METEOROLOGICAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, 21 September 1916, Page 1

METEOROLOGICAL.

THURSDAY, 21st SEPTEMBER., 1916,

THE SUN. '. •Rose to-day, 5.55; sets, 5.52. Jttises to-morrow, 5.54; sets, 5.53. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday: Morning, shrs; afternoon, 4hrs 60mins; total, 9hrs 50mins. THE MOON. (Calculated for N.Z. Mean Time.) 1 D. H. M.

TEMPERATURE IN SHADE. Yesterday: Maximum, 63; minimum, 4L : mean. 52. t RAINFALL Total for 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, niL "WIND. Direction and nature of wind at noon to-day: North-east, light. BAROMETER. Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.47. To-day, 9 a.m., 29.68; noon, 30.60. *lO-JBAY ! S WEATHER. From observations taken at 9 a.m. •Cape Maria V.D.—'Not received. •Rulisell—Wind, * S.E., fresh breeze; bar. 30:57; ther. 56" sky c.oudy. Auckland—Wind, S.E., light; bar. 30.61; ther. 55: sky blue and cloudy. East Cape—Wind, S.E., fresh breeze; bar. 30.54; ther. 58; sky cloudy. v.isborne—Winds, S.E., fresh breeze; bar. 30.60; ther. 52; sky cloudy. Niapier—Wind, S.E., light; bar. 30.64 ; ther. 52: skv blue and cloudy. Cape 'Palliser—Wind, NJE., breeze; bar. 30.68; ther. 53; sky overcast. Cape Egmont—Wind, S.E., breeze: bar. 30.65; ther. 31; sky blue. .Wahganui—Wind, E.S.E., breeze; bar. 30-71: ther. 'sl; sky blue. Wellington—Wind, E., light; bar. 30.77; ther. 57; skv blue and cloudy. Cape Campbell—.»ind, S., light; bar. 30.78; ther. 49: sky blue and cloudy. Farewell Spit—Wind, E.. moderate; bar. 30.72; ther. 55; sky cloudy. W 7 estport —Wind, E.S.E., moderate; har. -30.75; ther. 50; sky blue and cloudv; bar moderate. Greymonth—Wind!, E., breeze; bar. 30.72; ther. 48; sky blue and cloudy; bar moderate. Bealev —W T ind, W-, moderate breeze; bar. 30.*65; ther. 48; sky blue. Christchurch—Wind, N-.W., light; bar. 30.74; ther. 46: sky blue and dloudy. Timaru —Wind, *NIE., light; bar. 30.52; ther. 45; sky blue. ■Oamaru—Wind, N.E., light; bar. 30-50; ther. 48; sky blue. •Dunedin —Wind, iN.E., breeze; bar. 30.48; ther. 43; sky blue. Queenstown —W 7 ind, calm; bar. 30.60; ther. 45; sky blue. 'Nuggets —Wind, N., light; bar. 30.67; ther. <k> : sky hazy. Bluff —'Wind, variable, light; bar. 30.46: ther. 43; sky blue.

FOIiECJAST. At 9 a.m. to-day the Government Meteorologist (Mr D. C. Bates) issued the following forecast for the subsequent 24 hours:— The indications are for moderate to strong easterly winds, and backing by east to north, then freshening. There is a prospect of fair to cloudy weather, after a cokii night, and the weather will probably become warmer, with increasing cloud and hazines3. The barometer baß a falling tendency, Sea moderate j tides good.

First Quarter ... 5 3 57 p.m. Full Moon ... ... 12 8 1 a.m. Last- Quarter --- 19 5 5 p.m. New Moon— ... 27 7 4 p.m.