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Press, 19 December 1985, Page 52

General forecast: Fine in most places, but some afternoon and evening showers about the North Island ranges and in inland parts of the South Island. District forecasts: Canterbury: Scattered showers inland in the afternoon and evening, otherwise fine; moderate easterly winds predominating; mild. Marlborough: Fine, apart from scattered afternoon showers in the ranges; moderate north-easterly winds. Nelson, Buller: Isolated afternoon or evening showers over the ranges, and some cloudy areas,

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer:.... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars .... 1016.8 1015.8 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 19 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. nil To date this month. ... 25 To date this year 454 To date last year 601 Average to date 626 Average for December . 53 Wettest (1978) 149 Driest (1943) 5 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 10 hr 42 min To date this month. ... 85 To date this year 2170 To date last year 2023 Average for December . 210 Humidity: Per cent at noon 70 Per cent at 6 p.m.. . . . 63 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday Maximum 18 deg, minimum 12 deg grass 8 deg, rainfall nil SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises 5.44 a.m., sets 9.09 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises 5.44 a.m., sets 9.09 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises 1.13 p.m., sets 1.38 a.m. TomorrowRises 2.17 p.m., sets 1.57 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 11.35 a.m. Tomorrow: 12 04 a.m. and 12.25 p.m. (Lake Forsyth, ’ subtract 60minAkaroa, subtract 45min; Port Levy, subtract 30min; Ashburton and Rakaia subtract 25min; add 17min; Kaiapoi and Sumner, add 30min.) ’ Phases of Moon First quarter: Today.

otherwise fine; moderate northerly winds; mild. Westland: Some cloudy areas, with isolated showers, but long, fine periods; light or moderate variable winds; mild. Extended forecast to Sunday: Canterbury, Marlborough: Winds tending northerly, and on Sunday, scattered rain about the Alps, spreading eastward at times. Nelson, Buller: cloudy, northerlies with scattered showers on Saturday, rain spreading from the west on Sunday. Westland: rain developing on Saturday, clearing later on Sunday.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Full moon: December 27. Last quarter: January 4. New moon: January 11. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 20deg., partly cloudy, N.E., 7 knots. Wellington: 17deg., fine, E., 3 knots. Christchurch: 17deg., partly cloudy, N.E., 10 knots. Dunedin: 16deg., partly cloudy, S., 5 knots; WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 12, 24; Brisbane, 23, 35; Cairns, 24, 32; Canberra, 9, 20; Hobart, 13, 20; Melbourne, 13, 22; Perth, 16, 20; Sydney, 18, 29. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world yesterday were: Amsterdam, 4, 10; Athens, 7, 15; Bahrain, 18, 24; Bangkok, 16, 28; Barbados, 24, 26; Beirut, 13, 20; Belgrade, 6, 10; Berlin, 5,7; Bermuda, 16, 21; Brussels, 3, 11; Buenos Aires, 21, 31; Cairo, 12, 21; Copenhagen, 2,7; Denpasar, 25, 32; Dublin, 6, 11; Frankfurt, 7, 11; Geneva, -2, 2; Havana, 20, 23; Helsinki, -15, -4; Hong Kong, 10, 16; Honolulu, 15, 26; Istanbul, 8, 12; Jakarta, 24, 33; Jerusalem, 9, 14; Johannesburg, 13, 25; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 31; Lisbon, 6, 15; London, 9, 12; Los Angeles, 13, 26; Madrid, -2, 13; Manila, 19, 29; Mexico City, 7, 21; Montreal, -7, -6; Moscow, -7, -5; Nassau, 20, 26; New Delhi, 13, 25; New York, -1, 5; Oslo, -6, -2; Paris, 7,9; Peking, -5, 2; Rio de Janeiro, 23, 34; Rome, 0, 16; San Francisco, 5, 16; San Juan, 18, 22; Santiago, 10, 28; Singapore, 23, 30; Stockholm, -6, -3; Tokyo, 0, 8; Vienna, 10,11; Warsaw, 4, 8.