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Press, 16 February 1984, Page 32

General forecast: Cloud and drizzle overnight on the east coast, otherwise fine in the South Island. District forecasts: Canterbury: Coastal mist or drizzle at first in the morning, otherwise fine. Marlborough, Nelson, Buller and Westland: Coastal cloud at first in Marlborough, otherwise fine,

and in Nelson, Buller and Westland. Tomorrow: Mainly fine in Canterbury; fine on the West Coast and in Nelson and Marlborough. Extended range forecast to Sunday: Mainly dry but scattered drizzle in Canterbury, Otago, and Southland; fine and warm in the north and west of the South Island.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars .... 1016.0 1017.9 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 19 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m Trace To date this month. ... 52 To date this year 141 To date last year 20 Average to date 74 Average for February. . 45 Wettest February (1945). 144 Driest February (1973). . 5 Evapotranspiration .... 4,7 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 9hr 18min To date this month. ... 83 To date this year 332 To date last year 357 Average for February. . 186 Humidity: Per cent at noon 61 Per cent at 6 p.m 59 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 28deg, minimum 14deg, grass 13deg, rainfall trace. SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 6.49 a.m.; sets, 8.37 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.51 a.m.; sets, 8.35 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 8.31 p.m.; sets, 4.57 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 9.7 p.m.; sets, 6.17 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 4.15 a.m. and 4.37 p.m. Tomorrow: 5.8 a.m. and 5.33 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 Full moon: Tomorrow.

Last quarter: February 24. New moon: March 3. First quarter: March 11. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 21deg., cloudy, S.W., 13 knots. Wellington: 16deg., overcast, S., 13 knots. Christchurch: 18deg., cloudy, S.W., 16 knots. Dunedin: 15deg., cloudy, S.E., 2 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 14, 27; Brisbane, 24, 29; Canberra, 17, 29; Hobart, 12, 24; Melbourne, 15, 33; Perth, 16, 27 (noon); Sydney, 22, 27. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 1,5; Athens, 3, 7; Bahrain, 16, 22; Bangkok, 26, 34; Beirut, 11, 18; Belgrade, -7, —2; Berlin, —2, 2; Bogota, 2, 18; Brussels, —4, 3; Buenos Aires, 22, 27; Cairo, 12, 19; Calgary, —B, 3; Caracas, 19, 28; Chicago, 5, 12; Copenhagen, —4, 0; Dublin, 4,7; Frankfurt, —4, 4; Geneva, —4, 1; Havana, 20, 28; Helsinki, 0,1; Hong Kong, 14, 16; Honolulu, 21, 30; Jakarta, 23, 29; Jerusalem, 5, 12; Johannesburg, 12, 30; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 33; Lima, 20, 25; London, 1,8; Los Angeles, 13, 19; Madrid, —5, 10; Manila, 19, 34; Mexico City, 8, 23; Miami, 22, 24; Montevideo, 22, 26; Montreal, 1,6; Moscow, —6, —5; New Delhi, 8, 23; New York, 2,7; Nicosia, 5, 16; Oslo, - 7 —2; Paris, —l, 6; Peking, —7, 2; Rio de Janeiro, 22, 38; Rome, 0,9; San Francisco, 10, 13; Santiago, 11, 30; Seoul, —2;