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Press, 9 March 1987, Page 38

General forecast: Cloudier with scattered rain in the north and west of the North Island; scattered rain from afternoon in Canterbury and Marlborough; periods of rain in Otago and Southland. District forecasts: Marlborough: Northerly winds; cloud increasing, some rain. Nelson, Buller, Westland:

Moderate northerlies; some rain. Canterbury: Northerlies; rain about the alps. Tomorrow: Cold southerlies over the South Island. Extended range forecast to Friday: Cold southerlies and rain gradually easing; fine from Thursday.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars 1011.7 1010.9 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 20 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m nil. Saturday nil. To date this month .... 23 To date this year 157 To date last year 121 Average to date ill Average for March .... 58 Wettest March (1979). . . 173 Driest March (1977) ... 3 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 11 hr 24 min Saturday 10 hr 48 min To date this month .... 42 To date this year 536 To date last year 483 Average tor March .... 163 Humidity: Per cent at noon 74 Per cent at 6 p.m. .... 75 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 18 deg, minimum 11 deg, grass 8 deg, rainfall nil. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 6.18 a.m.; sets, 7.02 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.19 a.m.; sets, 7.00 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 3.56 a.m.; sets, —. Tomorrow: Rises, 4.41 a.m.; sets, 12.05 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton today: 12.06 p.m. and —. Tomorrow: 12.29 a.m. and 12.51 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 the Moon Full moon: March 16.

Last quarter: March 23. New moon: March 30. First quarter April 6. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 22deg., partly cloudy, N.W., 7 knots. Wellington: 19deg.; cloudy, N.E., 13 knots. Christchurch: 19deg.; fine, E., 11 knots. Dunedin: 18deg., partly cloudy, N.E., 19 knots. „ WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Brisbane, 16, 28; Sydney, 14, 22; Canberra, 5, 19; Melbourne, 18; Hobart, 6, 16; Adelaide, 11, 21; Darwin, 25, 34; Perth, 20, 35; Alice Springs, 10, 28. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, -4, 4; Athens, -1, 3; Bahrain, 17, 24; Bangkok, 24, 34; Beijing, -2, 5; Beirut, 7 12; Belgrade, -8, -2; Berlin, -6, -3; Brussels, -4, 4; Buenos Aires, 17, 32; Cairo, 9, 19; Chicago, -2, 19; Copenhagen, -12, -4; Dublin, 5,9; Frankfurt, -7, 3; Geneva, -3, 2; Helsinki, -11, -6; Hong Kong, 22, 24; Honolulu, 15, 26; Jakarta, 22, 30; Jerusalem, 7,11; Johannesburg, 16. 28; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 33; London, 1,4; Los Angeles, 14, 19; Madrid, 9, 24; Manila, 19, 33; Mexico City, 4, 21; Miami, 19, 22; Montreal, -8, 4; Moscow, -9, -1; New Delhi, 18, 32; New York, -1, 13; Oslo, -13, -2; Paris, 1,7; Rome, -2, 11; San Francisco, 9, 16; Seoul, 1,9; Singapore, 24, 31; Stockholm, -12, -4; Tokyo, 3,7; Toronto, -5, 12; Vancouver, 6, 13; Vienna, -9, -5; Warsaw, -14, -R