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Press, 24 February 1986, Page 44

District forecasts:

Canterbury: Variable winds; isolated showers; otherwise fine. Marlborough: Moderate to fresh northerlies; occasional rain; warm and humid. Nelson: Moderate northerlies; mild; humid; rain.

Buller: Moderate northerlies tending westerly; cloudy; some showers; becoming cooler. Westland: West to southwesterlies; showers. Extended forecast to Thursday. Colder southwesterlies tomorrow or Wednesday; showers; becoming fine later.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars. .... 1003.4 1008.3 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 29 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Nil Saturday. Nil To date this month .... 53 To date this year 94 To date last year 82 Average to date 88 Average for February . . 45 Wettest February (1945). 144 Driest February (1973). . 5 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 11 hr 6 min Saturday 13 hr 00 mln To date this month .... 193 To date this year 416 To date last year 485 Average for February . . 186 Humidity: Per cent at noon 43 Per cent at 6 p.m. .... 30 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 26 deg, minimum 18 deg, grass 14 deg, rainfall Nil SUN, MOONAND TIDES Sun — Today: Rises, 7 a.m.; sets, 8.24 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.02 a.m.; sets, 8.22 pan. Moon — Today: Rises, 8.34 p.m.; sets, 5.50 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 8.57 p.m; sets 7.04 aan. High tide at Lyttelton Today: 4.49 aan. and 5.09 pan. Tomorrow: 5.35 a.m. and 5.58 pan. (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, tomorrow. Last quarter, March 4. New moon, March 11. First quarter, March 19.

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