THE WEATHER Forecast: Showery
The following weather forecast was issued by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, at noon today:'— Situation: An anti-cyclone is north of New Zealand; a depression is approaching rapidly from the central Tasman. . Forecast to 5 p.m. tomorrow: Temporary north-east winds tonight; moderate south-west tomorrow; a period of rain tonight, with scattered showers tomorrow; moderate temperatures. Further outlook; Rather unsettled. LOCAL RECORDINGS The following meteorological recordings were taken at Greymouth at 9 o’clock this morning:— LOCAL RECORDINGS Barometer 29.53 in (lOOOmil) Maximum temp past 24hr 57.8 Minimum air temp 45.3 Minimum grass temp 45.6 Wind .... South-west (gentle breeze) Humidity 83 Sky Blue and cloudy Bar Considerable swell Rainfall Saturday Nil Rainfall yesterday 0.52 in Rainfall to date 64.86 in Sunshine Saturday 7.6 hr Sunshine yesterday 7.3 hr
Sunshine to date this year . . 1390.5 hr The depth on the bar at high water today was 26ft 2ih.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 18 October 1948, Page 2
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