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Press, 13 March 1987, Page 34

General forecast: Fine in most districts, but isolated showers persisting in Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay, and scattered rain developing in the south-west of the South Island. District forecasts: Canterbury: Fine and becoming mild; moderate northerly or northeasterly winds predominating. Marlborough: Some cloud at first, otherwise fine and becoming mild. Nelson, Buller: Fine and

mild with light winds. Westland: Moderate northerlies, cloudy at times; scattered rain developing in the south. Tomorrow: A southerly change with scattered showers, then fine in Canterbury; mainly fine in other South Island districts. Extended forecast to Tuesday: Mostly dry in Nelson and on the West Coast; coastal showers tomorrow in Canterbury 1 , and Marlborough;’ otherwise dry and mild.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer. .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars 1010.2 1010.2 Temperature: deg Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 18 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m 1 To date this month .... 38 To date this year 172 To date last year 128 Average to date 118 Average for March .... 58 Wettest March (1979). . . 173 Driest March (1977) ... 3 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 3 hr 24 min To date this month .... 56 To date this year 550 To date last year 505 Average for March .... 163 Humidity: Per cent at noon 98 Per cent at 6 p.m. .... 74 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 16 deg, minimum 13 deg grass 13 deg rainfall 9. SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun — Today: Rises, 6.22 a.m; sets, 6.56 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.24 a.m; sets 6.55 p.m. Moon — Today: Rises 6.10 p.m; sets 3.17 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.31 p.m; sets, 4.25 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton — Today: 2.34 a.m. and 2.53 p.m. Tomorrow: 3.14 a.m. and 3.34 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. r. First quarter: April 6. ; f NOON WEATHER *• Auckland: 21deg., partly cloudy, S.W., 13 knots. , * Wellington: 16deg., cloudy, S., 14 knots. Christchurch: 14deg., recent rain, S.W., 12 knots. Dunedin: 16deg., cloudy, N.E.,’ 13 knots. ' ’ WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday: -\ Adelaide, 12, 23; Brisbane, 18, 28; Canberra, 6, 26; Hobart, 11, 17; Melbourne, 12, 21;Perth, 18, 30; Sydney, 15, 30., Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main world cities yesterday: ‘ Amsterdam, —2, 4; Athens; —2, 6; Bahrain, 21, 26; Bangkok, 26, 34; Barbados, 23, 29; Peking 0,5; Beirut, 10, 15; Belgrade, —9,1; Berlin, —6,3; Bermuda, 18, 20; Bogota, 2, 21;‘ Brussels, —3, 4; Buenos Aires, 12, 18; Cairo, 8, 19; Caracas, 16, 27; Copenhagen, —6, 2; Denpasar, 22, 31; Dublin, 1, 9;’ Frankfurt, —4, 6; Geneva, 2, Ij Havana, 18, 25; Helsinki, —lO, 0; Hong Kong, 21, 22; Honolulu, 17, 29; Islamabad, 11, 26; Istanbul, 0,1; Jakarta, 24, 33i Jerusalem, 5, 12; Johannes-; burg, 15, 24; Kiev, —B, —4; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 34; Lima,* 20, 26; Lisbon, 13, 19; London; 0,7; Madrid, 8, 20; Manila, 22, 35; Mexico City, 9, 26; Monte* video, 11, 18; Montreal, —2O; —10; Moscow, —9, —1; Nas-. sau, 16, 25; New Delhi, 15, 30;New York, —9, —2; Nicosia; 3, 13; Oslo, —l2, 1; Paris, 0,8( Rio de Janeiro, 22. 33. j >