METEOROLOGICAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 28 February 1938, Page 8

METEOROLOGICAL

PHASES OF THE MOON. FEBRUARY, 1938.

THE SUN. , The sun sets to-day at 7.29 p.m.; rises to-morrow at 6.6 a.m. WEATHER REPORT 9 a.m.: Wind, north-west (moderate breeze); barometer, 29.96; thermometer 67; weather, blue sky and cloudy; bar, moderate swell; river, normal; rainfall, 44 points. AT OTHER CENTRES. Manukau Heads NW. overcast — <0 Cape Egmont Not received. Wanganui NW. overcast 29.74 73 Wellington NW. blue sky 2Q.66 69 Cape Campbell NW. blue sky 29.59 65 Farewell Spit W. blue skv 29.76 68 Westport W. blue sky 29.70 68 Arthur’s Pass raiti 56 Christchurch NN’W. blue sky 29.46 74 Dunedin NJS.. blue sky 29.67 66 Puysegur Pt. NW. showery 29.50 63 WEATHER FORECAST General Inference: A series of rather shallow depressions continues to cross the Tasman Sea and the Dominion, but there has been a slight rise of pressure over south-eastern Australia. Conditions are disturbed in the Fiji and Tonga Island groups. Moderate to sharp northwesterly to south-westerly winds, rising to gale force at times in exposed positions. Weather unsettled and squally, with intermittent rain, heavy in places. Temperatures still rather warm and humid. Seas rather rough i to rough. I

— New Moon, February 1, 1.35 a.m First Quarter, February 8, 1.3 p.m Full Moon, February 15, 5.14 a.m Last Quarter, February 22, 4.24 p.m (N.Z. Summer Time.)