WEDNESDAY, 17th FEBRUARY.
The Sun.—Rose to-day, 5.15 a.m.; sets, 6.55 p.m. Rises to-morrow, 5.17 a.m.; sets 6.54 p.m. (Standard time.) Bright Sunshine. —Yesterday: Morning, Ohr 6mln; afternoon, Ohr 30min; total, Ohr 36min. Temperature In Shade.—Maximum, 65.5deg.; minimum, 58.0deg.; means, 61.8deg. Rainfall.—Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, nil; total to data during the month, 3.581n. Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 13.0 m.p.h. Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29.791n; today, 0 a.m., 29.74 i n; noon, 29.751n. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. The depression mentioned yesterday has moved eastwards, and this morning was centred west of the Bounty Islands. There has been a.slight rise of pressure in western and southern districts, where winds have, In most places, changed to south-west. Fairly general rain has occurred In Westland, Otago, and Southland, while elsewhere there have been scattered showers. Thunderstorms were reported from a number of places. The droughtstricken districts appear, unfortunately, to have missed the rain so far.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 40, 17 February 1932, Page 3
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