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Press, 28 September 1983, Page 56

General forecast: Southerly winds; showers in Northland, Auckland, Wellington, and in eastern districts from Gisborne to Banks Peninsula; morning drizzle about the Otago coast; elsewhere mainly fine. District forecasts: Canterbury: Cloudy at times about the coast, otherwise

mainly fine; moderate

winds south-west. Marlborough: Morning drizzle about the Kaikoura coast, otherwise mainly fine with southerlies, strong about the Sounds. Nelson, Buller, Westland: Fine and cool with light winds. Outlook: Fine with light winds.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .... 1009. 1012.2 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 10 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m 6 To date this month. ... 95 To date this year 465 To date last year 233 Average to date 477 Average for September . 43 Wettest September (1946) 120 Driest September (1980). 2 Evapotranspiration.... 0.4 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday Nil To date this month. ... 126 To date this year 1436 To date last year 1571 Average for September . 164 Humidity: Per cent at noon 94 Per cent at 6 pan..... 84 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 8 deg, minimum 5 deg, grass 5 deg, rainfall 17 SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 6.11 a.m.; sets, 6.30 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.9 a.m.; sets, 6.31 p.m. Moon—Today: Sets, 9.11 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 12.47 a.m.; sets, 9.53 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 8.56 a.m. and 9.18 p.m. Tomorrow: 9.45 a.m. and 10.8 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: September 30, 8.5 a.m. New moon: October 6, 11.16

p.m. First quarter October 14, 7.42 a.m.

Full Moon: October 22, 9.53 a.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland, 14 deg;, showers, S.E., 3 knots. Wellington, 12 deg., cloudy, S.E., 16 knots. Christchurch, 9 deg., drizzle, S.W., 18 knots. Dunedin, 9 deg., cloudy, S., 13 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum Sratures in the main Ausi cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 13, 29; Brisbane, 14, 22; Canberra, 0, 20; Darwin, 26, 33; Hobart, 5, 18; Melbourne, 10, 19; Perth, 10, 14; Sydney, 10, 22. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main world centres in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 18, 22; Bahrain, 27, 35; Bangkok, 26, 31; Barbados, 23, 30; Belgrade, 10, 18; Berlin, 6, 17; Brussels, 8, 18; Buenos Aires, 15, 24; Cairo, 19, 29; Calgary, 10, 27; Caracas, 18, 28; Chicago, 13, 15; Copenhagen, 11, 14; Dublin, 11, 21; Frankfurt, 4,18; Geneva, 12, 25; Havana, 23, 30; Helsinki, 7, 10; Hong Kong, 26, 33; Honolulu, 23, 32; Jakarta, 22, 32; Jerusalem, 17, 25; Johannesburg, 8, 23; Kiev, 10, 19; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 33; Lima, 16, 21; Lisbon, 16, 32; London, 13, 24; Los Angeles, 20, 25; Madrid, 16. 35; Manila, 24, 31; Mexico City, 13, 20; Miami, 24, 29; Montevideo, 16, 24; Montreal, 6, 19; Moscow, 10, 15; Nassau, 23, 30; New Delhi, 24, 32; New York, 11, 21; Oslo, 5, 11; Paris, 11, 22; Peking, 16, 31; Rio de Janeiro, 16, 25; Rome, 15, 29; San Francisco, 15, 22; San Juan, 24, 34; Santiago, 6, 15; Sao Paulo, 15, 20; Seoul, 15, 26; Singapore, 25, 32; Stockholm, 5, 12; Taipei, 25, 31; Tel Aviv, 19, 27; Tokyo, 20, 23; Toronto, 3, 18; Vancouver, 11, 18; Vienna, 12, 20; Warsaw, 4, 15.