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Press, 14 March 1987, Page 84

District forecasts: Canterbury: Scattered rain, fresh southerlies spreading north. Marlborough: Moderate mild north-westerlies, turning southerly about midday. Nelson: Brief rain at first, then clearing; moderate variable winds; mild.

Buller: Rain at first, but clearing; moderate winds. Westland: Becoming fine and mild; little wind. Extended forecast to Tuesday: Rain today in Canterbury with cool southerlies; mainly fine from tomorrow onwards with winds tending north-easterly.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars 1004.7 1006.4 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 20 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m nil To date this month .... 39 To date this year 173 To date last year 186 Average to date 120 Average for March .... 58 Wettest March (1979). . . 173 Driest March (1977) ... 3 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 9 hr 54 min To date this month .... 66 To date this year 560 To date last year 511 Average for March .... 163 Humidity: Per cent at noon 80 Per cent at 6 p.m 81 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 18 deg, minimum 13 deg, grass 12 deg, rainfall Imm. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun — Today: Rises, 6.24 a.m.; sets, 6.55 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.25 a.m.; sets, 6.52 p.m. Moon — Today: Rises, 6.31 p.m.; sets, 4.25 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.50 p.m.; sets, 5.32 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton Today: 3.14 a.m. and 3.34 p.m. Tomorrow: 3.55 a.m. and 4.17 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: 20deg., cloudy, S.W., 12 knots. Wellington: 18deg„ cloudy, N.E., 12 knots. Christchurch: 19deg., fine, E., 13 knots. Dunedin: 18deg., cloudy, E., 9 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 14, 21; Brisbane, 18, 30; Canberra, 9, 24; Drawin, 23, 31; Hobart, 7, 15; Melbourne, 10, 17; Perth, 24, 36; Sydney, 18, 24. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world In the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, -7, 4; Athens, 1, 5; Bahrain, 20, 25; Bangkok, 26, 34; Beijing, -2, 6; Beirut, 8, 15; Belgrade, -6, 3; Berlin, -6, 1; Bermuda, 16, 20; Bogota, 6, 20; Brussels, -3, 7; Buenos Aires, 12, 20; Cairo, 8, 17; Calgary, -10, -5; Caracas, 17, 26; Chicago, -7, 2; Copenhagen, -7, 1; Curitiba, 6, 19; Denpasar, 23, 31; Dublin, 2,8; Frankfurt, -5, 6; Geneva, -7, 1; Havana, 20, 25; Helsinki, -14, 0; Hong Kong, 19, 22; Honolulu, 16, 30; Islamabad, 11, 24; Istanbul, -3, ■1; Jakarta, 23, 33; Jerusalem, 5, 12; Johannesburg, 17, 27; Kiev, -15, -7; Kuala Lumpur, 25, 34; Lima, 20, 26; Lisbon, 10, 22; London, -2, 9; Los Angeles, 13, 22; Madrid, 8, 20; Manila, 21, 35; Mexico City, 9, 26; Miami, 14, 23; Montevideo, 15. 20; Montreal, -17, -5; Moscow, -14, -2; Nassau, 16, 24; New Delhi, 15, 23; New York, •9, 2; Nicosia, 4, 15; Oslo, -13, 2; Paris, -1, 8; Rio de Janeiro, 16, 27; Rome 0, 12; San Francisco, 12, 18; San Juan, 21, 29; Santiago, 10, 27; Sao Paulo, 12. 22; Seoul, 0, 15; Singapore, 25, 32; Stockholm, -5, 3; Taipei, 19. 24; Tel Aviv, 9, 18; Tokyo, 2, 12; Toronto. -13, -1; Vancouver, 6; 13; Vienna, -7, -2; Warsaw, -12, -4.