Inside sport

Press, 10 March 1987, Page 52

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General forecast Rain spreading to most northern and western districts and east of the ranges in the North Island. In the west of the South Island and in Nelson further rain, rain developing in Canterbury and Marlborough, but easing in Southland and Otago. District forecasts: Canterbury: Moderate or fresh southerlies with rain; becoming colder.

Marlborough: Some rain; moderate or fresh northerlies at first, but fresh cold southerlies developing on the Kaikoura coast. Nelson, Buller: Some rain; moderate or fresh north-easterlies gradually tending southeasterly. Westland: Rain easing, with moderate or fresh easterlies. Extended forecast to Saturday: Rain, clearing from Thursday.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars 999.9 998.4 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 23 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. 3 To date this month .... 23 To date this year 157 To date last year 121 Average to date 113 Average for March .... 58 Wettest March (1979). . . 173 Driest March (1977) ... 3 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 10 hr 42 mln To date this month .... 53 To date this year 546 To date last year 495 Average for March .... 163 Humidity: Per cent at noon 68 Per cent at 6 p.m. .... 60 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 20deg, minimum 14deg, grass lOdeg, rainfall nil. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun — Today: Rises, 6.19 a.m.; sets, 7.00 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.20 a.m.; sets, 6.58 p.m. Moon — Today: Rises, 4.41 p.m.; sets, 12.05 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.16 p.m.; sets 1.05 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton — Today: 12.29 a.m. and 12.51 p.m. Tomorrow: 1.13 a.m. and 1.33 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: 22 deg., cloudy, N.E., 11 knots.Wellington: 18 deg., showers, N.E., 13 knots. Christchurch: 22 deg., fine, E., 12 knots. Dunedin: 17 deg., overcast, S.W.. 19 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were.— Adelaide, 13, 21; Brisbane, 19, 29; Canberra, 0, 18; Hobart, 7, 19; Melbourne, 10, 15; Perth, 20, 33; Sydney, 13, 2L_ Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world yesterday were.— Amsterdam, -7, 4; Athens, 3, 4; Bangkok, 26, 34; Peking, -2, 7; Belgrade, -8, -5; Berlin, -7; -2; Bermuda, 15, 20; Buenos Aires, 17, 35; Copenhagen, -6, -3; Dublin, 6, 10; Frankfurt, -7; 1; Geneva, -3, 2; Havana, 19; 25; Hong Kong, 23, 25; Honolulu, 16, 28; Istanbul, -2, 0; Jakarta, 23, 30; Jerusalem, 5, 10; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 34; Lima, 20, 26; Lisbon, 10, 17; London, 0,4; Madrid, 7, 20; Manila, 19, 31; Montreal, -1, 4; Moscow, -12, 8; New York, 8, 22; Paris, 1,7; San Juan, 19, 29; Seoul, 0,7; Singapore, 24, 32; Tokyo, 1, 10; Vienna, -8, -3.