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Press, 27 February 1986, Page 44

District forecasts: Canterbury: Cloudy at times, showers in the ranges and possibly a few elsewhere especially in the . south; moderate south-westerlies, cool. Marlborough: Fine at first but showers developing this evening; northwesterlies, fresh at first but slowly moderating, mild. Nelson: Mostly fine but showers in the west and a few scattered falls elsewhere this afternoon or evening; moderate variable winds,

mild. Buller: Changeable with occasional showers but increasing fine intervals, moderate northwesterlies tending south-west, cool. Westland: Moderate variable winds, cloudy at times with occasional showers, but fine intervals increasing during the day. Extended forecast to Sunday: Scattered showers, becoming fine with light winds during the weekend. General forecast: Occasional showers.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

.Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars..... 1004.0 1007.5 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 19 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m Nil To date this month .... 71 To date this year .. 112 To date last year ....; 82 Average to date .: ... ; 93 Average for Feb. . . . .: 45 Wettest Feb. (1945).... 144 Driest Feb. (1973)..... 5 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 9 hr 6 min To date this month .... 204 To date this year ... . . 427 To date last year ..... 505 Average for Feb. ... . . 186 Humidity: Per cent at noon 75 Per cent at 6 p.m. .. . . .77 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 19 deg, minimum 11 deg, grass 8 deg, rainfall 5 SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun — Today: Rises, 7.4 a.m.; sets, 8.19 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.5 a.m.; sets, 8.17 p.m. Moon - Today: Rises, 9.40 p.m.; sets, 9.33 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 10.2 p.m ■ sets 10.49 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton — Today: 7.23 a.m. and 7.50 p.m. Tomorrow: 8.20 a.m. and 8.48 p.m. (Lake Forsyth, subtract 60min; , Akaroa, subtract 45min; Port Levy, subtract 30min; Ashburton and Rakaia subtract 25min; add 17min; Kaiapoi and Sumner, add 30min.) Phases of Moon Last quarter: March <l. . New moon: March 11.

First quarter: March 19. Full moon: March 26. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 23deg., cloudy, W., 9 knots. Wellington: 19deg., partly cloudy, N.W., 25 knots. Christchurch: 17deg., partly cloudy, variable, 5 knots. Dunedin: 10deg., rain, W., 13 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 15, 27; Brisbane, 21, 30; Canberra, 14, 26; Hobart, 9, 19; Melbourne, 12, 25; Perth, 20, 22; Sydney, 17, 24. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world yesterday ■ were:" ■. > . Amsterdam, —l2, —1; Athens, 9, 17; Bahrein, 14, 23; Bangkok, 26, 29; Barbados, 21, 29; Beirut, 13, 19; Belgrade, 0, —5; Berlin, —l4, —4; Bermuda, 17, 21; Brussels, —l3, 0; Buenos Aires, 22, 32; Cairo, 12, 23; Copenhagen, —8; —3; Dublin, —l, 4; Frankfurt, —lO, — 1; Geneva, —l, 9; Helsinki, — 18, —l2; Hong Kong, 14, 17;’ Honolulu, 15, 27; Istanbul, 3,6; Jakarta, 23, 31; Jerusalem, 5, 14; Johannesburg, 12, 26; Kuala Lumpur, 22, 33; Lisbon, 13, 16; London, —2, —1; Los Angeles, 19, 35; Madrid, 9, 13; Manila, 20, 29; Mexico City, 9, 23; Montreal, —B, —2; Moscow, —l9, —7; Nassau, 20, 26; New Delhi, 10, 24; New York, —1; 4; Oslo; ,—ll, —4; Paris, —6, 3; Peking, —S, —2; Rio de Janeiro, 21, 38; Rome, 11, 18; San Francisco, 13, 24; San Juan, 21, 28; Santiago, 10, 29; Sao Paulo, 18, 31; Singapore, 23, 32; Stockholm, -15,-7; Tokyo, 0,7; Vienna, -9, -5; Warsaw, —l4, -6.