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Press, 18 December 1986, Page 56

General forecast: Mainly fine in the north and west of the North Island; in the east of the North Island, Wellington, Marlborough and Canterbury mostly fine and becoming warmer; mainly fine in Nelson and Buller; rain becoming widespread on the West Coast, and rain spreading to Southland and Otago late in the

day. District forecasts: Canterbury: Manly fine; some morning drizzle.

increasing high cloud; north - westerlies freshening inland, and spreading elsewhere later; warm. , Marlborough: Fine, warm; northerlies becoming fresh and gusty. Nelson, Buller: Cloudy periods, some morning drizzle patches; freshening northerlies, mild and humid.

Westland: Rain becoming widespread; moderate north-easterlies; mild and humid.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer .... 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars 1017.1 1077.6 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 20.4 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m nil To date this month .... 4 To date this year .... 809 To date last year 453 Average to date 624 Average for December. . 53 Wettest December (1978) 149 Driest December (1943) . 5 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 12 hr 24 min To date this month .... 137 To date this year 2132 To date last year 2159 Average for December. . 210 Humidity: Per cent at noon 69 Per cent at 6 p.m 66 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 19 deg, minimum 13 deg, grass 12 deg, rainfall Imm. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun — Today: Rises, 5.44 a.m.; sets, 9.08 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.44 a.m.; sets, 9.09 p.m. Moon — Today: Rises, 11.05 p.m.; sets, 6.33 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 11.41 p.m.; sets 7.33 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton — Today: 6.51 a.m. and 7.11 p.m. Tomorrow: 7.38 a.m. and 8.00 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: Dec 24. New moon: Dec 31. First quarter: Jan 7. Full moon: Jan 15.

NOON WEATHER Auckland: 20 deg., cloudy, N.E., 7 knots. Wellington: 20 deg., partly cloudy, N.W., 12 knots. Christchurch: 19 deg., partly cloudy, E., 15 knots. Dunedin: 18 deg., cloudy, N.E., 9 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 12, 18; Brisbane, 20, 29; Canberra, 13, 18; Hobart, 11, 14; Melbourne, 12, 18; Perth (noon), 16, 30; Sydney, 19, 29. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world yesterday were: Amsterdam, 2,6; Athens, 10, 16; Bahrain, 17, 23; Bangkok, 20, 32; Barbados, 20, 28; Berlin, 0,5; Bermuda, 17, 19; Bogota, 9, 18; Brussels, -3, 7; Buenos Aires, 20, 30; Cairo, 10, 19; Caracas, 15, 26; Copenhagen, 2,4; Denpasar, 23, 29; Dublin, 4,7; Frankfurt, 2,4; Geneva, -2, 6; Havana, 21, 29; Helsinki, -13, -9; Hong Kong, 18, 19; Honolulu, 20, 29; Islamabad, 0, 15; Istanbul, 7, 14; Jakarta, 22, 28; Jerusalem, 7, 14; Johannesburg, 15, 26; Kiev, -5, -2; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 33; Lima, 17, 23; Lisbon, 12, 18; London, 4,9; Los Angeles, 10, 29; Madrid, 1, 11; Manila, 22, 32; Mexico City, 5, 24; Montevideo, 8, 29; Montreal, -6, 0; Moscow, -27, -22; Nassau, 20, 28; New Delhi, 4, 17; New York, -1, 8; Nicosia, 7, 18; Oslo, -2, -2; Paris, 5,9; Peking. -3, 4; Rio De Janeiro, 23, 37; Rome, 12, 13; San Francisco, 8, 12; San Juan, 20, 28; Santiago, 10, 30; Sao Paulo, 20, 26; Seoul, -1, 9; Singapore, 23, 31; Stockholm, -3, -1; Taipei, 17, 22; Tel Aviv, 11, 21; Tokyo. 5, 12; Toronto, 0,3; Vancouver, 6,9; Vienna, -4, -2; Warsaw, -3, 2.