METEOROLOGICAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 7 November 1931, Page 8

METEOROLOGICAL

THE SUN. The sun sets to-day at 7.21 p.m.; rises to-morrow at 5.4 a.m. These times have been altered to Conform with Summer-time. WEATHER REPORT. Wind, south; barometer, 30.28; thermometer, 53; tides, moderate, sligTit swell. River normal run. Rainfall llpts. AT OTHe’F~CENTRES. , Manukau Heads .... ' Blue sky 63 Wanganui Overcast - 58 Wellington Blue sky 57 Farewell Spit Blue sky 63 Westport Blue sky 55 Arthur’s Pass ■ .... Blue sky 48 Christchurch .... Cloudy 58 Dunedin Cloudy 55 Puysegur Point .... Showery 49 Bluff Showery 55 WEATHER FORECAST. “The indications are for variable and moderate northerly breezes- prevail ing and later freshening. k There Is a prospect of fair weather, but with scattered showers, and increasing haze and cloudiness. , The weather will probably become warmer gradually. Barometer little movement, shortly falling slowly. Seas moderate and tides poor.”

OCTOBER NOTES WELLINGTON, November 6. The following notes on the weather for October are supplied by Mr. B. V. Pemberton, Acting-Director of the Meteorological Office, Wellington:— In marked contrast to the cold wintry type of weather of the preceding period, .October, for the -'most part, provided a very pleasant spring month notable features which were the predominance of northerly winds, warm temperatures, and fairly abundant sunshine. For the past, two years the mean monthly temperatures have been ' almost consistently below normal; while last year there was one of the coldest Octobers experienced since the records have been kept. During the present October however, most districts recorded above normal temperatures. Th*e coldest day generally was the 24th when a bitter southerly blew, accom|panted by hail and snow, with showers in many parts of the South Island and in the central high country of the North Island. During the night a damaging frost occurred in some districts, this being the only occasion on which a severe frost was registered. As the result of the generally favourable weather, the vegetation show.ed a godd growth in nearly all parts of the Dominion, and stock, crops and pastures were in a very satisfactory condition. Our New Plymouth observer, however, reports that, although there was plenty of sunshine, the growth was rathdr slow in that district, on. account of the prevalence of drying winds. z

NOVEMBER, 1931. THE MOON. Last quarter 3rd 7.18 p.m New moon 10th 10.55 a.m First quarter 17th 2.13 p.m Full moon v 25th 7.10 p.m