METEOROLOGICAL
PHASES OF THE MOON.
AUGUST, 1928.
THE SUN. The sun sets to-day at 5.11 p.m.; rises to-morrow at 7.1 a.m. WEATHER REPORT. Taken at Greymouth at 9 a.m. to-day—-Wind, E.; barometer, 30.65; thermometer, 41; tides, poor; bar, moderate swell. AT OTHER CENTRES.
Wind.—o, calm; 1 light; br, breeze; f.b., fresh breeze; m.g., moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity 1 . Weather.—B, blue aky; be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C. clouds, passing clouds; 1). drizzling rain F, foggy; G, gloomy dark weather; H. hail; sj. misty; O. overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P. passing showers; Q. squally R. rain, continued rain; 8, snow. T, thunder; IT, ugly threatening appear ahce; Z, hazy. . ■rides. V. 11., very high: H„ high: O, good; M„ moderate: P„ poor; L.. low WEATHER FORECAST. “The indications are for northerly winds, moderate to strong. There is a. prospect of fair weather. The night will probably be very cold with frosts inland, and morning fogs. The barometer has a falling tendency. Seas moderate and tides poor.”
Full moon 2nd 3.1 a.m. Last quarter 9 th 4.54 a.m. New moon 16 th 1.19 a.m. First quarter 23rd 7.51 p.m. Full moon 31st 2.0 p.m.
Wind Ther. Weath. Tides Sea Manukau H. ....Calm 54 B. M. S. Wanganui ... Calm 41 B.C. M. s. Wellington .. Calm 45 0. Well Spit ... ..S.W.s.b. 51 C. P. s. West port Calm 55 C. P. M. Arth.’s Pass N.W.s.b. 31 B. Christchurch ...Calm 4G C. Dunedin Calm 42 B. M. Hiuir ....W.H.b. 39 B. M. S.
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