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Press, 8 March 1984, Page 40

District forecasts: Canterbury: A few showers at first but becoming fine. Marlborough, Nelson, Buller: Northerlies predominating, fresh at times; fine.

Westland: Remaining showers gradually clearing and becoming fine. Tomorrow: Fine in Canterbury, isolated showers in Nelson, Marlborough, and Buller, occasional rain in Westland.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .... 1004.9 1005.4 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 21 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. 1 To date this month. ... 16 To date this year 164 To date last year 32 Average to date 109 Average for March. ... 58 Wettest March (1979). . . 173 Driest March (1977) ... 3 Evapotranspiration .... 2.3 Sunshine: hrs

Yesterday 1 hr 30 min To date this month. ... 31 To date this year... ... 478 To date last year 464 Average for March. ... 163 Humidity: Per cent at noon 73 Per cent at 6 p.m..... 83 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 20 deg, minimum 12 deg, grass 9 deg, rainfall Imm.

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 6.17 a.m; sets, 7.02 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.18 a.m.; sets, 7 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 11.15 a.m; sets, 9.33 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 12.21 p.m.; sets, 10.02 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 8.43 a.m. and 9.06 p.m. Tomorrow: 9.27 a.m. and 9.51 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 First quarter March 11.

Full moon: March 17. Last quarter: March 29. New moon: April 2. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 21deg., cloudy, N., 10 knots. Wellington: 17deg., showers, N., 13 knots. Christchurch: 18deg., cloudy, S.E., 4 knots. Dunedin, 13deg., rain, S.W., 15 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 18, 24; Brisbane, 20, 29; Canberra, 14, 28; Hobart,

16, 22;. Melbourne, 19, 21; Perth, 19, 23 (noon); Sydney, 18, 27. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 2,7; Athens, 11, 15; Bahrain, 17, 26; Bangkok, 26, 33; Barbados, 22, 29; Beirut, 11, 20; Belgrade, 0,3; Berlin, 0, 7; Bogota, 7, 17; Brussels, 0,9; Buenos Aires, 19, 31; Cairo, 10, 22; Calgary, —4, 5; Caracas, 19, 28; Chicago, —l, 0; Copenhagen, 2,8; Dublin, 7, 11; Frankfurt, —l, 5; Geneva, —4, 5; Helsinki, —3, 0; Hong Kong, 15, 18; Honolulu, 16, 26; Jakarta, 24, 31; Johannesburg, 17, 29; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 32; Lima, 20, 25; Lisoon, 6, 17; London, 9, 12; Los Angeles, 11, 24; Madrid, —4, 13; Manila, 20, 32; Mexico City, 14, 24; Miami, 22, 25; Montevideo, 22, 29; Montreal, —4, —2; Moscow, -1, 0; New Delhi, 12, 28; New York, 1,5; Nicosia, 6, 20; Oslo, —l, 9; Paris, 1,9; Peking, —5, 7; Rio de Janeiro, 22, 37; San Francisco, 11, 22; Santiago, 9; 25; Seoul, —5, 5; Singapore, 23, 31; Stockholm, 0,2; Taipei, 16, 19; Tokyo, 1,10; Toronto, —2, 2; Vancouver, 1, 10; Vienna, 1,4; Warsaw, 0,2.