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Press, 9 November 1985, Page 80

General forecast: Fine in the South Island with light winds apart from daytime sea breezes; some frosts likely in inland areas in the morning but mild by day. District forecasts: Canterbury: Fine and mild; light winds apart from afternoon sea breezes. Marlborough, Nelson, Buller: Fine apart from patches of morning cloud; light winds with daytime sea breezes; mild in the afternoon. Westland: Fine with light

winds apart from afternoon sea breezes, mild. Extended forecast to Tuesday: Canterbury, from tomorrow milder northerlies developing, high cloud increasing from Monday; Marlborough and Nelson, northerlies predominating from tomorrow and freshening about Cook Strait; Buller and Westland, from tomorrow northerlies developing and becoming cloudy, and on Tuesday rain spreading from the south.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteoro-

logical Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer:.... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars .... 1026.1 1027.8 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . 17 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. nil To date this month. ... 25 To date this year 379 To date last year 484 Average to date 559 Average for November . 49 Wettest November (1942) 140 Driest November (1947). 8 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 13 hr 30 min To date this month. ... 75 To date this year 1964 To date last year 1754 Average for November . 207 Humidity: Per cent at noon 60 Per cent at 6 p.m.. ... 58 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 16 deg, minimum 4 deg, rainfall nil SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun — Today: Rises, 6.03 am.; sets, 8.24 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.01 a.m; sets, 8.26 Moon — Today: Rises, 4.20 a.m.; sets, 3.59 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 4.43 a.m.; sets 5.17 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton — Today. 1.46 a.m. and 2.10 p.m. Tomorrow: 2.37 a.m. and 3 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

New moon: November 13. First quarter November 19. Full moon: November 28. Last quarter: December 5. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 18deg„ cloudy, S„ 7 knots.

Wellington: 14deg., partly cloudy, S.E., 7 knots. Christchurch: 15deg., fine, S., 2 knots. Dunedin: 14deg., fine, S„ 13 knots. WORLD WEATHER/ c Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 11, 20; Brisbane, 21, 22; Canberra, 12, 23; Darwin, 27, 32; Hobart, 9, 14; Melbourne, 8, 14; Perth, 13, 19; Sydney, 19, 25. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 4, 11; Athens, 14, 18; Bahrain, 22, 27; Bangkok, 25, 33; Barbados, 22, 30; Belgrade, 4, 10; Berlin, 2,8; Bermuda, 21, 25; Brussels, 0, 10; Buenos Aires, 18, 30; Cairo, 15, 28; Copenhagen, 4,7; Curitiba, 11, 23; Denpasar, 24, 31; Dublin, 5, 11; Frankfurt, 1,8; Geneva, 6, 10; Havana, 19, 26; Helsinki, 4,6; Hong Kong, 24, 26; Honolulu, 19, 28; Istanbul, 8, 15; Jakarta, 23, 32; Jerusalem, 13, 22; Johannesburg, 14, 29; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 31; Lisbon, 19, 21; London, 9, 15; Los Angeles, 14, 27; Madrid, 14, 22; Manila, 21, 32; Mexico City, 8, 23; Montreal 5,9; Moscow, 0,2; Nassau 15, 26; New Delhi, 13, 30; New York, 11,12; Peking, 0, 7; Rio de Janeiro, 17, 28; Rome, 15, 23; San Francisco, 12, 27; San Juan, 24, 32; Santiago, 11, 27; Sao Paulo, 15, 22; Tokyo, 15, 19; Vienna, 8,11; Warsaw, 6, 9.