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Press, 5 March 1982, Page 30

General forecast: Scattered showers are expected in Gisborne and northern Hawke's Bay, but some sunny periods are likely in the afternoon. Elsewhere the weather should be mainly fine except for a few cloudy areas, especially on the Canterbury coast. District forecasts: Canterbury: Cloudy about the coast with areas of drizzle night and morning, but some brighter intervals developing today; moderate north-easter-lies developing, fine inland with light winds.

Nelson: Fine and mild with light winds apart from coastal sea breezes. Marlborough: Moderate southerlies and isolated showers about the coasts dying out and generally fine and mild with light winds. Buller; Moderate south-west-erlies predominating, some cloudy areas but mainly fine and mild. Westland: Fine and mild, light winds apart from afternoon sea breezes. Outlook: Some cloudy areas, especially about South Island coasts otherwise fine.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office. Christchurch Airport. yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars 1020.0 1021.8 Temperature: deg Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 17 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m tee To date this month. . . nil To date this year 37 To date last vear 30 Average to date 103 Average for March. ... 58 Wettest March 11979), . . 173 Driest March (1969). ... 8 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 0 hr 24 min To date this month. ... 20 To date this year. ... 494 To date last year 439 Average for March. ... 170 Humidity: Per cent at noon 66 Per cent at 6 p.m 72 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. vesterday: Maximum 20 deg, minimum 08 deg. grass 05 deg. rainfall nil. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises 7.13 a.m., sets 8.8 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises 7.14 a.m., sets 8.6 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises 5.10 p.m., sets 1.30 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises 6.4 p.m., sets 2.30 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 1.5 a.m. and 1.31 p.m. Tomorrow: 2 a m. and 2.26 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 Full moon: March 10. 9 a.m.

Last quarter: March 18. 5 p.m. New moon: March 25, 10 p.m. First quarter: April 1, 5 p.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 19deg., cloudy, S.W., 24 knots. Wellington: 17deg., partly cloudy. S.; 12 knots. Christchurch: 15deg., overcast, calm. Dunedin: 14deg., cloudy, W.. 13 knots. ’ WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 13, 35; Brisbane, 22, 29. Canberra. 15. 18; Darwin, 24, 36 (noon); Hobart. 9, 27; Melbourne, 12. 34; Perth, 21, 21 (noon): Sydney. 19. 21. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam. 3. 10; Athens, 8, 12; Bahrain, 17, 24; Bangkok, 22, 33; Barbados, 22, 28, Belgrade, 3. 8; Berlin, 2,8; Bogota, 11, 21; Brussels, 2, 10: Buenos Aires. 20, 26; Cairo, 8, 17; Caracas, 17, 27; Chicago, -4, 1: Copenhagen, 1,6;. Frankfurt, 2, 10; Geneva, 3,7; Helsinki, -1, 0; Hong Kong, 13,15; Honolulu, 20, 27; Jakarta, 23, 30; Jerusalem, 5, 11; Johannesburg, 16, 29; Kiev, -2, 3; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 34; Lisbon, 9. 19; Los Angeles, 14, 19; Madrid. 8, 18; Manila. 22. 33; Mexico City, 7, 17; Miami, 14, 21; Montreal, -12, -4; Moscow, -3. -2; Nassau, 11. 25; New Delhi. 9, 20; New York, 3,9; Nicosia, 5. 17; Oslo, -3, 7; Paris, 8. 13; Rio, 21, 31; Rome, -I, 17; San Francisco, 9, 13; San Juan, 21, 30; Santiago, 10. 30; Sao Paulo. 20, 26: Seoul, -2, 8; Singapore. 25, 32; Stockholm, 2, 4: Taioei. 11. 17; Tel Aviv. 11. 16: