METEOROLOGICAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 76, 3 April 1918, Page 1

METEOROLOGICAL.

THURSDAY, -MARCH 28, 1918.

THK SVN Boss to-day, 6.8; sets, 5.58. Rises to-morrow, 6.9; sets, 5.56. I feMPER.*TURE IN SHAIrE. Yesterday: Maximum, 72; minimum, 67"; mean," 64£.

RAINFALLFw 24 hours preceding 9 am. to-day Nil. ■

- . THE MOON {Calculated N.Z. Mean Time.l D. H. M. Last Quarter ... 6 C 14 p.m. ' New Moon ...• ... 1* 7 22 a.m. Finst Quarter ... 20 ) 0 a.m FJI Moon ... 28 ? 3 a.m. WINH. Direction and. nature of wind at noop to-day: Calm. . BAROMETER Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.39. To-day, 9 a.m., 30.22; noon, 30.16. HUMJJUiy Ob' ATMOSPHERE Mr T. 0. C. as fotyowa on the humidity • of the atmosphere : To-day, noon, 83 per cent. Yesterday, 79 per cent." WEATHER

■. From: observation* takpn at 9 am. : E.N.E-, light; "bar. 30.24; Iher. 66: sky blue and cloudy. , calm: bar. 30.26; titer. 59; sky blue and cloudy. S.. light; bar. 30.28; tier. '6l; shy blue.' -" Cape PaEiser— Wind. N., light; bar. 30.18; ther. 59; sky blue. ' CapeV Egmont—Wind. . N., breeze: W. 30.17; ther. 64; sky blue and cloudy. Wariganui—Wind. N..E-. light; bar. 30:20:: ther. 64; sky blue. WeUiwrfbn—Wind. N. N. E., light; bar. 30.20; ther. 59: sky overcast. Cane Camnbell —Wind, N., light j bar.'30.17; ther. 60: sky bloe. Farewfil Spit—Wind, N.W... hffht - bar. 30.21 : tW. 59: passing showers. X., light breeze; bar. 30.17: ther. 58; sky blue and cloudv: bar smooth. • Greymouth —Wind. E., light; bar. 30.11: ther. 57: sky blue and cloudy; bar moderate swelL

The indicatiorte are for variable and moderate jjreezes, but easterly winds prevailing; and veering by east to fioufch. There is a prospect of fair to clondy -weather, wTEt scattered snow«rs. Barometer unsteady, 'but has a rising-tendency. Sea and tides moderate.