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Press, 10 November 1983, Page 38

General forecast: A cold front should cross the South Island accompanied by rain on the West Coast easing to scattered showers. In Marlborough and Canterbury only scattered falls are likely, but in Otago and Southland the rain may become widespread as a low moves over the south of the ’island. District forecasts: Canterbury: Brief rain this morning, with strong north to north-east winds; becoming fine in the afternoon, and mild with fresh north-westerlies. Marlborough: Strong northerlies, rain spreading

from the west this morning, but becoming fine in most places during the afternoon; mild. Nelson: Strong northeriies and rain this morning, the rain clearing this afternoon, apart from some showers about and west of the ranges; mild. Buller, Westland: Rain and strong northerlies soon easing to scattered showers, and cooler north-westerlies. Extended range forecast for the South Island for Thursday to Saturday: Rain at times in the south and west, temperatures rising to a few degrees above average.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars .. : . 1004.8 1004 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 15 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m Trace To date this month. ... 4 To date this year 497 To date last year 315 Average to date 543 Average for November . 53 Wettest November (1952) 140 Driest November (1947). 8 Evapotranspiration.... 2.4 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday hr 12 min To date this month. ... 45 To date this year 1673 To date last year.:. . . 1857 Average for November . 208 Humidity: Per cent at noon 79 Per cent at 6 p.m 84 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a m. yesterday: Maximum 17 deg, minimum 11 deg, grass 10 deg, rainfall o.smm. SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun — Today: Rises, 6.05 a.m; sets 8.24 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.06 a.m; sets, 8.25 p.m. Moon — Today: rises, 9.42 a.m; sets —. Tomorrow: Rises,. 10.38 a.m; sets. 1.41 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton — Today: 9.45 a.m; and 10.08 p.m. Tomorrow: 10.31 a.m; and 10.55 p.m. (Lake Forsyth, subtract 60min, Akaroa, sul> tract 45min; port Levy, subtract 30min; Ashburton and Rakaia, subtract 25min; Kaikoura add 17min; Kaiapoi and sumner, add 30min.) Phases of Moon First quarter. November 13, 4.49 a.m.

Full moon: November 21, 1.29 a.m. Last quarter: November 27, 11.50 p.m. New moon: December 5, 1.26 a.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland; 16 deg., cloudy. Wellington, 15deg., overcast. Christchurch: 14deg., overcast. Dunedin: 16 deg., cloudy. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 13, 19; Brisbane, 21, 34; Canberra, 9, 15; Hobart, 11, 18; Melbourne, 13, 18; Sydney, 17, 23. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 8, 14; Athens, 10, 18; Bahrain,. 23, 31; Bangkok, 27, 33; Barbados, 25, 30; Beirut, 15, 20; Belgrade, 7, 10; Berlin, 4, 12; Brussels, 8, 16; Cairo, 14, 25; Copenhagen, 7, 10; Dublin, 7, 14; Frankfurt, 5,8; Geneva, 6,8; Havana, 20, 22; Helsinki, 3,8; Hong Kong, 22, 25; Honolulu, 22, 31; Jakarta, 24, 33; Jerusalem, 12, 17; Johannesburg, 13, 23; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 32; Lima, 16, 21; Lisbon, 13, 20; London, 12, 17; Los Angeles, 16, 23; Madrid, 10, 18; Manila, 24, 30; Mexico City, 10, 20; Montevideo, 17, 23; Montreal, 2,8; Moscow, 2, 10; New Delhi, 15, 29; New York, 7, 16; Oslo, 5,9; Paris, 9, 17; Peking, 7, 12; Rio, 18, 32; Rome, 9, 20; San Francisco, 10, 17; San Juan, 25, 32; Santiago, 11, 21; Sao Paulo, 17, 28; Seoul, 8, 17; Singapore, 24, 28; Stockholm, 8, 10; Tokyo, 9, 18; Toronto, 7, 12; Vancouver, 6, 12; Vienna, 3,10; Warsaw, 5, 9.