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Press, 26 February 1987, Page 48

General forecast: Rain spreading from the west. District forecasts: Canterbury, Marlborough, Nelson, Buller: High cloud increasing, northerlies freshening. Westland: Rain develop-

ing. Tomorrow: Showery southerlies clearing. Extended range forecast to Monday: Brief northerly spell followed by another cool southerly change on Sunday, then clearing.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office. Christchurch 'Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars 1621.8 1021.0 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 19 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Nil To date this month .... 85 To date this year 104 To date last year 110 Average to date ...... 91 Average for February . . 45 Wettest February (1945). 144 Driest February (1973). . 5 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 10 hr 12 min To date this month .... 197 To date this year 476 To date last year 418 Average for February . . 186 Humidity: Per cent at noon 67 Per cent at 6 pan. .... 75 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 20 deg, minimum 12 deg, grass 8 deg, rainfall Nil SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.02 a.m.; sets, 8.19 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.04 a.m.; sets 8.17 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 3.58 a.m.; sets, 7.39 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.20 a.m.; sets, 8.09 p.m.High tide at Lyttelton Today: 3.21 a.m. and 3.45 p.m. Tomorrow: 4.14 a.m. and 4.39 pm. (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 tbe Moon New moon: Feb 28. First quarter: Mar 8. Full moon: Mar 16. Last Quarter: Mar 23.

Noon weather Auckland: 22deg., partly cloudy, N.E., 11 knots. Wellington: 19deg., fine, E., 7 knots. Christchurch:' 18deg„ cloudy, E., 19 knots. Dunedin: 18deg., partly cloudy, N.E., 19 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 11, 23; Brisbane, 21, 30; Canberra, 8, 26;, Darwin, 19, 31; Hobart, 8, 18; Melbourne, 10, 18; Perth, 19, 31; Sydney, 20, 26. Minimum and maximum tempratures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, —5, 5; Athens, 10, 15; Bahrain, 16, 23; Bangkok, 26, 32; Barbados, 24, 30; Beirut, 16, 21; Belgrade —3, 2; Berlin, —lO, 1; Bermuda, 16, 20; Brussels, —3, 4; Buenos Aires, 23, 32; Cairo, 10, 27; Calgary, —7, —4; Chicago —4, 8; Copenhagen, —4, 0; Denpasar, 25, 31; Dublin, 3,7; Frankfurt, —7, 3; Geneva, —2, 6; Hong Kong, 19, 22; Honolulu, 16, 27; Istanbul, —l, 6; Jakarta, 23, 30; Jerusalem, 9, 18; Johannesburg, 16, 29; Kiev, —ll, 3; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 33; Lima, 20, 26; Lisbon, 7,8; London, 1,5; Los Angeles, 7, 14; Madrid, —l, 10; Manila, 20, 32; Mexico City, 13, 25; Montevideo, 20, 30; Montreal, —l2, 0; Moscow, —l5, 2; New Delhi, 14, 30; New York, 0,6; Oslo, Paris, —l, 5; Peking, — 10, 1; Rio de Janeiro, 22, 36; Rome, 4, 12; San Francisco, 8, 12; San Juan, 20, 30; Santiago, 12, 23; Seoul, —2, 4; Singapore, 24, 31; Stockholm, —lO, —2; Tel Aviv, 12, 23; Tokyo, 4, 13; Toronto, —3, 3; Vancouver. —l, 13; Vienna, —6, 3; Warsaw, —5, 2.