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Press, 12 April 1984, Page 40

General forecast: A ridge of high pressure extends on to the North Island and a south-westerly flow covers the South Island bringing fine weather. District forecasts: Canterbury: Nelson, Marlborough, Buller, Westland: Mainly fine, with light

winds, with some frosts in Canterbury. Tomorrow; Fine. Extended range forecast for the South Island for period Thursday to Sunday. Light showers in Nelson, Buller, and Westland; dry in Marlborough and Canterbury, with some frosts.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars .... 1012.5 1013.2 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 18 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m nil To date this month. ... 4 To date this year 257 To date last year 67 Average to date 176 Average for April .... 60 Wettest (1978) 199 Driest (1979) 11 Evapotranspiration.... 0.7 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 10 hr 12 min To date this month. ... 74 To date this year 664 To date last year 711 Average for April .... 150 Humidity: Per cent at noon 51 Per cent at 6 p.m 68 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 20 deg, minimum 2 deg, grass -2 deg, rainfall nil. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun — Today: Rises, 6.58 a.m.; sets, 6.01 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises. 6.59 a.m.; sets, 5.59 p.m. Moon — Today: Rises, 4.32 p.m.; sets, 1.42 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.01 p.m.; sets 3 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton — Today: 12.46 a.m. and 1.13 p.m. Tomorrow: 1.39 a.m. and 2.05 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: April 16. Last quarter: April 23. New moon: May 1. First quarter: May 8. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 18deg., cloudy, calm Wellington: 16deg., cloudy, N. 7 knots. Christchurch: 17deg., partly cloudy, E., 8 knots. Dunedin: 15deg., partly cloudy, S.W., 15 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities were: Adelaide, 11, 27; Brisbane, 18, 25; Canberra, 6, 20; Hobart, 9, 21; Melbourne, 10, 25; Perth. 14, 18 (noon); Sydney, 15, 23. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 4, 10; Athens. 10, 20; Bahrain, 19, 26; Bangkok, 29, 35; Belgrade, 7, 13; Berlin, 3, 12; Bogota, 6, 19; Brussels, 6, 11; Buenos Aires. 15, 28; Cairo, 15, 24; Calgary, — 4,3; Caracas, 17, 29; Chicago, 3. 11; Copenhagen, 0,7; Dublin, 7, 12; Frankfurt, 4,9; Geneva, 3, 12; Helsinki, 0,8; Hong Kong, 21, 22; Honolulu, 21, 30; Islamabad, 10, 29; Jakarta, 23, 32: Jerusalem, 9, 15; Johannesburg, 13, 15; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 32; Lima. 19. 25; Lisbon, 13, 20. London, 6, 11; Los Angeles, 11, 23; Madrid, 8. 24; Manila, 23. 36; Mexico City, 14, 30; Montevideo, 14, 25; Moscow, 0, 11; New Delhi, 22, 32; New York, 2. 15; Nicosia, 10, 21; Oslo 2 5 Paris, 4, 12; Peking 6, 17; Rio De Janeiro. 18, 29; Rome, 4, 20; San Francisco, 7. 14; 8, 27; Seoul, 5, 18; Singapore, 24, 30; Stockholm, 3, 10; Tokvo, 7, 14; Toronto, 4,7; Vienna, 6’ 7; Warsaw, 4, 16.