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Press, 7 February 1986, Page 32

General forecast: A weak front has moved on to southern New Zealand followed by a south-west wind change. This change should spread over New Zealand during the day. District forecasts: Canterbury: Fresh northeasterlies to cooler south-westerlies during the afternoon; isolated showers following the wind change; fine inland. Marlborough: Cooler southerlies developing,

with a few showers likely. Nelson, Buller: Light winds apart from afternoon sea breezes; fine apart from high cloud; mild. Westland: Rain clearing; fine. Tomorrow: Rain clearing °n the east coast, Extended forecast until Monday: Scattered rain in Canterbury and Marlborough today; clearing and remaining fine in most South Island areas.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars 1005.3 1003.4 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) .. 21 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Trace To date this month .... Trace To date this year 41mm To date last year 13mm Average to date 61mm Average for February . ,45mm Wettest February (1945). 144 mm Driest February (1973). . smm Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 3 hr 24 min To date this month .... 43 To date this year 266 To date last year 347 Average for February . . 186 Humidity: Per cent at noon 82 Per cent at 6 p.m. .... 77 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 22 deg, minimum 16 deg, grass 14 deg, rainfall Trace SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 6.37 a.m.; sets, 8.50 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.38 a.m.; sets, 8.49 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 3.38 a.m.; sets 8.03 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 4.51 a.m.; sets 8.43 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 3.30 a.m. and 3.53 p.m. Tomorrow: 4.23 a.m. and 4.46 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 Moon New, moon: February 9. First; quarter: February 17.

Full moon: February 2'5. Last quarter March 4. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 20deg., showers, calm. Wellington: 21deg., cloudy, S., 3 knots. Christchurch: 18deg., cloudy N. 17 knots. Dunedin: 19deg., cloudy, N.E., 13 knots. ” WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities in the last 24 hours were: Adelaide, 12, 26; Brisbane, 24, 32; Canberra, 10, 28; Hobart, 9, 18; Melbourne, 14, 22; Perth, 19, 23 (noon); Sydney, 21, 26. Temperatures in the main cities of the world were in the last 24 hours: Amsterdam, -5, -2; Athens, 2,6; Bahrain, 14, 21; Bangkok, 22, 32; Barbados, 22, 28; Beirut, 8, 13; Belgrade, -6, -2; Berlin, -10, -5; Bermuda, 16, 19; Bogota, 5,19; Brussels, -6, 0; Buenos Aires, 20, 31; Cairo, 10, 20; Chicago, 0, 3; Copenhagen, --3, -2; Dublin, 0,4; Frankfurt, -3, 2; Geneva, -1, 2; Helsinki, -15, -5; Hong Kong, 13, 14; Honolulu, 21, 27; Islamabad, 2, 21; Istanbul, -1, 4; Jakarta, 23, 31Jerusalem, 7, 14; Johannesburg, 16, 27; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 32; Lima, 21 27; Lisbon, 7, 13; London, O, 3; Los Angeles, 11, 25Madrid, -3, 4; Manila, 23 29; Mexico City, 8, 22Miami, 21, 24; Montevideo, 18, 30; Moscow, -18 -15; Nassau, 14, 26; New Delhi, 9, 25; New York, -1 2; Nicosia, 5, 18; Oslo, -9’ 1; Paris, -1, 6; Peking, -9 2; Rio de Janeiro. 19, 29;