General forecast: The depression should lie to the north-east of East Cape by this morning, with further rain about Gisborne and northern Hawke’s Bay, but it should be mainly fine over the rest of the North Island. Strong, cool southerlies about the east coast gradually moderating. A ridge of high pressure covering the South Island should continue to give fine weather to most of the South Island. However, in coastal areas in the far south, scattered showers are still likely within the strong westerly flow. District forecasts: Canterbury: Mainly fine with
daytime sea breezes along the coast and over the plains, but there may be .areas of cloud or mist in the morning; warm inland in the afternoon. Nelson, Buller: Fresh south- , westerlies dying out, with afternoon sea breezes; fine; mild in the afternoon. Marlborough: Strong southerlies about the sounds decreasing and light by the afternoon; moderate, variable winds elsewhere; fine, mild by day. Westland: Mainly fine, with moderate south-wester-lies, but cloudy skies. Outlook: Fine.
CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport. yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m Millibars 1015.4 1017.3 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 20 Rainfall: m m. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m...... nil To date this month. . . . nil To date this year 37 To date last year 30 Average to date 101 Average for March. ... 58 Wettest March (1979). . . 173 Driest March (1969) 8 Sunshine: z hrs Yesterday 10 hrs To date this month. ... 20 To date this year 494 To date last year 439 Average for March. ’. . . 170 Humidity: Per cent at noon 47 Per cent at 6 p.m 56 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 25 deg. minimum 12 deg, grass 12 deg. rainfall nil. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.11 a.m.; sets, 8.9 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.13 a.m.; sets, 8.8 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 4.7 p.m.; sets. 12.38 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.10 p.m.; sets 1.30 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton Today: 12.9 a.m. and 12.35 p.m. Tomorrow: 1.5 a.m. and 1.31 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 30 min.) Phases of Moon Full moon: March 10, 9 a.m Last quarter: March 18, 5 a.m.
New moon: March 25, 10 p.m. First quarter: April 1, 5 p.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 19deg., partly cloudy, W„ 24 knots. Wellington: 14deg., overcast, light rain, S„ 22 knots. Christchurch: 18deg., partly cloudy, calm. Dunedin: 16deg., partly cloudy, E„ 5 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities were: Adelaide. 13, 31; Brisbane, 21, 24; Canberra. 12, 25; Hobart, 9, 20; Melbourne, 10, 24; Perth, 22, 31 (noon); Sydney, 18, 24. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam. 3. 11: Athens, 7, 17; Bahrain, 16, 23; Bangkok, 28, 33; Barbados, 21, 28; Beirut, 9. 18 Belgrade, 5, 14; Berlin, 3,8; Bogota, 8, 19; Brussels, 2. 11; Buenos Aires, 21, 26; Cairo, 9 20Caracas, 18, 28; Chicago, 1,7; Dublin, 5, 10; Frankfurt, 2, 11; Geneva, 3, 14; Havana, 23, 29; Helsinki, -1, 1; Hong Kong, 13, 15; Honolulu, 17, 27; Jakarta, 24, 32; Jerusalem, 5; 11; Kiev, —4, 2; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 33; Lima, 18, 24; Lisbon, 12, 18; London, 4, 11; Los Angeles, 16,19; Madrid, 4,19; Manila, 21, 32; Mexico City, 6,19; Miami, 19, 27; Montevideo, 19, 25; Montreal, 8, 18; Moscow, —4, —3; Nassau,. 16, 28; New Delhi, 13, 23; New York, -1, 5; Nicosia, 5, 15; Oslo, 0,2; Paris, 5, 16; Rio de Janeiro, 21, 32; Rome, -1, 17; San Francisco, 12, 14; San Juan, 24, 1 32; Santiago. 11, 28; Sao Paulo, 22, 27; Seoul. 1,9; Singapore, 26. 32; Stockholm, 0,2; Taipei, 13, 17; Tel Aviv, 9, 17; Tokyo, 3, 10; Toronto, 3, 6- Vancouver, 7, 10; Vienna, 3, 12
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