METEOROLOGICAL.

Greymouth Evening Star, 21 July 1916, Page 7

METEOROLOGICAL.

PHASES OF THE MOON—JULY. First Quarter —..... Bth, 11.25 p.m. \ Full Moon 15th, 4.10 p.m. ] Last Quarter 22nd 11.8 a.m. i New Moon 30th, 1.45 p.m. ( Apogee Ist, 3.42 p.m. . Perigee .' 15th, 11.48 a.i£ ( Apogee 28th, 7.0 p.m. , ' 1 THE SUN. i The sun sets at 4.45 p.m. to-day and e rises at 7.25 a.m. to-morrow. THE MOON. The moon rises at midnight and sets at 10.44 a.m. to-morrow. LOCAL REPORT. The maximum temperature recorded g yesterday was 56 degrees, and the minimum for the night was 40 degrees. 2 At 9 o’clock this morning the barometer registered 29.92 in.. andthether- g mometer 55 degrees. The rainfall last month was 6.64 in. on thirteen days, as compared with 4.35ih., on fourteen days in June last year. During the 24 -j hours ending at 9 a.m. to-day the rainfall was 1.04 in., making a total of 1.42 in. on four days this month. WEATHER REPORTS. f H-*—l Westport. —Wind, north, strong ; barometer, 30.05 ; thermometer,- 56 ; tides, moderate; bar, considerable swell. . „ Greymoutlm —Wind, north-east, gale; barometer* 29.42; thermometer, 55; tides, moderate; bar, rough. WEATHER FORECAST. The indications are for westerly heavy gale and backing by west to south. .The weather appears likely to be cloudy and unsettled. Heavy rain 1 is to be expected with rivers flooded. r The barometer has a falling tendency, e but rising after about 20 hours .Tides 1 good and sea very heavy swell. - fe^