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Press, 24 April 1987, Page 64

General forecast: . Cold southerlies, 1 with showers clearing during the day. District forecasts: Canterbury, Marlborough: Cold southerlies moderating; showers \ with some hail. . Nelson: Isolated showers and increasing fine periods; cool southerlies.

Buller, Westland: Fine and cool; light southerlies. Tomorrow:Fine in all districts; cloudy periods on the West Coast. Extended range forecast to clearing to become fine and mild in most districts; brief periods of south-westerlies with showers in Canterbury, Buller, and Westland.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars 1006.7 1009.8 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . 15 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m 3 To date this month .... - 5 . To date this year 209 To date last year 272 Average to date ...... 200 Average for April 60 Wettest April (1978). ... 199 Driest April (1985) .... 10 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 4hr 36 mln To date this month .... 156 To date this year ..... 809 To date last year ..... 797 Average for April 150 Humidity: Per cent at noon 68 Per cent at 6 p.m. .... 72 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 16 deg, minimum 7 deg, grass 4 deg, rainfall Nil. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun — Today: Rises, 7.12 a.m.; sets, 5.42 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.13 a.m.; sets, 5.40 p.m. Moon — Today: Rises, 2.23 a.m.; sets 4.1 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 3.36 sets 421 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton — Today: 12.56 a.m. and 115 p.m. Tomorrow: 1.49 a.m. and 2.18 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: April 28. First quarter. May 6. Full moon: May 14. Last quarter May 20. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 15deg., showers, W., 16 knots. Wellington: 14deg., rain, N.W., 12 knots. Christchurch: 14deg., partly cloudy, variable, 3 knots. Dunedin: 7deg., rain, W., 19 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main* Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 11, 22; Brisbane, 18, 23; Canberra, 4,20; Hobart,: 10, 25; Melbourne, 11, 17;. Perth, 19, 25; Sydney, 14, 21. " Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main.. cities of the world yesterday • were: Amsterdam, 3, 14; Athens, 12, 22; Bahrain, 21, 28; Bang-. kok, 27, 36; Barbados, 26, 32; Beirut, 16, 27; Belgrade, 6, 16; ’ Berlin, 5,8; Bermuda, 19, 23;. Brussels, 6, 20; Buenos Aires, 9, 21; Cairo, 12, 25; Copenhagen, 5,7; Dublin, 7, 15;' Frankfurt, 1,14; Geneva, 6,13; Havana, 12, 28; Helsinki, -3, 4; Hong Kong, 23, 28; Honolulu, 19, 29; Istanbul, 9,16; Jakarta, 25, 32; Jerusalem, 12, 25; Johannesburg, 12, 24; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 32; Lima, 18, 26; Lisbon, 13, 22; London, 11, 17; Madrid, 10, 24; Manila, 23, 37; Mexico City, 10, 20; Montreal, 14, 27; Moscow, -3, 2; Nassau, 16, 26; New Delhi, 24, 42; New York, 16, 25,