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Press, 27 November 1986, Page 48

General forecast: Fine at first in Nelson and along the West Coast, then cloudy; rain developing in Fiordland late in the day; coastai drizzle, rain clearing, fine intervals inland in the east. District forecasts: Canterbury: Mostly cloudy with scattered rain at first; cold southerlies slowly dying out. Marlborough: Cool southerlies, fresh about the coasts, moderate elsewhere; occasional showers, fine periods inland. Nelson, Buller: Mild,

mainly fine, moderate southerlies. Westland: South-easterlies dying out; fine, mild by day. Tomorrow: Becoming fine over the North Island, rain or showers spreading into western districts, westerlies; rain spreading over much of the South Island, with cold southerlies developing in the far south. Extended forecast to Monday: Southerlies with showers about the coast; unsettled, showery, little wind; fine from Sunday with southerlies in the west.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: . . . . 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars 1008.9 1009.2 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 13 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m 6 To date this month .... 92 To date this year 791 To date last year 423 Average to date 588 Average for November. . 49 Wettest November (1942) 140 Driest November (1947) . 8 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday nil To date this month .... 194 To date this year 1975 To date last year 2067 Average for November. . 207 Humidity: Per cent at noon 98 Per cent at 6 p.m 95 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 12 deg, minimum 10 deg, grass 9 deg, rainfall 57mm. SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises. 5.46 a.m.; sets, 8.49 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.46 a.m.; sets, 8.50 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 3.12 a.m.; sets 3.18 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises. 3.31 a.m.; sets 4.30 p.m. - High tide at Lyttelton — Today: 1.02 a.m. and 1.23 p.m. Tomorrow: 1.51 a.m. and 2.12 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 New moon: December 2. First quarter: December 8. Full moon: December 16. Last quarter: December 24. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 17 deg., cloudy. W. 15 knots. Wellington: 12 deg., recent rain, S. 21 knots. Christchurch: 11 deg., showers, S.W. 20 knots. Dunedin: 9 deg., rain, S.W., 13 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were:— Adelaide, 14, 20; Brisbane, 20, 27; Canberra, 7, 28; Hobart, 15, 17; Melbourne, 15, 17; Perth (noon), 15, 22; Sydney, 16, 26. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world yesterday were: Amsterdam, 10. 13; Athens. 10, 16; Bahrain, 18, 24; Bangkok, 21, 29; Barbados, 23, 29; Beirut, 14, 21; Belgrade. 5, 10; Berlin, 9, 12; Bermuda, 19, 23; Bogota, 10, 20; Brussels, 6, 12; Buenos Aires, 15, 24; Caracas, 17, 26; Copenhagen, 6,8; Denpasar, 24, 29; Dublin, 7. 15; Frankfurt, 7, 10; Geneva, 00, 9; Havana. 23, 32; Helsinki. 4. 6;