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Press, 14 February 1986, Page 32

General forecast: Cloudy with occasional showers in the east from Wairarapa to Otago, also about Cook Strait and coastal Southland. Fine apart . from isolated showers in the rest of New Zealand. District forecasts: Canterbury: Mostly cloudy; occasional showers, more frequent in the east, some heavy at times; cool southerlies, often fresh near the coast. Marlborough: Fresh, cool southerlies about the coast with occasional

showers; light winds inland with isolated showers and fine intervals. Nelson, Buller: Moderate variable winds with daytime sea breezes; some showers about the ranges; mainly fine and mild elsewhere. Westland: Fine and mild; moderate south-easter- ’ lies. , Tomorrow: Similar conditions. Extended forecast until' Monday: Rain easing In Canterbury and Marlborough tomorrow and becoming fine; mainly fine on the West Coast.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars 1011.5 1012.5 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 17 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 pan. 12 To date this month .... 2 To date this year 43 To date last year 42 Average to date 72 Average for February . . 45 Wettest February (1945). 144 Driest February (1973). . 5 Sunshine: hrs . Yesterday 0 hr 6 min To date this month .... 110 To date this year 323 To date last year 409 Average for February . . 186 Humidity: Per cent at noon ..... 85 Per cent at 6 p.m. .... 86 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 25 deg, minimum 13 deg, grass 12 deg, rainfall 2mm SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun — Today: Rises, 6.47 a.m; sets, 8.39 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.48 a.m; sets, 8.38 p.m. Moon — Today: Rises, 11.56 a.m.; sets, 10.58 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 1.01 p.m.; sets 11.19 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton — Today: 9.50 a.m. and 10.16 p.m. Tomorrow: 10.36 a.m. and 11.01 p.m. (Lake Forsyth, subtract 60min, Akaroa subtract 45min, Port Levy, subtract 30min; Ashburton and Rakala, subtract 25min; Kaikoura add 17min; Kaiapoi and Sumner, add 30min.). PHASES OF MOON First quarter: February!?. Full moon: February 25. Last quarter: March 4. New moon: March 11.

NOON WEATHER Auckland: 22 deg., partly cloudy, S.W., 16 knots. Wellington: 18 deg., cloudy, S., 16 knots. Christchurch: 15 deg., rain, S., 15 knots. Dunedin: 12 deg., rain, W., 13 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities in the last 24 hours were: Adelaide, 23, 35; Brisbane, 25, 29; Canberra, 15, 26; Hobart, 13, 25; Melbourne, 14, 33; Perth, 15, 22 (noon); Sydney, 19, 25. Temperatures in the main cities of the world were: Amsterdam, -4, 0; Athens, 7, 12; Bahrain, 14, 20; Bangkok, 21, 33; Barbados, 21, 29; Beirut, 9, 14; Belgrade, -2, 2; Berlin, -9, -3; Bermuda, 20, 24; Bogota, 2, 19; Brussels, 1,5; Buenos Aires, 16, 24; Cairo, 11, 24; Calgary -11, «5; Caracas, 17, 26; Chicago, -17, -6; Copenhagen, -11, 3; Dublin, 1,4; Frankfurt, -8, 0; Geneva, -10, - 3; Helsinki, -9, -1; Hong Kong, 14, 18; Honolulu, 21, 28; Islamabad, 8, 14; Istanbul, 2,8; Jakarta, 23, 29; Jerusalem, 8, 16; Johannesburg, 13, 26; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 33; Lima, 21, 27; Lisbon, 10, 16; London, 0, 2; Los Angeles, 6,15; Madrid, - 6,9; Manila, 20, 31; Mexico City, 7, 23; Miami, 24, 29; Montevideo, 13, 22; Montreal, - 16, -6; Moscow, -6, -4; Nassau, 21, 29; New Delhi, 13, 20; New York, -4, -2; Nicosia, 7, 19; Oslo, -11, -8; Paris, -4, 0; Peking, -4, 5; Rio de Janeiro, 21, 37; Rome, -1, 3; San Francisco, 10, 14; Santiago, 11, 30; Seoul, -7, 5; Singapore, 23, 31; Stockholm, -10, -3; Taipei, 13, 21; Tel Aviv, 11, 20; Tokyo, 1, 10; Toronto, -17, -8; Vancouver, 2,6; Vienna, -8, -7; Warsaw, -15, -5.