METEOROLOGICAL
FORECAST.
The following is the official weather forecast for the 24 hours from noon today:— Winds.—Moderate to fresh southwesterly to westerly over the southern half of the South-Island, and becoming almost general during the next twenty-four hours. Seas.—Moderate to rather rough south of Farewell Spit and Dunedin; slight to moderate elsewhere. Weather.—Fair to fine at first in eastern districts of the North Island; otherwise cloudy and becoming showery with the advance of the south* westerly change. Cooler temperatures with some snow on the ranges of the South Island. . ■ a , SUN, MOON, AND TIDES. The run rose today 6.43 a.m.; sets 5.8 p.m. Rises tomorrow 6.42 a.m.; sets 5.9 p.m. The Moon.—New, August 4, 7.30 a.ra.; first quarter, August 10, 11.30 p.m.; full. August 18, 10.32 p.m.; last quarter. August 26, 3.3 p.m. r High Water.—Today, 12.46 a.m., 1.12 p.m.; tomorrow, 1.35 a.m., 2 p.m. OBSERVATIONS AT KELBURN. Bright Sunshine.— Yesterday: Morning, o.Bhr; afternoon, 4.6 hr; total, 5.4 hr. Temperature at 9 a.m., 50.7deg. Relative humidity at 9 a.m., 94 per cent. , ' ■ Maximum temperature yesterday, 59.4deg; minimum temperature last night, 44.0 deg; minimum temperature on grass, 35.2deg. Mean wind velocity for 24 hours ending 9 a.m. today, 4.0 m.p.h. Rainfall in previous 24 hours, nil; rainfall to date this month, .81in; rainfall to date this year, 27.05 in; rainfall I average for August, 3.93 in; rainfall average from January 1 to the end of August, 29.67 in.
Barometer, 9 a.m., 1002.4 millibars.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 39, 14 August 1940, Page 11
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