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Press, 11 September 1986, Page 42

General forecast: A weak cold front will bring isolated showers to most districts. District forecasts: Canterbury, Marlborough: Moderate north-easter-lies about the coast, tending north-westerly in the Sounds, scattered alpine showers. Nelson, Buller: Moderate south-westerlies, some

showers. spreading north. Westland: Northerlies, occasional rain clearing. Tomorrow: Fine with light winds in Canterbury, isolated showers elsewhere. Extended range forecast to Sunday: Isolated showers clearing in the east, becoming fine and frosty, rain developing on the West Coast.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars 1010.0 1009.2 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 14 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m Nil To date this month .... 1 To date this year 580 To date last year 317 Average to date 470 Average for September. . 43 Wettest September (1946) 120 Driest September (1980). 2 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 8 hr 48 min To date this month .. . . '67 To date this year 1501 To date last year 1527 Average for September. . 162 Humidity: Per cent at noon 57 Per cent at 6 p.m. .... 64 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 10 deg, minimum -2 deg, grass -8 deg, rainfall Nil SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun-Today: Rises, 6.3 a.m.; sets, 6.13 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.37 a.m.; sets, 6.14 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 10.2 p.m.; sets, 1.17>a,m. Tomorrow: Rises, 10.53 p.m.; sets, 2.32 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton Today: 10.4 a.m. and 10.28 p.m. Tomorrow: 10.59 a.m. and 11.24 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 Today. Full moon: September 18. Ls< quarter September 26. NeW moon: October 4.

NOON WEATHER Auckland: 12 deg., fine, S.W., 15 knots. Wellington: 12 deg., partly cloudy, N.W., 13 knots. Christchurch; 12 deg., fine, N.E., 3 knots. Dunedin: 12 deg., cloudy, W., 5 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 5, 20; Brisbane, 12, 23; Canberra, —2, 16; Darwin, 24, 32; Hobart, 8, 12; Melbourne, 9, 18; Perth, 14, 19; Sydney 9, 19. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were:. Amsterdam, 4, 16; Athens, 19, 32; Bahrain, 27, 37; Bangkok, 24, 30; Belgrade, 14, 27; Berlin, 4, 16; Bermuda, 25, 28; Brussels, 13, 17; Buenos Aires, 16, 27; Calgary, 2, 12; Chicago, 6, 23; Copenhagen, 8, 14; Denpasar, 22, 31; Dublin, 4, 17; Frankfurt, 8, 20; Havana, 25, 32; Helsinki, 9, 13; Hong Kong, 27, 30; Honolulu, 22, 33; Islamabad, 21, 35; Istanbul, 18, 27; Jakarta, 23, 31; Jerusalem, 17, 25; Johannesburg, 7, 23; Kiev, 8, 19; Kuala Lumpur 24, 32; Lisbon, 17, 27; London, 8, 17; Los . Angeles, 17, 28; Madrid, 15, 30; Manila, 23, 33; Mexico City, 13, 25; Miami, 25, 32; Montreal, 5, 16; Moscow, 8,16; Nassau, 23, 34; New Delhi, 26, 38; New York, 12, 22; Nicosia. 23, 34; Oslo, 3, 16; Paris, 9, 18; Peking, 17, 27; Rio de Janeiro, 15, 28; Rome, 13, 28; San Francisco, 14, 19; San Juan, 25, 32; Santiago, 5, 21; Seoul, 19, 27; Singapore, 24, 30; Stockholm, 5, 13; Taipei, 27, 34; Tel Aviv, 22, 29; Tokyo, 27, 30; Toronto, 3, 19; Vancouver, 13, lg; Vienna, 12, 20; Warsaw,