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Press, 7 December 1985, Page 80

District forecasts: winds; afternoon sea Canterbury, Otago: Moder- breezes. ate northeasterlies; fine Tomorrow: Fine, warm and mild; some morning northerlies freshening cloud. Nelson: Fine; light winds; Extended forecast to Tuesnr I Hi ld -. . day: Mostlydry ! scattered Wellington: Fine; light rain about the coast.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .... 1024.7 1025.7 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . 18 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m..’.... nil To date this month. ... 11 To date this year 440 To date last year 557 Average to date 605 Average for December . 53 Wettest December (1978) 149 Driest December (1943) . 5 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 7 hr 48 min To date this month. ... 14 To date this year 2098 To date last year 1954 Average for December . 210 Humidity: Per cent at noon 71 Per cent at 6 p.m 75 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 15 deg, minimum 7 deg grass 3 deg, rainfall nil. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises 5.42 a.m., sets 9 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises 5.42 a.m., sets 9.01 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises 2.45 a.m., sets 2.54 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises 3.06 a.m., sets 4.10 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today. 12.28 a.m. and 12.51 p.m. Tomorrow: 1.21 a.m. and 1.45 pjn. (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: December 12.

First quarter: December 19. Full moon: December 27. Last quarter January 3. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 19deg., cloudy, N.E., 13 knots. Wellington: 18deg., fine, S.E., 9 knots. Christchurch: 16deg., cloudy, N.E., 10 knots. Dunedin: 15deg., partly cloudy. N.E., 13 foots. , WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 21, 25; Brisbane, 22, 29; Canberra, 12, 25; Darwin, 29, 34; Hobart, 13, 24; Melbourne, 15, 26; Perth, 13, 21; Sydney, 19, 27. Minimum and maximum . temperatures in the main of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 8, 13; Athens, 7, 20; Bahrain, 18, 23; Bangkok, 25, 33; Barbados, 25, 29; Beirut, 15, 19; Belgrade, 3, 17; Berlin, 5, 12; Bermuda, 18, 19; Bogota, 9, 18; Brussels, 3, 12; Buenos Aires, 20, 31; Cairo, 12, 22; Caracas, 19, 27; Curitiba, 13,19; Denpasar, 24, 31; Dublin, 5,8; Frankfurt, 3, 13; Havana, 19, 28; Hong Kong, 22, 23; Honolulu, 21, 29; Islamabad, 5, 21; Istanbul, 12, 18; Jakarta, 24, 31; Jerusalem, 3, 13; Johannesburg, 15, 25; Kuala'Lumpur, 23, 31; Lima, 16, 22; Lisbon, 13, 20; London, 11,12; Los Angeles, 14, 25; Madrid, 6, 16; Manila, 22, 32; Miami, 23, 25; Montevideo, 15, 29; Nassau, 21, 29; New Delhi, 11, 26; Nicosia, 0, 17; Paris, 11, 15; Rio de Janeiro, 17, 21; Rome, 3, 14; San Francisco, 12, 16; San Juan, 20, 29; Santiago, 12, 28; Sao Paulo, 14, 18; Singapore, 23, 31; Taipei, 18, 25; Tel Aviv, 8,19; Tokyo, 8,16; Vancouver, 3,6; Vienna, 2, 11; Warsaw. 8, 11.