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Press, 31 October 1984, Page 68

General forecast: A cold southerly front over the east of the country is moving away leaving settled weather. Canterbury: Scattered rain clearing, moderate winds tending south-westerly. Marlborough, Nelson, • Buller: Moderate variable winds, southerly about the coast, cloudy with occa-

sionai rain. Westland: Increasing fine periods, light winds. Tomorrow: Mainly fine with light winds in most districts, a few southerly showers about the Kaikoura coast. Extended range forecast to Saturday: Southerlies becoming variable and light, temperatures rising.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars .... 1023.8 1025.7 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 12 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m 12 To date this month. ... 14 To date this year 470 To date last year 490 Average to date 545 Average for October... 47 Wettest October (1947). . 137 Driest October (1961). . . 3 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday nil hr min To date this month. ... 240 To date this year 1706 To date last year 1628 Average for October. . . 200 Humidity: Per cent at noon 77 Per cent at 6 p.m 95 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m yesterday: Maximum 25 deg, minimum 8 deg, grass 5 deg, rainfall trace. SUN,‘ MOON, AND TIDES Sun — Today: Rises, 6.13 a.m.; sets, 8.14 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.12 a.m.; sets, 8.15 p.m. Moon — Today: Rises, 11.24 a.m.; sets, 2.34 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 12.29 p.m.; sets 3.12 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton — Today: 11.8 a.m. and 11.34 p.m. Tomorrow: 11.59 a.m. and 1226 a.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 First quarter. Tomorrow. Full moon: November 9. Last quarter November 16.

New moon: November 23. Noon weather Auckland: 18deg., cloudy, N., 5 knots. Wellington: 14deg., drizzle, N.W., 15 knots. Christchurch: 10deg., rain, E., 12 knots. Dunedin: 12deg., overcast, N., 9 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 10, 25; Brisbane, 17, 23; Canberra, 5. 16; Darwin, 27, 34; Hobart, 6, 14; Melbourne, 10, 21; Perth, 14, 17; Sydney, 14, 17. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 10, 15; Athens, 13, 23; Bahrain, 21, 30; Bang- . kok, 25, 32; Barbados, 25, 30; Belgrade, 7, 14; Berlin, 6, 12; Bogota, 8, 17; Brussels, 10, 15; Buenos Aires, 19, 26; Cairo, 14, 26; Calgary —7, 0; Caracas, 22, 27; Chicago, 6, 19; Frankfurt, 5, 12; Geneva, 7,13; Helsinki, 4,8; Hong Kong, 21, 25; Honolulu, 20, 29; Islamabad, 9, 28; Jakarta, 24, 32; Jerusalem, 12, 22; Johannesburg, 15, 27; Kuala Lumpur, 22, 30; Lima, 15, 21; Lisbon, 12, 22; London, 15, 1?; Los Angeles, 13, 21; Madrid, 6, 20; Manila, 23, 31; Mexico City, 11,24; Montreal, 3,10; Moscow, 4, 10; Nassau, 24, 30; New Delhi, 17, 31; New York, 16, 26; Nicosia, 15,30; Oslo, 4,8; Paris, 11, 13; Peking, 2, 16; Rio de Janeiro, 16, 34; Rome, 13, 21; San Francisco, 11, 17; San Juan, 24, 30; Santiago, 7, 18; Sao Paulo, 15, 32; Seoul, 3, 12, Singapore, 21, 29; Stockholm, 5, 8; Taipei, 19, 22; Tel Aviv, 17, 25; Tokyo, 13, 16; Toronto, 18, 22; Vancouver, 1,6; Vienna, 7, 11; Warsaw, 1, 6.