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Press, 25 October 1985, Page 32

General forecast: Fine at first in the north of the South Island; rain developing later; further south, mainly fine. District forecasts: Canterbury: Moderate north-easterly winds developing; cloud increasing with scattered rain in the north at night. Marlborough, Nelson and Buller: Moderate northeasterlies from afternoon, with increasing cloud;

rain developing late in the day; mild. Westland: Moderate northeasterlies developing with increasing cloud; rain in the north at night. Extended forecast to Monday: In Canterbury and Marlborough, southeasterly winds and showery weather; in Nelson, Buller and Westland, winds tending south-east from Saturday and becoming fine.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer:.... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars .... 1006.7 1006.8 Temperalure: deg. Maximum (to 6 pan.) . . 19 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. nil To date this month. ... 17 To date this year 341 To date last year 470 Average to date 535 Average for October. . . 47 Wettest October (1947). . 137 Driest October (1961). . . 3 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 8 hr 48 min To date this month. ... 153 To date this year 1842 To date last year 1661 Average for October. . . 200 Humidity: Per cent at noon 54 Per cent at 6 p.m 66 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 am yesterday: Maximum 17 deg, minimum 10 deg, grass 9 deg, rainfall Imm. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 5.24 a.m.; sets, 7.5 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.22 a.m.; sets, 7.6 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 3.28 p.m.; sets, 4.9 am. Tomorrow: Rises, 4.31 pm.; sets, 4.27 am High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 1.43 am and 2.4 pm. Tomorrow; 2.31 am and 2.49 pm. (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: October 29. Last quarter November 6.

New moon: November 13. First quarter November 19, NOON WEATHER

Auckland: 17deg., cloudy, S.W., 20 knots. Wellington: 12deg., cloudy, S., 12 knots. Christchurch: 17deg., partly cloudy, S., 3 knots. Dunedin: lldeg., rain, S.W., 5 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 7, 16; Brisbane, 16, 25; Canberra, 4,13; Darwin, 27, 33; Hobart, 8, 13; Melbourne, 10,17; Perth, 12,19; Sydney, 11, 19. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 3, 12; Athens, 10, 20; Bahrain, 25, 29; Bangkok, 24, 31; Barbados, 22, 25; Beirut, 14, 21; Belgrade, 9, 19; Berlin, 0, Id, Bermuda, 21, 25; Brussels, -4, 13; Buenos Aires, 11, 25; Cairo, 15, 28; Copenhagen, 2, 14; Curitiba, 8, 25; Denpasar, 24, 3d, Dublin, 7, 17; Frankfurt, 4, 11; Havana, 24, 31; Helsinki, 5,8; Hong Kong, 24, 27; Honolulu, 24, 31; Istanbul, 10, 17; Jakarta, 22, 31; Jerusalem, 12, 27; Johannesburg, 14, 27; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 31; Lisbon, 15, 25; London, 9,14; Los Angeles, 14, 23; Madrid, 8, 24; Manila, 22, 34; Mexico City, 11, 23; Montreal, -2, 15; Moscow, 1,6; Nassau, 23, 27; New Delhi, 15, 31; New York, 9, 19; Oslo, 0,12; Paris, 5,14; Peking, 3, 21; Rio de Janeiro, 17, 25; Rome, 9,17; San Francisco, 11, 17; San Juan, 25, 30; Santiago, 11, 25; Sao Paulo, 13, 25; Singapore, 24, 3d, Stockholm, 10, 13; Tokyo, 11, 22; Vienna, 7, 12; Warsaw, 4, 8.