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Press, 20 October 1986, Page 44

General forecast: Mainly fine, scattered rain developing in the west. District forecasts: Canterbury: Fine, northerly winds becoming fresh in exposed places; mild in the afternoon. Marlborough, Nelson: Cloudy areas at first but becoming fine with moderate northerlies.

Buller: Light or moderate northerlies; cloudy skies with a few light showers. Westland: Cloudy with moderate northerlies; outbreaks of light rain, especially on the ranges. Extended range forecast to Friday.— Mainly dry in Canterbury, unsettled elsewhere.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars 1016.8 1017.7 Temperature: deg. .Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 13 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m trace Saturday 24 To date this month .... 71 To date this year ..... 697 To date last year ....’. 337 Average to date 528 Average for October ... 47 Wettest October (1947). . 137 Driest October (1961). . . 3 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 6hr 6min Saturday 48 min To date this month 74 To date this year ..... 1687 To date last year 1808 Average for October.... 200 Humidity: Per cent at noon 82 Per cent at 6 p.m 75 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 13deg, minimum Bdeg, grass 6deg, rainfall Imm. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun — Today: Rises, 5.30 a.m.; sets, 6.58 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.29 a.m.; sets, 7 p.m. Moon — Today: Rises, 9.40 p.m.; sets, 6.18 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 10.46 p.m.; sets 6.46 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton — Today: 6.11 a.m. and 6.33 p.m. Tomorrow: 7.02 a.m. and 7.24 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 the Moon Last quarter: October 26. v New moon: November 2. ■First-quarter: November 9. Full moon: November 17.

NOON WEATHER Auckland: 16deg., partly cloudy, S., 12 knots. Wellington: 12deg., cloudy, S., 10 knots. Christchurch: Udeg., showers, S.W., 13 knots. Dunedin: lldeg., partly cloudy, S.E.. 9 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were.— Adelaide, 9, 15; Brisbane, 18, 27; Canberra, 4, 15; Darwin, 27, 32; Hobart, 11, 16; Melbourne, 9, 16; Perth, 10, 19; Sydney, 17, 26. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main world centres in the last 24 hours were.— Amsterdam, 9, 15; Athens, 10, 20; Bahrain, 35, 26; Bangkok, 24, 33; Beirut, 20, 24; Belgrade, 6, 20; Berlin, 6, 14; Bogota, 7, 16; Brussels, 9, 16; Buenos Aires, 19, 23; Cairo, 18, 28; Caracas, 19, 27; Chicago, 7, 11; Copenhagen, 1, 13; Denpasar, 24, 32; Dublin, 6, 15; Frankfurt, 6,18; Geneva, 6, 19; Helsinki, 6, 10; Hong Kong, 25, 25; Honolulu, 26, 32; Istanbul, 11, 17; Jakarta, 22, 30; Jerusalem, 18, 27; Johannesburg, 12, 21; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 32; Lima, 15, 20; Lisbon, 16, .22; London, 12, 14; Los Angeles, 14, 23; Madrid, 11, 20; Manila, 22, 32; Mexico City, 10, 23; Montevideo, 12, 18; Montreal, 4, 10; Moscow, 3, 15; New Delhi, 21, 29;- New York, 9, 16; Nicosia, 15, 17; Oslo, 2, 12; Paris, 13, 18; Peking. 6, 11; Rio De Janeiro, 17, 38; Rome, 9, 24; San Francisco, 15, 19; Santiago, 9, 23; Sao Paulo, 18, 32; Seoul, 7, 17; Singapore, 25, 31; Stockholm, 7, 11; Taipei, 25, 31; Tel Aviv, 18, 27; Tokyo, 10, 17; Toronto, 4,9; Vancouver, 9, 12; Vienna, 2, 17; Warsaw, 0, 16.