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Press, 23 March 1985, Page 80

General forecasts: Periods of rain in most South Island areas today, but clearing. District forecasts: Canterbury: Cool southwesterlies with scattered showers but some fine intervals in the afternoon. Nelson, Marlborough: Scattered showers at first otherwise fine. Buller: Areas of rain clear-

ing and becoming tine and more general. Westland: Fine, with moderate southerly winds. Tomorrow: Fine.

Extended forecast until Tuesday: Showers likely in Buller and Westland on Monday; similar conditions in Canterbury, Nelson and Marlborough on Tuesday.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer .... 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .... 1008.7 1013.6 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 25 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. nil To date this month. ... 44 To date this year 132 To date last year 253 Average to date 137 Average for March. ... 58 Wettest March (1979). . . 173 Driest March (1977) ... 3 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 7 hr 30 min To date this month. ... 135 To date this year 647 To date last year 554 Average for March. ... 163 Humidity: Per cent at noon 35 Per cent at 6 p.m.. ... 36 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday': Maximum 17 deg, minimum 5 deg, grass 2 deg, rainfall nil. SUN, MDON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 6.34 a.m.; sets, 6.38 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.35 a.m.; sets, 6.35 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 7.49 a.m.; sets, 7.27 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 8.51 a.m.; sets, 7.46 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 5.48 a.m. and 6.15 p.m. Tomorrow: 6.39 a.m. and 7.6 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 30.

b'ull moon: April 6. Last quarter April 12. New moon: April 20. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 21 deg., cloudy, W., 13 knots. Wellington: 18 deg., partly cloudy, N., 11 knots. Christchurch: 23 deg., partly cloudy, N.W., 15 knots. Dunedin: 15 deg., rain, calm. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities in the last 24 hours were: Adelaide, 19, 30; Brisbane, 21, 29; Canberra, 16, 27; Hobart, 13, 20; Melbourne, 18, 25; Perth, 17, 26 (noon); Sydney, 21, 26. Temperatures in the main cities of the world were: Amsterdam, —2, 4; Athens, 8, 18; Bahrain, 20, 25; Bangkok, 29, 34; Barbados, 23, 28; Beirut, 14, 18; Belgrade, 4, 14; Berlin, 0,6; Bermuda, 12, 18; Bogota, 4, 21; Brussels, 1,6; Buenos Aires, 13, 22; Cairo, 14, 24; Calgary, 0,3; Caracas, 18, 28; Chicago, 1,6; Copenhagen, 0,1; Dublin, 2,6; Frankfurt, —2, 6; Geneva, —5, 5; Havana, 17, 27; Helsinki, 0,1; Hong Kong, 15, 17; Honolulu, 21, 27; Islamabad, 10, 31; Jakarta, 24, 32; Jerusalem, 6, 14; Johannesburg, 13, 26; Kuala Lumpur, 22, 33; Lima, 18, 26; Lisbon, 9, 14; London, 1,5; Los Angeles, 9, 27; Madrid, 2, 14; Manila, 21, 35; Mexico City, 12, 26; Montevideo, 12, 20; Moscow, —7, 2; Nassau, 16, 24; New Delhi, 15, 29; New York, 6, 17; Nicosia, 9, 18; Oslo, 0,1; Paris, 3,6; Peking, 1, 14; Rio de Janeiro, 19, 30; Rome, 1, 10; San Francisco, 9, 17; Santiago, 9, 20; Seoul, 3, 14; Singapore, 24, 32; Tokyo, 6,8; Toronto, —5, 3; Vienna, 1,3; Warsaw, 1, 5.