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Press, 29 February 1984, Page 56

General forecast: Scattered rain developing today in Fiordland and west Southland; over the rest of the South Island, cloudy night and morning, but mainly fine and warm in the afternoon. District forecasts: Canterbury: Mainly fine but some fog at’first, and rain developing about the Divide this afternoon; warm northerlies freshening. Marlborough: Northerly winds, strong through

Cook Strait and fresh elsewhere; cloudy areas this morning, but some sunny intervals; warm afternoon. Nelson, Buller: Northerlies, fresh in exposed places; cloudy, but some sunny intervals in the afternoon; mild. Westland: Cloudy, with drizzle developing in the south; mild northerlies freshening.

Tomorrow: Southerly change with drizzle in Canterbury; fine elsewhere.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars .... 1017.1 1016.6 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 25 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m Nil To date this month. ... 60 To date this year 149 To date last year 27 Average to date 94 Average for Feb 45 Wettest Feb. (1945).... 144 Driest Feb. (1973) 5 Evapotranspiration .... 4.5 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 9 hr 30 min To date this month. ... 187 To date this year 436 To date last year 429 Average for Feb 186 Humidity: Per cent at noon 71 Per cent at 6 p.m 59 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 20 deg, minimum 15 deg, grass 15 deg, rainfall Nil SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun — Today: Rises, 7.07 a.m.; sets, 8.16 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.08 a.m.; sets, 8.15 p.m. Moon — Today: Rises, 3.57 a.m.; sets, 7.27 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 4.59 a.m.; sets 7.57 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton — Today: 3.43 am. .and 4.02 p.m. Tomorrow. 4.24 a.m. and 4.43 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: March 3. First quarter: March 11. Full Moon: March 17. Last quarter: March 24. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 23deg., cloudy, E., 14 knots. Wellington: 20deg., cloudy, N., 12 knots. Christchurch: 20 deg., fine, E., 7 knots. Dunedin: 18deg., partly cloudy, S.E., 14 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 11, 21; Brisbane, 22, 36; Canberra. 16, 21; Hobart, 11, 15; Melbourne, 11, 18; Sydney, 21, 28. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 0,4; Athens, 9. 15; Bahrain, 16, 22; Bangkok, 25, 33; Beirut, 11, 21; Belgrade, 2,6; Berlin, 0,4; Brussels, -2, 4; Buenos Aires, 19, 27; Cairo, 11, 23; Copenhagen, 1,2; Curitiba. 17, 30; Denpasar, 24, 31; Frankfurt. 2,5; Geneva, -1, 3- Havana, 20, 28; Helsinki, -6, -3; Hong Kong, 14, 16; Honolulu, 20, 27; Jakarta, 24. 31' Jerusalem, 7, 16; Johannesburg, 14, 27; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 32; Lima, 20, 26; Lisbon, 3, 12; Los Angeles, 9, 25; Madrid, -4. 7; Manila, 19, 25;