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Press, 18 February 1986, Page 44

General forecast: Cloud and rain clearing in Canterbury, Marlborough and Nelson; fine on the Coast District forecasts: Canterbury: Moderate south-westerlies predominating with isolated showers, and long fine intervals; cool. Marlborough: Fine with moderate westerly winds, warm this afternoon.

Nelson: Moderate southwesterlies, fine and mild. Buller, Westland: Isolated showers about the ranges, otherwise fine, mild with moderate south-west winds. Extended forecast to Friday: Fine with northerly winds in Canterbury and Marlborough; westerlies with some rain from Nelson to Westland from Wednesday.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars 1008.0 1009.7 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 17 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. trace To date this month .... 53 To date this year ..... 94 To date .last year 42 Average to date 78 Average for February .. 45 Wettest February (1945). 144 Driest February (1973). . . 5 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday nil hr nil min To date this month .... 127 To date this year 340 To date last year 437 Average for February . . 186 Humidity: Per cent at noon 93 Per cent at 6 p.m. .... 75 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 20 deg, minimum 13 deg, grass 13 deg, rainfall 11mm. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun — Today. Rises, 6.54 a.m.; sets 8.33 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.55 a.m.; sets, 8.32 p.m. Moon — Today: Rises, 4.14 pm.; sets 12.47 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.14 p.m.; High tide at Lyttelton — Today: 12.50 p.m. and — . Tomorrow: 1.16 a.m. and 1.35 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 Full moon: February 25. Last quarter. March 4. i New moon: March 11. First quarter: March 19. ; NOON WEATHER Auckland: 22 deg., partly ; cloudy, W., 8 knots. • Wellington: 19 deg., cloudy, N.W., 10 knots. Christchurch: 14 deg., rain, i S.W., 18 knots. i Dunedin: 15 deg., overcast, l S£., 9 knots. > WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum ’ temperatures in the main Ausr tralian dities yesterday were: I Adelaide, 20, 23; Brisbane, i 19, 29; Canberra, 12, 31; > Hobart, 15, 25; Melbourne, 17, 25; Perth, 16, 21; Sydney, 17, I 27- ; Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main r Cities of the world yesterday : were: Amsterdam, -5, 0; Athens, 5, 12; Bahrain, 15, 20; Bangkok, 25, 32; Barbados, 22, 28; > Beirut, 8, 13; Belgrade, -3, 2; • Berlin, -4, -1; Bermuda, 16, 21; < Brussels, -3, 2; Buenos Aires, 19, 27; Cairo, 10, 20; Copen--1 hagen, -3, 0; Dublin, 0,3; • Frankfurt, -6, 3; Geneva, -6, 1; I Helsinki, -7, -5; Hong Kong, 13, 13; Honolulu, 22, 28; Istanbul, ■ 3, 10; Jakarta, 23, 31; Jerusalem, 4, 11; Kuala Lum--1 pur, 22, 33; London, 0,2; Los . Angeles, 12, 19; Madrid, 5, 10; . Manila, 19, 31; Mexico City, 8, > 23; Montreal, -7, -5; Moscow, - ‘ 14, -4;. New Delhi, 11, 22; New York, -3,1; Oslo, -15, -3; Paris, -3, 3; Peking, -6, 2; Rio de 1 Janeiro, 21, 35;.Rome, 4. 8: