METEOROLOGICAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, 7 August 1916, Page 1

METEOROLOGICAL.

MONDAY, 7th AUGUST, 1916.

THE SUN. Rose to-day, 7.9; sets, 5.3. Rises. to-morrow, 7.7; sets, 5.4. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday: Horning, ■nil; afternoon, lhf; total, l'hr. TBE MOON. (Calculated for N.Z. Mean Time.) J>. H. M. First Qoarter ... 7 8 36 a.m. Fall Moon 13 11 30 pim. Last Quarter ... 21 0 23 a.m. New Moon ... ... 29 4 55 a.m. j TEMPERATURE IN SHADE. Yesterday: Maximum, 55; minimum, 40; mean, 47"5. To-day at noon, 54. ' ■ RAINFALL. Total for 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 0.10. ■■:>■'■ Total to date during month. 0.42. WIND. Direction and nature of wind at noon to-day : North-east, .light. ■BAROMETER. Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29.03. To-day, a a.m., 29.0 i; noon, 20.10. TO-DAY'S WEATHER. "From observations (taken at 9 a.m. Cape 'Maria V.D-. —Wind, N.W., S a ' e ; s>ar. 29.79; ther. 58: sky hazy. Auckland—Wind, N.W., fresh breeze; •bar. 29.57; ther. 56; sky overcast; rain. East :Cape—Wind, N. W., breeze; bar. 29.61; ther. 55; passing showers. Gis borne —"Wind, "Vv.. light; bar. 29.61; ther. 55: sky blue and cloudy. Napier—Wind. >E., light ; bar. 29.5-.,; ther. 46; skv.blue and' cloudy. Cape Palliser —Wind, S. W-, breeze; *>ai\ 29.55; ther. 50; sky overcast; drizzling rain. Cape Egmont—Wind, S.E., light.; bar. 29.47; ther. 47 ; sky cloudy. W""a ngan ut i—■ \Vi nd. &■> light; bar. 29.56; ther. 51; sky 'blue and cloudy. Wellington—Wind, S-, light; bar. 29.55; ther. 4d ; sky overcast. Cape" Camphtll—Wind, S., fiesh hreeze; bar. 29.56: ther. 40; tky blu~. Farewell Spit—Not- received. Westport—Wind, S.S.E., breeze; bar. 29.'56; ther.-46; sky blue and cloudy; ibar moderate. . Greymouth—Wind, .' E., light: bar. 29.50; ther. 43; sky "blue and cloudy; bar moderate. Bealey—Wind, N.W., light; bar. 29.49; ther. 37; sky overcast. Christchurch—Wind', S.W., light; bar. 29.75; ther. 43: foggy. T;maru : —Wind, calm; bar. 29.53; ther. 45; drizzling rain. Oamaru —-"Wind', N:, light; bar. 29.61; ther. 47; rain. '2>unedin—!Wind, N.E., light breeze"; bar. 29.57; ther. 47! drizzlfug rain. Queenstown —Wind, N., light; "bar. 29.63; ther. 33; .sky blue. Nuggets—Wind, N.E., light; bar. 29.87; ther. 46; foggy; drizzling xain. Bluff —Wind, E., light; bar. 29.56: "ther. 43; sky overcast. ■ FORECAST. At 9 a.m. to-day the Government Meteorologist (Mr 3>. C. Bates) issued the following forecast for the subsequent 24 hours : . The indications are for variable winds, .but moderate to strong easterly prevailing and veering ; by south to west, <tlien freshening. Expect dull weather, -with much'; mist and fog t in parts, with rain following;. Barometer unsteady, but has & temporary rising tendency. Sea and tides -moderate.