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Press, 24 October 1984, Page 56

General forecast: In Westland, cloud increasing; over the remainder of the country, mainly fine but some cloudy areas about western coasts. District forecasts: Canterbury. Moderate north-easterlies predominating about the coast and mainly light winds inland; fine and becoming mild. Marlborough: fine and becoming mild; moderate northerlies developing. Nelson: Fine with after-

noon sea breezes. Buller: Fine apart from some cloudy areas; moderate westerlies developing. Westland: Mostly cloudy, but some fine intervals; moderate north-wester-lies. Extended forecast to Saturday: Fine with rising temperatures in Canterbury and Marlborough; some showers in Nelson tomorrow and Friday and rain on the West Coast on Friday and Saturday.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .... 1020.5 1021.7 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 16 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. nil To date this month. ... 14 To date this year 470 To date last year. .... 488 Average to date 534 Average for October. . . 47 Wettest October (1947). . 137 Driest October (1961). . . 3 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 12 hr 0 min To date this month. ... 182 To date this year 1649 To date last year; .... 1582 Average for October. . . 200 Humidity: Per cent at noon ..... 46 Per cent at 6 p.m 61 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 13 deg, minimum 01 deg, grass —5 deg, rainfall tee SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 5.25 a.m.; sets, 7.4 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.23.a.m.; sets 7.6 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 5.20 a.m.; sets, 6.35 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.46 a.m.; sets 7.57 p.m. / High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 3.26 a.m. and 3.51. p.m. Tomorrow: 4.22 a.m. and 4.49 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 New moon: Tomorrow.

First quarter: November 1. Full moon: November 9. Last quarter: November 16. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 15deg., partly cloudy, S.W., 14 knots.' Wellington: 12deg., partly cloudy, S., 14 knots. Christchurch: 13deg., partly cloudy, variable, 5 knots. Dunedin: 13deg., cloudy, W., 12 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 13, 32; Brisbane, 15, 21; Canberra, 9, 22; Hobart, 7, 25; Melbourne, 10, 27; Sydney, 13, 21. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 11, 14; Athens, 13, 24; Bahrain, 22, 25; Bangkok, 25, 32; Barbados, 24, 30; Beirut, 17, 25; Belgrade, 10, 22; Berlin, 4, 12; Buenos Aires, 15, 19; Cairo, 16, 29; Copenhagen, 8, 11; Dublin, 14, 17; Frankfurt, 4. 13; Geneva, 5, 14; Havana, 22, 31; Helsinki, 4,8; Hong Kong, 21, 26; Honolulu, 21, 30; Jakarta,. 24, 31; Jerusalem. 12, 23; Johannesburg, 12, 16; Kuala Lumpur, 22, 31; Lima, 15, 20; Lisbon, 12, 20; London, 12, 17; Los Angeles, 13, 23; Madrid, 10, 20; Manila, 22, 27; Mexico City, 12, 27; Montevideo, 15, 20; Montreal, 5, 14; Moscow, 8, 14; New Delhi, 19, 34; New York, 17, 20; Oslo, 1, 12; Paris, 9, 15; Peking, 6, 20; Rio de Janeiro, 16, 27; Rome, 15, 20; San Francisco, 10, 19; Seoul, 5, 19; Singapore, 24, 31; Stockholm. 8, 11; Tokyo, 11, 20; Toronto, 12, 19; Vancouver, 3, 11; Vienna, 10, 18; Warsaw, 8, 14.