METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 156, 30 December 1940, Page 9

METEOROLOGICAL

The following is the official weather forecast for the 24 hours" from, noon today:— . Winds.—North-westerlies today about the Cook Strait area, but otherwise moderate to fresh winds from between west and south predominating. Seas.—Rather rough at .first about Cook Strait and south of Dunediri; otherwise slight or moderate. Weather.—For the most part fair to fine. A few scattered showers, however, more especially .in the south. Temperatures mild to warm in thf north, moderate in the south. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES. The sun rose today 4.49 a.m.; sets 7.58 p.m. Rises tomorrow 4.50 a.m.J sets 7.58 p.m.. The Moon. —First quarter, January 6; full moon, January 13;. last quarter, January 20; new moon, January 27. High Water.—Today, 5.27 a.m.; 5.58 p.m. Tomorrow, 6.30 am; 6.59 p.m. OBSERVATIONS AT KELBURN. Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morn,ing, 2.5 hours; afternoon, 0.2 hours. Total, 2.7 hours. ' " \ Temperature at 9 a.m., 65.4 deg. Relative humidity at 9 a.m., 71 pel! cent. Maximum temperature yesterday. 69.4deg; temperature last night, 58.0 degrees; temperature on grass, 57.8; degrees. Mean wind velocity for 24 hours ending 9 a.m.;* todays 9.2 m.p.h. Rainfall in previous 24 hours, tracef to date this.?mon-thy JklOiaj-to date this year, 44.95in; :a average: for- December, 2.93 in; average, from January 1 to the; end of December, 42.30 in; ; v; Barometer, 9 a.m., 1022.2 mUlibji^:,;