METEOROLOGICAL

Hokitika Guardian, 7 December 1940, Page 1

METEOROLOGICAL

The reading at 9 a.m. to-day was 30.56—rising. The reading on the dial printed below was taken at noon to-day.

PHASES OF THE MOON DECEMBER

Full Moon ... loth., 7. 8 a.m, New Moon ... 29th., 8.26 a.m,

HIGH WATEHr—DECEMBERr

(Add half an hour for summer time). December 7 4.11 a.m., 4.34 p.m. December 8 — 5.17 a.m., 5.50 p.m. December '9 — 6.32 a.m., 6.52 p.m. December 10 — 7.25 a.m., 7.44 p.m. December 11 — 8. 9 a.m., 8.25 p.m. December 12— 8.44 a.m., 8.59 p.m. December 13— 9.19 a.m., 9.34 p.m. December 14 — 9.52 a.m., 10.10 p.m. December 15 —10.28 a.m., 10.46 p.m. December 16 —11. 5 a.m., 11.27 p.m. December 17 —11.45 a.m., p.m. December 18 — 0.11 a.m., 0.28 p.m. December 19 — 0.52. a.m., 1.15 p.m. Decomber 20 —• 1.39 a.m., 2. 0 p.m. December 21 — 2.26 a.m., 2.48 p.m. December 22 — 3.22 a.m., 3.48 p.m. December 23 — 4.30 a.m., 5. 3 p.m. December '24 — 5.40 a.m., 6.22 p.m. December 25 6.57 a.m., t .31 p.m. December 26 — 7.58 a.m., 8.29 p.m. December 27 — 5.52 a.m., 9.23 p.m. December 28 — 9.41 a.m., 10. 3 p.m. December 29 —10.23 a.m., 10.0 l p.m. December 30 —11,11 a.m., 11.36 p.m. December 31 —11.55 a.m., p.m.

SHIPPING NOTES.

The Waihapi arrived at Grey mouth yesterday from Wellington and sails today for return. The Kiwitea is expected to arrive at Greymouth on Tuesday from Auckland and after discharging inward cargo loads for Portland and Auckland. The Kaimiro is loading coal and timber at Greymouth for .Wellington.