METEOROLOGICAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 June 1912, Page 7

METEOROLOGICAL

PHASES OF THE MOON—JUNE. Last quarter ... 8 2.6 p.m. New moon 15 5.54 p.m. * First quarter ... 22 8.10 a.m. Full moon ... ... 30 1.4 a.m; Apogee ... 5 12.24 p.m. ' Perigee ... ... 17 4.0 a.m. LOCAL REPORT. The maximum temperature recorded yesterday was 64 degrees, and the minimum for the night was 40 degrees. At nine o’clock this morning the temperature was 53 degrees. The barometer registered 29.90. The rainfall for the 24 hours was 0.91 inches.

Westport. Wind, north-west, fresh breeze; thermometer. 52 degrees; tides good; bar moderate. Greymouth.—Wnid, north-west, fresh breeze; barometer, 29.92; thermometer, 53 degrees ltides good; bar rough. WEATHER FORECAST. Last evening the Dominion Meteorologist telegraphed the following weather summary and forecast; —“The barometer rose everywhere daring the night, with high southwesterly winds -and heavy showers; but another westerly low pressure area has been in evidence, and temporarily -modified the weather conditions. The rivers are flooded in Westland. Present indications are for westerly, winds, strong to a heavy gale; cold, cloudy and showery weather, with rivers flooded on the West Coast. The barometer, will probably fall everywhere soop.' Rev. D. G. Bates (Dominion Meteorologist) wired at noon to-dayUas .follows “Westerly : heavy gale veering to southerly ; heavy rain probable and snow in high country; river flooded, glass unsteady and rise after 20 hours; tides high, sea very heavy oh the coast.”