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Press, 5 December 1986, Page 40

General forecast: In the north and east of the North Island, scattered showers and east to south-east winds; in the west of the North Island from Waikato to Wellington: mostly fine; in the South Island, fine apart from cloud about the east coast. District forecasts: Canterbury: Light or moderate north-easterlies; cloudy this morning with some coastal drizzle, otherwise mainly fine; mild in the afternoon. Marlborough: Cloudy on the Kaikoura coast with moderate north-easter-

lies developing; fine elsewhere with light winds and mild afternoon. Nelson, Buller, Westland: Fine and mild; daytime sea breezes. Tomorrow: Fine, except for morning cloud in eastern districts. Extended forecast until Tuesday: Light winds, daytime sea breezes; mainly fine, but drizzle patches likely in the west; cloudy about the east coast; overnight drizzle, otherwise fine; daytime sea breezes about the coast, light winds inland; becoming milder.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars 1024.5 1025 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 17 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m nil To date this month .... 3 To date this year 808 To date last year 440 Average to date 604 Average for December. . 53 Wettest December (1978) 149 Driest December (1943) . 5 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 9 hr 54 min To date this month .... 34 To date this year 2029 To date last year 2091 Average for December. . 210 Humidity: Per cent at noon 61 Per cent at 6 p.m 66 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 16 deg, minimum 11 deg, grass 10 deg, rainfall' trace. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 5.43 a.m.; sets, 8.58 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.43 a.m.; sets, 8.59 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 8.45 a.m.; sets, 12.49 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 10.06 a.m.; sets —. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 8.15 a.m. and 8.45 p.m. Tomorrow: 9.14 a.m. and 9.42 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 First quarter: December 8. Full moon: December 16. Last quarter: December 24. New moon: December 31. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 18deg., cloudy, N., 6 knots. Wellington: 13deg., cloudy, S.E., 16 knots. Christchurch: 16deg., cloudy, N.E., 5 knots. Dunedin: 13deg., cloudy, E., 9 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 17, 27; Brisbane, 15, 25; Canberra, 10, 28; Hobart, 12, 18; Melbourne, 15, 20; Perth (noon), 15, 24; Sydney, 15, 25. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world yesterday were: Amsterdam, 5,9; Athens, 5, 15; Bahrain, 21, 24; Bangkok, 22, 30; Barbados, 25, 29; Beirut, 10, 14; Belgrade, 2,4; Berlin, 7, 10; Bermuda, 16, 20; Bogota, 3, 19; Brussels, 6, 12; Buenos Aires, 14, 29; Cairo, 10, 20; Caracas, 15, 26; Copenhagen, 6,7; Denpasar, 23, 30; Dublin, 11, 13; Frankfurt, 4,5; Geneva, -1, 2; Havana, 23, 29; Helsinki, -5, 0; Hong Kong, 16, 17; Honolulu, 22, 27; Islamabad, 5, 22; Istanbul, 3, 10; Jakarta, 23, 30; Jerusalem 3, 11; Johannesburg, 16, 27; Kiev, -1, 3; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 32; Lima, 17, 22; Lisbon, 9, 15; London, 9, 13; Madrid, 0, 14; Manila, 22, 31; Mexico City, 11, 21; Montevideo, 14, 22; Montreal. -8, -2;