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Press, 1 November 1985, Page 36

General forecast: A weakening ridge extends across much of New Zealand, a cold front is moving east over the Tasman and should move onto the South Island today, bringing showers to most of the country. District forecasts: Canterbury: Mainly fine and warm with moderate or fresh northerlies, but rain developing about the alps. Nelson, Marlborough,

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars .... 1013.7 1012.5 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 25 Rainfall: mm. 9 am to 11 p.m. Nil To date this month. ... 30 To date this year 354 To date last year 484 Average to date 546 Average for October. . . 47 Wettest October (1947). . 137 Driest October (1961). . . 3 Sunshine: - hrs Yesterday 11 hr 24 min To date this month. ... 200 To date this year 1889 To date last year 1706 Average for October. . . 200 Humidity: Per cent at noon 75 Per cent at 6 pan.. ... 48 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 14 deg, minimum 10 deg, grass 3 deg, rainfall Nil SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun — Today: Rises, 6.13 a.m.; sets, 8.14 p.m., Tomorrow: Rises, 6.11 sets, 8.15 p.m. Moon — Today: Rises, 11.51 pan.; sets, 7.40 a.m., Tomorrow: Rises, 12.50 a.m.; sets 8.19 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton — Today: 8 a.m. and 8.22 p.m. Tomorrow: 8.47 a.m. and 9.08 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. November 6. New moomNovember 13.

Bullen Moderate northerlies; mainly fine and mild, but cloud increasing later in the day. Westland: Moderate northerlies; occasional rain in the south, spreading elsewhere during the day. Tomorrow: Unsettled over most areas, with occasional showers. Extended forecast until Monday: Showers in most South Island districts on Sunday, but clearing by Monday.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

First quarter: November 19. Full moon: November 28. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 17deg., cloudy, N.. 14 knots. Wellington: 14deg., partly cloudy, N.W., 8 knots. ■Christchurch: 16deg., fine, E., 12 knots. Dunedin: 14deg., fine, N.E., 9 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian citiesin the last 24 hours were: Adelaide, 8, 21; Brisbane, 18, 31; Canberra, 3, 18; Hobart, 9, 18; Melbourne, 7, 18; Perth, 14, 29 (noon); Sydney, 16, 21. Temperatures in the ‘ main cities of the world were: Amsterdam, 3, 11; Athens, 10, 22; Bahrain, 21, 29; Bangkok, 23, 33; Barbados, 25, 30; Beirut, 15, 22; Belgrade, 4, 13; Berlin, 1,6; Bermuda, 19, 22; Bogota, 9, 19; Brussels, -1, 12; Buenos Aires, 15, 22; Cairo, 15, 25; Calgary, -5, 9; Caracas, 19, 29; Chicago, 8, 15; Copenhagen, 4,10; Dublin, 8,12; Frankfurt, - 4, 10; Geneva, nil, 8; Havana, 22, 30; Helsinki,' nil, 5; Hong Kong, 24, 28; Honolulu, 22, 30; Islamabad, 10, 30; Istanbul, 9, 16; Jakarta, 23, 31; Jerusalem, 10, 20; Johannesburg, 13, 25; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 32; Lima, 15,20; Lisbon, 13,24; London, 7, 11; Los Angeles, 16,24; Madrid, 6, 21; Manila, 23, 32; Mexico City, 9, 24; Montevideo, 17, 25; Moscow, -6, -1; Nassau, 22, 30; New Delhi, 16,32; New York, 2, 13; Nicosia, 12, 18; Oslo, 1,4; Paris, nil, 5; Peking, 5, 15; Rio de Janeiro, 19, 27; Rome, 14, 20; San Francisco, 12,15; Santiago, 8, 24; Seoul, 11, 21; Singapore, 24, 30; Stockholm, 1,6; Tokyo, 13, 18; Toronto, -3, 7; Vienna, 1,3; Warsaw, 2, 7.