METEOROLOGICAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, 30 September 1916, Page 1

METEOROLOGICAL.

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THE SUN. Rose to-diay, 5.37; sets, 6.3. Rises to-morrow, 5.36; sets, 6.4. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. • Yesterday: Morning, nil; afternoon, nil; total, nil. THE MOON. (Calculated for N.Z. Mean. Time.) D. H. M. Full Moon ... ... 12 8 1 a.m. Last Quarter ... 19 5 5 p.m. New Moon ... ... 27 7 4 p.m. TEMPERATURE IN SHADE. Yesterday: Mtaxinmnv 57; minimum, 53; meait, 55. RAINFAX.L. Total for 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day: 0.10. "WIND Direction ana nature of wind at noon to-day : North-east, light. BAROMETER. Yesterday - , 9 a.m., 29.70. To-dav, • 9 a.m., 29.73; noon, 29.76. TO-DAY'S WEATHER. Prom observations taken at, 9 a.m. Gape Maria VJ>.—Wind, N.W., light: bar. 29.95; ther. 60; sky 'blue. Auckland—Wind, N.W. breeze; "bar. 29.85; ther. 61; sky cloudy?; [passing showers. . ' „ Gisborne —W ind> light; 'bar. 29.86; ther. 64; .sky 'blue. (Napier—Wind, S.W., light; -bar. 29.76; .ther. 53: sky blue and cloudy-. Wanganui—Wind, N.W., light; bar. 29.82; ther. 55; sky cloudy. "Wellington—Wind, E-, light; ■ bar. 29.80; ther. 53 ; sky overcast. Farewell .Spat—Wind, S.E., Light; 'bar. 29.80; ther. 56; sky iblne. Westport—Winds, N.'E., lightbar. 29.80; ther. 52; sky overcast; dtizzjmg rain: "bar moderate. Orevmouth —Wind, B-, breeze'bar. 29.77; 'ther. 45; skly overcast; rain; bar moderate swell. _ Chrdst<jhurch—-Wind, N.E., light; ibar. 29.86; ther. 53; sky 'blue and cloudy. Oamaru —Wind, N.E. < light; Ibar.. 29.72; ther. 45; sky overcast. Dttrieddn —Wind. ■, N'.E., light; 'bar. 29.75; ther. 47; sky 'blue and cloudy.

FORECAST. At 9 a.m. to-day the Government 1 Meteorologist (Mr L>. C. Bates) issued the following forecast for the subsequent 24 hours : . , The indications are for variable winds, Ibut moderate to strong westerly prevailing "temporarily.' The weather will probably prove cold and showery. Barometer unsteady. Sea considerable in Strait; (tides good.