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Press, 20 November 1982, Page 64

General forecast: Occasional showers in the west and far south of the South Island, and isolated showers also in -the west of the North Island. Mainly fine elsewhere, but gusty westerlies in most districts south of Auckland. District forecasts: . Canterbury: West to northwesterlies, strong and gusty at times; showers near the Alps, but mainly fine and mild elsewhere.

Nelson: Fresh gusty westerlies; occasional showers in the west; fine and mild elsewhere. Marlborough: Fine and rather warm; west or north-westerlies, strong in exposed places. Buller, Westland: West to south-westerlies, strong at times; cool, with occasional showers. Outlook: Mainly fine in Canterbury, Nelson and Marlborough; scattered showers in Buller and Westland.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office. Christchurch -Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars 1001.6 1003.5; Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 21 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m...... 0 To date this month. ... 14 To date this year 329 To date last year 519 Average to date 561 Average for November . 53 Wettest November (1952) 140 Driest November (1947). 8 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 12 hr 42 min To date this month. ... 151 To date this year 1935 To date last year 1742 Average for November . 208 Humidity: Per cent at noon 29 Per cent at 6 p.m 25 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 21 deg, minimum 13 deg, grass 9 deg, rainfall Trace SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises 5.54 a.m., sets 8.39 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises 5.54 a.m., sets 8.40 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises 8.57 a.m., sets 12.41 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises 9.49 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 9 a.m. and 9.22 p.m. Tomorrow: 9.43 a.m. and 10.05 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 First quarter: November 24, 9 a.m.

Full moon: December 1, 1 p.m. Last quarter: December 8, 5 a.m. New moon: December 15,10 p.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 18deg., drizzle, W., 15 knots. Wellington: 16deg., partly cloudy, N.W., 28 knots. Christchurch: 19deg., fine, N.W., 13 knots. Dunedin: lldeg., partly cloudy, W., 30 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: • Amsterdam, 6,9; Athens, 15, 19; Bahrain, 16, 23; Bangkok, 27, 34; Barbados, 23, 30; Beirut, 18, 24; Belgrade, 2,6; Berlin, 5,8; Bogota, 9, 19; Brussels, 5, 11; Buenos Aires, 15, 24; Cairo, 13, 27; Calgary, -9, 7; Caracas, 20, 20; Chicago, -6, 10; Copenhagen, 2,6; Dublin, 4, 11; Frankfurt, 6,7; Geneva, 1,6; Havana, 25, 27; Helsinki, 3,5; Hong Kong, 21, 22; Honolulu, 20, 26; Jakarta, 24, 33; Jerusalem, 11, 21; Johannesburg, 11, 25; Kiev, 4,6; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 33; Lima, 17, 23; Lisbon, 11, 17; London, 9,14; Los Angeles, 14, 19; Madrid, 3, 16; Manila, 20, 27; Mexico City, 9, 23; Miami, 21, 27; Montevideo, 13, 23; Montreal, -1, 7; Moscow, 2,4; Nassau, 21, 28; New Delhi, 17. 32; New York, 5, 11; Nicosia, 9, 23; Oslo, -2, 3; Paris, 8, 13; Peking, 5, 15; Rio de Janeiro, 20, 28; Rome, 8, 14; San Francisco, 9,12; San Juan, 24, 30; Santiago, 10, 25; Sao Paulo, 16, 23; Seoul, 3, 14; Singapore, 25, 33; Stockholm, 1,5; Taipei, 17, 22; Tel Aviv, 12, 26; Tokyo, 12, 17; Toronto, 3, 12; Vancouver. 6,8; Vienna, -1, 4. Temperatures in the main Australian cities were: Adelaide, 8, 23; Brisbane, 22. 26; Canberra, 2, 27; Hobart, 9, 17; Melbourne, 9, 19; Perth, 19, 36 (noon); Sydney, 14; 22.