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Press, 13 January 1986, Page 38

District forecasts: Canterbury: moderate south westerlies; becoming sunny, warmer. Nelson: Fine; warm with afternoon breezes. Wellington: Northerlies fresh and gusty, some rain; becoming fine and

warm. Otago: Fine; variable winds. Tomorrow: Fine; northeast winds. Extended forecast to Thursday: Fine; warm weather, north westerlies; some showers near ranges.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer .... 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .... 1005 1007 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 19 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m 1.8 Saturday trace To date this month. ... 3 To date this year 3 To date last year trace Average to date 20 Average for January. . . 51 Wettest January (1980). . 139 Driest January (1954) . . 8 Sunshine; Yesterday nil Saturday nil To date this month 69 To date this year 69 To date last year 109 Average for January. ... 209 Humidity: Per cent at noon 99 Per cent at 6 pun. 96 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 21 deg, minimum 16 deg, grass 15 deg, rainfall 2.7 mm. SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 6.02 a.m.; sets, 9.10 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.03 a.m; sets, 9.09 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 8.33 a.m.; sets, 11.16 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 9.48 a.m.; sets 11.40 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton Today: 7.34 a.m. and 8.03 p.m. Tomorrow: 8.33 a.m. and 9.01 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: January 18. Full moon: January 26. Last quarter: February 2. New moon: February 9,

NOON WEATHER Auckland: 23deg., cloudy, N., 8 knots. Wellington: 17deg., rain, N., 6 knots. Christchurch: 18deg., drizzle, E., 8 knots. Dunedin: 15deg., rain, N.E., 13 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 16, 23; Brisbane, 22, 33; Canberra, 7, 33; Darwin, 24, 32; Hobart, 11, 16; Melbourne, 15, 24; Perth, 14, 25; Sydney, 18, 34. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 4,7; Athens, 5, 10; Bahrain, 13, 20; Bangkok, 16, 29; Beirut, 12, 18; Belgrade, —2, 0; Berlin, 3,5; Bermuda, 16, 19; Bogota, 5, 19; Brussels, 0,8; Buenos Aires, 21, 31; Cairo, 11, 21; Calgary, 4,8; Caracas, 17, 27; Chicago, —3, 2; Curitiba, 18, 27; Denpasar, 23, 31; Dublin, 4,7; Frankfurt, 0,1; Geneva, 0,3; Havana, 18, 28; Helsinki, —l6, —10; Hong Kong, 14, 18; Honolulu, 16, 27; Islamabad, 1, 18; Istanbul, 3,5; Jakarta, 23, 31; Jerusalem, 5, 11; Johannesburg, 16, 30; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 31; Lima, 18, 24; Lisbon, 6,9; London, 6,9; Madrid, —3, 9; Manila, 16, 30; Mexico City, 6, 22; Miami, 19, 26; Montevideo, 16, 29; Montreal, —lO, —5; Moscow, —l5, —8; Nassau, 20, 25; New Delhi, 6, 22; New York, 1,7; Nicosia, 8, 17; Oslo, -13, —l2; Paris, 7, 9; Peking, —7, —2; Rio de Janeiro, 20, 34; Rome, 4, 14; San Francisco, 7, 14; San Juan, 19, 27; Santiago, 13, 30; Sao Paulo, 19, 31; Seoul, —l5, —7; Singapore, 22, 23; Stockholm, -13, -8; Taipei, 16, 19; Tel Aviv, 10, 16; Tokyo, —l, 7; Toronto, —5, 2; Vancouver, 6, 10; Vienna, —l, 1; Warsaw, — 10, -5.