METEOROLOGICAL
OFFICIAL FORECAST. The following is the official weather forecast for the 24 hours from noon today:— Winds.—Moderate and rather variable with south-westerlies gradually prevailing and freshening in exposed positions in the South Island. Seas.—Slight or moderate. Weather. —Cloudy in most districts with scattered vain in Westland and later in Southland. An isolated shower or two also likely in western districts of the North Island. Temperatures moderate to mild but becoming cooler in the south. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES. The sun rose today 6.56 a.m.; sets 5.43 p.m. Rises tomorrow 6.58 a.m.; sets 5.42 p.m. The Moon. —New moon, April 27. High Water.—Today, 12.38 a.m.; 12.58 p.m. Tomorrow, 1.24 a.m.; 1.46 p.m.. OBSERVATIONS AT KELBURN. Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 5.2 hours; afternoon* 4.6 hours. Total, 9.8 hours. Temperature at 9 a.m., 56.2 degrees. Relative, humidity at 9 a.m., 85 per cent.
Maximum temperature yesterday, 70.7 degrees; minimum temperature last night, 50.8 degrees; minimum temperature on grass, 45,0 degrees.
Mean wind velocity for 24 hours ending 9 a.m. today, 4.5 m.p.h.
Rainfall in previous 24 hours, trace; rainfall to d^ate this month 2.38 in: rainfall to date'this year, 17.80 in; rainfall average for. April, 3.48 in; rainfall average from January. 1 to end of April, 12.15 in.
Barometer, 9 a.m., 1017.0 millibars.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 93, 21 April 1941, Page 9
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