METEOROLOGICAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 23 April 1914, Page 7

METEOROLOGICAL

THE RUN, The sun sets at 5.11 p.m .to day. *and rises to-morrow at 6.47 a.m. THE MOON. The moon set at 4.14 p.m. to-day, and rises at, 5,14 a.m. to-morrow. LOCAL REPORT. The maximum temperature recorded yesterday was 50 degrees, and the minimum for the night was 44 degrees. At 9 o’clock this morning the barometer registered 30.10 in., and the thermometer 52 degrees. During the three months ending March 31st rain fell on 33 days, the total being 21.20 in. For the. 24 hours ending at 9 a.m. to-day the rainfall was O.lOin. making a total of 7.90 in for 15 days this month. WEATHER REPORT. Westport—Wind, east-north-east, light : barometer, 30.15; thermometer, 52; tides, moderate; bar, moderate, Greymouth.—Wind, east, light; barometer* 30'. 10; thermometer, 52; tides, moderate; bar, moderate swell. WEATHER FORECAST. Last evening the Dominion Meteorologist telegraphed the following weather i summary :—’’The barometer rose last ‘ night, but has proved unsteady to-day; strong south,Easterly winds have pre--1 dominated with cold and changeable weaI ther. A thunderstorm was reported at Gisborne this afternoon.” Mr Bates wired at noon to-day as fol lows: — • “The indications are for easterly Winds I moderate to strong, and veering by east to I north, then freshening for a storm, which j appears to be approaching from the west, i The weather appears likely to be cloudy and unsettled; rain probable; barometer fa 11 in' r ; sea rough ; tides good. mn

PHASES OF THE MOON—APRIL, First Quarter ... 4th 7,11 a.m. Full Moon ... 11th 0.58 a.m. Last Quarter ... 17th 7.22 p.m. New M~on ... 25 th 10.52 p.m. Perigee ... 10 th 9.24 p.m. Apogee ... 24th 5.0 a.m.