METEOROLOGICAL
' PHASES Of’tHE MOON. JANUARY—I 939.
THE SUN. The sun sets to-day at 8.9 p.m. rises to-morrow at 5.7 a.m. WEATHER REPORT. 9 a.m.: Wind, south-south-west (strong gale); barometer, 29.27; ther mometer, 49; weather, cloudy, squallj and showery; bar, heavy sea; river moderate fresh (6 knots): rainfall, points.
WEATHER FORECAST. General situation: Yesterday’s cyclone centre has moved to the south of the South Island, and the situation is now a very intense one of the westerly type. Forecast: Strong west to south-west winds, reaching gale or strong gale force in many places. Weather squally and changeable, with heavy passing showers, and possibly some hail. Temperatures cool. Seas rough to high.
Full Moon, January 6, 9.30 a.m. Last Quarter, January 13, 1.10 a.m. New Moon January 21, 1.27 a.m. First Quarter, January 29, 3.0 a.m. (N.Z. Summer Time.)
Afanukau Heads Not received. Cape Kginont W. blue sky 29.415 r , Palea W. showery 49 Foxton wsw. blue sky . —. 58 Wellington NW. blue sky 29.22 58 Cape Campbell W. blue sky 29 .10 59 Farewell Spit wsw. blue sky 29.30 r ♦> Westport sw. showery 29 !»** 3 J Arthur’s Pass NW. snow — 2 C Christchurch WNW. blue sky 28.96 5<) J lunedin W. overcast 2.8.78 49 Pnysegur Point w. squally 29.09 49
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Greymouth Evening Star, 17 January 1939, Page 8
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