Kaikoura add 17min; Kaiapoi and Sumner add 30 min) * Phases of Moon Full moon: February 8. 9 p.m.

Last quarter: February 16. 9 a.m. New moon: February 24. 10 a.m. First quarter. March 3.,11 am NOON WEATHER Auckland: -25 deg., partly cloudy. S.. 11 knots Wellington: 19deg., fine. S.E., 19 knots. Christchurch: 16deg., overcast, N.E.. 10 knots. Dunedin: 15deg.. partly cloudy, E.. 9 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, —2 6: Athens. 2.6; Bahrain. 16. 22: Bangkok, 24. 32; Barbados. 22. 29. Beirut, 10, 15; Belgrade. —l, 1; Berlin, —5. 0; Bogota, 11. 20; Brussels. —2. 12; Buenos Aires. 23. 32: Cairo, 9. 16; Caracas. 20. 29; Chicago. —lB. — 5: Copenhagen, —4. —2; Dublin. 6. 10; Frankfurt, —5, 4. Geneva. 2. .7: Havana 18. 28; Hong Kong. 15. 18; Honolulu. 16. 24; Jakarta. 23, 31; Jerusalem. 2.9; Johannesburg. 12. 25: Kiev; -6. -1; Kuala Lumpur, 23. 33; Lima, 18. 24, Lisbon. 9, 14: London. 6. 9; Los Angeles, 9, 25; Madrid, —l, 14; Manila, 18, 30; Mexico City. 8, 23; Miami, 21, 25; Montevideo. 21. 31. Montreal —l4, —7; Moscow. — 14, —7; Nassau. 22, 28; New Delhi, 8, 20; New York, 2, 11; Nicosia, 6, 16: Oslo. —3, -1; Paris, 0. 10; Rio de Janeiro. 18. 32; Rome, 0. 14; San Francisco. 10. 20; San Juan. 24. 28; Santiago, 13. 29; Sao Paulo, 19. 27; Seoul. - 6. 0; Singapore. 24. 31; Stockholm. —2O, —7; Taipei, 12, 19; Tel Aviv. 10. 15: Tokyo. 0,7; Toronto. -11. —3; Vancouver, 4.5; Vienna, 0, 3. Temperatures in the main Australian cities were: Adelaide. 15. 31; Brisbane. 19, 29: Canberra. 15. 29; Hobart. 15. 24; Melbourne. 14. 22. Perth 23.31 (noon); Sydney. 18. 24.