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Press, 16 January 1986, Page 34

District forecasts: Canterbury: Fine; moderate easterlies; mild. Marlborough: Fine; mild; cloudy; moderate winds. Nelson, Buller: Light winds; fine; mild.

Westland: Fine; mild; moderate breezes. Extended forecast to SundaytNortherlies; cool southerlies likely in Canterbury; coastal drizzle.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11 pan. Millibars .... 1020.7 1023.3 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 pan.) . . 21 Rainfall: mm. 9 aan. to 11 p.m. Nil To date this month. ... 5 To date this year 5 To date last year Tee Average to date 25 Average for January. . . 51 Wettest January (1980). . 139 Driest January (1954) . . 8 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday Bhr 18min To date this month. ... 93 To date this year 93 To date last year 128 Average for January. . . 209 Humidity: Per cent at noon 74 Per cent at 6 pan 57 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 27 deg, minimum 13 deg, grass 11 deg, rainfall Tee SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun — Today: Rises, 6.07 a.m; sets, 9.09 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.09 a.m.; sets 9.08 p.m. Moon — Today: Rises, 12.03 pan; sets 12.18 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 1.07 p.m.; sets 12.37 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton Today: 10.18 a.m. and 10.45 p.m. Tomorrow: 11.06 a.m. and 11.34 p.m. (Lake Forsyth, subtract' 60min, Akaroa subtract 45min, Port Levy, subtract 30min; Ashburton and Rakaia, subtract 25 min; 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: 24 deg., cloudy, van, 2 knots. Wellington: 20 deg., fine, S.E., 11 knots. Christchurch: 18 deg., showers, N.E., 11 knots. Dunedin: 16 deg., showers, W., 9 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 19, 23; Brisbane, 24, 31; Canberra, 16, 28; Darwin, 22, 24; Hobart, 15, 27; Melbourne, 21, 31; Perth, 15, 27; Sydney, 22, 28. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours: Amsterdam, 2,7; Athens, 5,13; Bahrain, 14, 20; Bangkok, 21, 32; Barbados, 23, 24; Beirut, 11, 15; Belgrade, 1, 11; Berlin, 2,7; Bermuda, 16, 20; Bogota, 6, 16; Brussels, 0, 10; Buenos Aires, 15, 26; Cairo, 10, 19; Calgary, 3, 12; Caracas, 19, '2B; Chicago, - 12, -5; Copenhagen, -1, 4; Denpasar, 23, 29; Dublin, 3,8; Frankfurt, 7,8; Geneva, 0,5; Helsinki, -7, -3; Hong Kong, 14, 19; Honolulu, 19, 27; Islamabad, 3,19; Istanbul, 2,9; Jakarta, 23, 28; Jerusalem, 7, 10; Johannesburg, 18, 30; Kiev, -7, 0; Kuala Lumpur, 22, 31; Lima, 18, 24; Lisbon, 6, 11; London, 7,9; Los Angeles, 16, 30; Madrid, 0, 11; Manila, 22, 29; Mexico City, 4, 20; Miami, 13, 21; Montevideo, 20, 23; Montreal, -14, -7; Moscow, -13, -8; Nassau, 20, 30;