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Press, 2 November 1984, Page 44

General forecast: Cloudy with outbreaks of rain or drizzle in most districts but mainly dry in the east of the North Island. District forecasts: Canterbury: Morning drizzle patches, especially near the coast, but fine intervals increasing inland. Nelson, Marlborough.

Buller, Westland: Variable winds; cloudy with occasional light rain.

Tomorrow: Mainly fine. Extended forecast until Monday: Periods of light rain in most South Island districts. tomorrow and Monday, otherwise fine; north-westerlies in Canterbury on Sunday.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6pm 11 pan. Millibars .... 1022.4 1023.4 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 19 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Nil. To date this month. . . . Nil. To date this year 484 To date last year 493 Average to date 548 Average for November . 49 Wettest November (1942) 140 Driest November (1947). 8 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 3 hr 6 min To date this month. ... 36 To date this year 1710 To date last year 1637 Average for November . 207 Humidity: Per cent at noon 80 Per cent at 6 pan..... 88 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 13 deg, minimum 9 deg, grass 9 deg, rainfall Trace. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 6.10 a.m.; sets, 8.17 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.9 a.m.; sets, 8.18 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 1.34 p.m.; sets, 3.43 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 2.38 p.m.; sets 4.9 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 12.49 pjn. Tomorrow: 1.16 a.m. and 1.38 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; November' 9.

Last quarter November 16. New moon: November 23. First quarter November 30. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 17deg., overcast, N.E., 12 knots. Wellington: 15deg., rain, N.W., 6 knots. Christchurch: 14deg., cloudy, S.W., 5 knots. Dunedin: 12deg., overcast, S.E., 5 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities in the last 24 hours were: Adelaide, 13, 21; Brisbane, 17, 24 Canberra, 8, 19; Hobart 8, 23; Melbourne, 13, 26; Perth, 11, 22 (noon); Sydney, 14, 21. Temperatures in the main cities of the world were: Amsterdam, 10, 18; Athens,

11, 18; Bahrain, 22, 31; Bangkok, 26, 33; Belgrade, 6, 16; Berlin, 4, 15; Bogota, 6, 17; Brussels, 12, 17; Buenos Aires, 10, 21; Cairo, 15, 26; Calgary, — 23, —5; Caracas, 19, 26; Chicago, 6, 12; Copenhagen, 11, 15; Dublin, 8, 16; Frankfurt, 5, 15; Geneva, 3,9; Helsinki, 5,9; Hong Kong, 20, 23; Honolulu, 21, 30; Islamabad, 6, 28; Jakarta, 24, 32; Jerusalem, 12, 23; Johannesburg, 16, 24; Kuala Lumpur, 22, 31; Lima, 15, 21; Lisbon, 13, 21; London, 13, 18; Los Angeles, 14, 24; Madrid, 6, 19; Manila, 22, 31; Mexico City, 11, 21; Montevideo, 11, 19; Moscow, —4, 4; Nassau, 24, 29; New Delhi, 16, 30; New York, 12, 19; Nicosia, 15, 30; Oslo, 6, 14; Paris, 7, 17; Peking, 2, 16; Rio de Janeiro, 20, 40; Rome, 9, 23; San Francisco, 11,14; Santiago, 10, 27; Seoul, 2, 15; Singapore, 24, 31; Stockholm, 4, 14; Tokyo, 8, 18; Toronto, 3, 14; Vienna, I, 8; Warsaw, 4, 12.