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Press, 27 April 1987, Page 46

District forecasts: Canterbury: Northwesterlies, gale force inland, strong and gusty near the coast. Nelson: West or southwesterlies, strong and gusty at times; scattered rain about the ranges; otherwise fine and mild. Buller: Cloudy and cool

with scattered rain, mainly in the south; fresh southwesterlies. Westland: Cloudy and cool with some rain; westerlies, fresh at times. Extended forecast to Friday:Fine and niild apart from high cloud in Canterbury; fresh or strong northwesterlies; a change to cool southerlies on Thursday, with brief showers.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office. Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars 1003.3 1007.5 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 22 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m Nil Saturday 1 To date this month .... 10 To date this year 214 To date last year 272 Average to date 206 Average for April 60 Wettest April (1978). ... 199 Driest April (1985) .... 10 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 1 hr 06 min Saturday 7 hr 48 min To date this month .... 169 To date this year 823 To date last year 822 Average for April 150 Humidity: Per cent at noon 37 Per cent at 6 p.m. .... 35 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 20 deg, minimum 10 deg, grass 7 deg, rainfall Nil. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun - Today: Rises, 7.15 a.m.; sets, 5.37 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.17 a.m.; sets, 5.36 p.m. Moon — Today: Rises, 5.59 a.m.; sets, 5.01 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.10 a.m.; sets 5.23 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton Today: 3.31 a.m. and 3.59 p.m. Tomorrow: 4.22 a.m. and 4.51 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: Tomorrow. First quarter May 6. Full moon: May 14. Last quarter May 20.

NOON WEATHER Auckland: 16 deg., cloudy, S.W., 11 knots. Wellington: 18 deg., cloudy, N., 12 knots. Christchurch: 22 deg., cloudy, N.W., 20 knots. Dunedin: 19 deg., cloudy, S.W., 9 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 12, 29; Brisbane, 17, 25; Canberra, 2, 23; Darwin, 24, 32; Hobart, 11, 23; Melbourne, 12, 27; Perth, 13, 20; Sydney, 15, 24. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 9, 19; Athens, 10, 19; Bahrain, 24, 36; Bangkok, 28, 36; Barbados, 25, 31; Beijing, 7, 18; Beirut, 13, 21; Belgrade, 6, 20; Berlin, 6, 23; Bermuda, 17, 23; Bogota, 9,19; Brussels, 8, 23; Buenos Aires, 16, 26; Cairo, 10, 23; Calgary, -1, 16; Caracas, 20, 29; Chicago, 5, 14; Copenhagen, 6, 16; Curitiba, 16, 23; Denpasar, 22, 32; Dublin, 8, 19; Frankfurt, 6, 23; Geneva, 5, 21;Havana, 23, 28; Helsinki, 3,8; Hong Kong, 25, 29; Honolulu, 21, 29; Islamabad, 14, 35; Istanbul, 5, 17; Jakarta, 24, 33; Jerusalem, 7, 13; Johannesburg, 11, 20; Kiev, 7, 12; Kuala Lumpur, 24, 33; Lima, 18, 26; Lisbon, 11, 18; London, 11, 21; Los Angeles, 14, 27; Madrid, 9, 19; Manila, 25, 37; Mexico City, 12, 26; Miami, 23, 29; Montevideo, 12, 26; Montreal, 5, 12; Moscow, 3,4; Nassau, 16, 30; New Delhi, 26, 37; New York, 11, 17; Nicosia, 13, 20; Oslo, 6, 16; Paris, 15, 25; Rio de Janeiro, 20, 30; Rome, 4, 21; San Francisco, 10, 20; San Juan, 25, 33; Santiago, 8, 23; Sao Paulo, 19, 24; Seoul, 11,

14; Singapore, 25, 32; Stockholm, 6, 14; Taipei, 25, 31; Tei Aviv, 13, 20; Tokyo, 12, 20; Toronto, 7, 13; Vancouver, 4. 13; Vienna, 5, 23; Warsaw, 8, 16. .