METEOROLOGICAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 31 July 1933, Page 9

METEOROLOGICAL

PHASES OF THE MOON. AUGUST, 1933.

THE SUN. The sun sets to-day at 4.48 p.m.; rises to-morrow at 7.22 a.m. WEATHER REPORT. Wind, east; barometer, 29.70; thermometer, 48; tides, moderate; bar, rough; river, normal. Rainfall, 1.40 in. Weather, raining. ' AT OTHER CENTRES

WEATHER FORECAST. General inference: A deep depression is now passing the southern extremity of the Dominion. A rather intense anti-cyclone is moving across Australia and barometers are already rising under its influence over the western portion of the Tasman sea. Forecast: Strong northerly winds to gales, backing shortly to southerly. Weather unsettled, and considerable flooding, but improving somewhat tomorrow. Temperatures becoming cold. Seas rough to heavy.

Full Moon 6th 7.2 a.m. First quarter 12th 3.19 p.m. New moon 21st 5.18 p.m. Last quarter 28th 943 p.m.

(From readings taken at 9 a.m.). Th er. Station Wind Weather Bar. Mtvnukau Heads NE. raining 29.93 54 Cape Egmont N overcast 29.87 52 Wanganui NNE. overcast 29.85 55 Wellington N. overcast 29.98 49 Cape Campbell Not received. Farewell Spit N. overcast 29.81 . >.» Westport NW. overcast 29.59 50 Arthur’s Pass NW. raining ——- —— 41 Christchurch ENE. overcast 29.58 52 Dunedin NE. cloudy 29.48 50 Bluff NNE. blue sky 29.31 49 Puysegur Point WNW. cloudy 29.27 52