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Press, 14 December 1985, Page 80

General forecast: Mild throughout New Zealand, with scattered rain cloud. District forecasts: Canterbury, Marlborough, Nelson: Mainly fine and warm, moderate northeasterlies predominating, tending north-west in the Sounds, some showers

about the ranges. Buller, Westland: Cloudy with showery northerlies developing. Tomorrow: Fine in the east, scattered showers in the west. Extended range forecast to Tuesday: Showers spreading to the east, clearing on the West Coast.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer..... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars .... 1014.5 1015.3 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 19 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m to 11 p.m nil To date this month. ... 21 To date this year 449 To date last year 598 Average to date 617 Average for December . 53 Wettest December (1978)' 149 Driest December (1943) . 5 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 3 hr 36 min To date this month. ... 51 To date this year 2136 To date last year 1983 Average for December . 210 Humidity: Per cent at noon 81 Per cent at 6 pjn..... 81 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 20 deg, minimum 14 deg, grass 13 deg, rainfall nil.

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 5.43 a.m.; sets, 9.7 p.m. tomorrow: Rises, 5.43 a.m.; sets, 9.8 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 7.13 a.m.; sets, 11.39 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 8.27 a.m.; sets, 12.20 а. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: б. a.m. and 7.25 p.m. Tomorrow: 7.38 a.m. and 8.27 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 First quarter: December 19. Full moon: December 27. Last quarter: January 4. New moon: January 11.

NOON WEATHER Auckland: zldeg., cloudy, N., 10 knots. Wellington: 20deg., partly cloudy, N., 9 knots. Christchurch: 18deg., cloudy, E., 12 knots. Dunedin: 18deg., cloudy, N.E., 19 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum S-atures in the main Auscities yesterday were: Adelaide, 15, 23; Brisbane, 21, 34; Canberra, 9, 24; Darwin, 28, 33; Hobart, 13, 20; Melbourne, 13, 20; Perth, 17, 23; Sydney, 18, 25. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours: Amsterdam, —2, 1; Athens, 10, 15; Bahrain, 17, 23; Bangkok, 23, 33; Barbados, 23, 25; Beirut, 13, 20; Belgrade, 3,6; Berlin, —2, 2; Bermuda, 18, 22; Bogota, -8, 20; Brussels, 0,5; Buenos Aires, 13, 23; Cairo, 8, 24; Calgary, —8,1; Caracas, 18, 26; Chicago, —3, 0; Copenhagen, —l, 0; Dublin, 4,9; Frankfurt, 1,6; Geneva, 0,4; Havana, 22, 29; Helsinki, —lO, —1; Hong Kong, 10, 13; Honolulu, 19, 29; Islamabad, 5, 20; Istanbul, 8, 12; Jakarta, 23, 32; Jerusalem, 8, 21; Johannesburg, 15, 24; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 31; Lima, 15, 22; Lisbon, 11,13; London, 7, 10; Los Angeles, 5, 15; Madrid, 2,7; Manila, 23, 28; Mexico City, 5, 21; Montreal, —5, —3; Moscow, —B, 1; Nassau, 23, 27; New Delhi, 8, 17; New York, 7, 10; Nicosia, 10, 22; Oslo, —l3, —1; Paris, 0,5; Peking, —lO, 1; Rio De Janeiro, 22, 37; Rome, 10, 14; San Francisco, 6,14; San Juan, 23, 28; Santiago, 9, 28; Sao Paulo, 21, 29; Seoul, -11, -2; Singapore, 23, 30; Stockholm, —2, 3; Sydney, 18, 29; Taipei, 12, 14; Tel Aviv, 11, 21; Tokyo, 2,9; Toronto, —2, 1; Vancouver, —2, 4; Vienna, 2,5; Warsaw, 4, 5.