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Press, 15 November 1984, Page 44

General forecast: Scattered rain clearing in the east, easing in the west. District forecasts: Canterbury: Northerlies tending westerly as rain cloud clears. Marlborough: Fresh northwesterlies strong about the Sounds, early drizzle becoming more widespread rain. Nelson, Buller, Westland:

Morning rain easing to scattered showers', fresh north-westerlies in Nelson, westerlies on the Coast. Tomorrow:A south-west change with showers in Canterbury, westerlies, becoming fine elsewhere. Extended range forecastto Sunday: Clearing during the week-end, winds tending to the south-west.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars .... 1005.5 1004.5 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 23 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.. . . nil To date this month. ... 1 To date this year 484 To date last year 497 Average to date 569 Average for November . 49 Wettest November (1942) 140 Driest November (1947). 8 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 2 hr 42 min To date this month. ... 86 To date' this year 1792 To date last year 1722 Average for November . 207 Humidity: Per cent at noon 74 Per cent at 6 p.m 57 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 17 deg, minimum 12 deg, grass 6 deg, rainfall Imm. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun — Today: Rises, 5.55 a.m.; sets, 8.34 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.54 a.m.; sets, 8.35 p.m. Moon — Today: Rises, 1.52 a.m.; sets, 10.48 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 2.31 a.m.; sets, 12.01 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton — Today: 10.23 a.m. and 10.47 p.m. Tomorrow: 11.11 a.m. and 11.37 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 Last quarter: Tomorrow. New Moon: November 23.

First quarter: November 30. Full Moon: December 8. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 21 deg., cloudy, W., 10 knots. Wellington: 17 deg., drizzle, variable, 6 knots. Christchurch: 17 deg., cloudy, N.E., 14 knots. Dunedin: 16 deg., overcast, N.E., 13 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 11, 21; Brisbane, 19, 29; Canberra, 6, 21; Darwin, 27, 32; Hobart, 7, 20; Melbourne, 11, 17; Perth, 20, 33; Sydney, 14, 24. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 7, 14; Athens, 9, 14; Bahrain, 21, 25; Bangkok, 27, 34; Beirut, 15, 25; Belgrade, 0, 10; Berlin -1, 6; Bogota, 9, 16; Brussels, 0,16; Buenos Aires, 8, 22; Cairo, 14, 26; Calgary, -12, - 8; Caracas, 16, 24; Chicago, -6, 5; Copenhagen, 5,8; Dublin, 4, 10; Frankfurt, 1, 10; Geneva, 3, 6; Helsinki, 2,2; Hong Kong, 23, 25; Honolulu, 24, 31; Islamabad, 6, 28; Jakarta, 23, 33; Jerusalem, 10, 18; Johannesburg, 15, 28; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 32; Lama, 15, 21; Lisbon, 11. 16; London, 8, 12; Los Angeles, 13, 22; Madrid, 8, 14; Manila, 21, 33; Mexico City, 8, 23; Montreal, 0,5; Moscow, -12, -7; Nassau, 14, 26; New Delhi, 13, 28; New York, 6, 12; Nicosia, 10, 21; Oslo, 0,5; Paris, 9, 18; Peking, 0,8; Rio de Janeiro, 16, 26; Rome, 12, 17: San Francisco, 13, 16; San Juan, 14, 28; Sao Paulo, 18, 25; Seoul, 0,9; Singapore, 24, 32; Stockholm, 3, 6; Taipei, 22, 25; Tel Aviv, 15, 22; Tokyo, 10, 15; Toronto, -1, 0; Vancouver, 6, 11; Vienna, 3,6; Warsaw, -3, L