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Press, 22 September 1984, Page 76

General forecast: Cloudy with some drizzle on the Kaikoura coast and northern Canterbury at first; some showers in inland Marlborough and Nelson, mainly fine elsewhere. District forecasts: Canterbury: Mainly fine with moderate north-east-erlies. Marlborough, Nelson:

Showers developing; mod-

erate easterlies. Buller, Westland: Fine with light winds. Extended forecast to Tuesday: Some rain at the week-end but mostly fine from Monday in Canterbury, Marlborough and Nelson, some showers from Monday on the West Coast.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars .... 1014.0 1014.4 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 14 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. 1.1 To date this month. ... 9 To date this year 435 To date last year 406 Average to date 486 Average for Sept 43 Wettest (1946) 120 Driest (1980) 2 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 5 hr 42 min To date this month. ?.. 102 To date this year 1417 To date last year 1419 Average for September . 162 Humidity: Per cent at 6 p.m 85 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 11 deg, minimum 2 deg, grass 4 deg, rainfall nil. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 6.19 a.m.; sets 6.26 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.18 a.m.; sets 6.27 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 4.57 a.m.; sets, 2.21 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.32 a.m.; sets 3.42 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 1.10 a.m. and 1.36 p.m. Tomorrow: 2 a.m. and 2.26 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 tbe Moon New moon: September 25.

First quarter: October 2. Full moon: October 10. Last quarter: October 18. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 15deg, cloudy, S.E., 12 knots. Wellington: 14deg, cloudy, E., 7 knots. Christchurch: lldeg, cloudy, N.E. 5 knots. Dunedin: lldeg, fine, N.E., 13 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 6, 14; Brisbane, 12, 23; Canberra, 9, 14; Hobart, 9, 12; Melbourne, 9, 13; Sydney, 12, 22. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 11, 17; Athens, 18, 28; Bahrain, 28, 36; Bangkok, 27, 34; Beirut, 21, 29; Belgrade, 17, 27; Berlin, 9, 16; Brussels, 10, 15; Buenos Aires, 13, 16; Cairo, 21, 38; Copenhagen, 9, 14; Dublin, 8, 17; Frankfurt, 13, 18; Geneva, 10, 19; Havana, 23, 31; Helsinki, 9, 11; Hong Kong, 25, 27; Honolulu, 21, 32; Johannesburg, 11, 24; Kuala Lumpur, 22, 32; Lima, 15, 20; Lisbon, 18, 28; London, 12, 15; Los Angeles, 25, 35; Madrid, 12, 26; Manila, 21, 31; Mexico City, 11, 18; Montreal, 10, 20; Moscow, 10, 13; New Delhi, 23, 33; New York, 12, 25; Oslo, 4, 11; Paris, 13, 18; Peking, 14, 25; Rio de Janeiro, 13, 31; Rome, 15, 24; San Francisco, 17, 29; Sao Paulo, 14, 27; Seoul, 17, 24; Singapore, 24, 30; Stockholm, 8, 11; Tokyo, 19, 25; Toronto, 13, 23; Vancouver, 13, 19; Vienna, 12, 16; Warsaw, 7. 15.