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Press, 13 October 1982, Page 44

General forecast Fine in districts east of the main ranges from Gisborne to North Otago and also about Cook Strait; showers possible on the western ranges: in the north and west of the North Island, scattered showers: cool and showery in the south and west of the South Island.’ District forecasts: Canterbury: Showers in the Alps but fine elsewhere, with periods of high cloud and mild afternoon temperatures? fresh westerlies

inland, occasionally reaching the coast. Marlborough, Nelson: Cloudy areas in the morning, isolated showers in the western ranges; otherwise fine and mild; fresh northwesterly winds moderating this morning. Buller. Westland: Cloudy and cool with occasional showers; moderate or fresh westerly winds. Outlook: Showers in Buller , and Westland; fine elsewhere.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office.. Christchurch Airport. yesterday. Barometer: 6 pan .11 p.m. Millibars 1001 2 1000.3 Temperature: deg Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 20 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 pm Nil To date this month. ... 10 To date this year 248 To dale last year 461 Average to date 499 Average for October... 46 Wettest October (1947). 137 Driest October (1961). . . 3 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 8 hr 24 mtn To date this month. . . 83 To date this year. .. , . 1683 To date last year. . 1503 Average for October 192 Humidity: ' Per cent at noon . . . . 29 Per cent at 6 p.m. 32 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a m. yesterday: Maximum 16 deg. minimum 0 deg. grass -6 deg. rainfall Nil SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun — Today: Rises. 5.45 a.m; sets. 6.48 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises. 5.43 a.m.: sets. 6.50 p.m. Moon — Today: Rises. 4.04 a m.: sets, 2.17 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises. 4.37 a.m.; sets, 3.29 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton - Today: 12.42 a.m. and 1.09 p.m. Tomorrow: 1.37 a m. and 2.03 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.) Phrases of Moon New moon: October 17. midday.

First quarter: October 25. midday. Full moon: November 2. 1 a.m. Last quarter: November 8. 7 p.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 15 deg., cloudy. Wellington: 15 deg., cloudy. Christchurch: 16 deg., cloudy. Dunedin: 13 deg., cloudy. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide. 15. 22: Brisbane. 15. 23: Canberra, 3. 24: Darwin. 20. 33. Hobart. 11, 23; Melbourne. 11. 25: Perth. 13. 20; Sydney. 12. 20. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam. 11. 14; Athens. 17. 26: Bahrain. 29. 34; Bangkok, 26. 31; Barbados. 23. 30; Beirut. 21. 27; Belgrade. 8. 19; Berlin. 7. 18; Brussels. 8. 13; Buenos Aires. 14. 24; Cairo. 19. 31; Calgary. 10. 19: Caracus. 18. 28; Chicago, 9, 29; Copenhagen. 8. 11; Dublin, 15. 18; Frankfurt. 10, 12; Geneva. 8. 16. Havana. 24. 32; Helsinki, 2, 5. Hong Kong. 21 28; Honolulu. 25. 32; Jakarta. 24. 33; Jerusalem, 17. 28; Johannesburg, 11, 19; Kiev, 8. 16; Kuala Lumpur. 23. 33; Lima. 16. 21; Lisbon. 13, 21; London. 9. 13; Los Angeles, 17, 31; Madrid. 8. 20; Manila. 23. 31; Mexico City. 12. 23; Miami. 25. 30; Montevideo. 13. 19: Montreal. 10. 18: Moscow. -1. 2; Nassau. 21. 30; New Delhi. 20. 32; New York, 9. 15; Oslo. 3. 10; Paris. 11. 15; Peking. 12. 26, Rio de Janeiro. 18. 29; Rome. 11. 22; San Francisco. 17. 29; Santiago, 10, 22; Seoul. 15. 25; Singapore. 24. 32; Stockholm, 10. 15; • Taipei. 22. 29; Tel Aviv. 19. 28. Tokyo. 14. 16; Toronto. 10. 16; Vancouver. 5. 15; Vienna. 8. 15.