METEOROLOGICAL.
TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1918.
TIRE SUN. Rose "to-day 7.4; sets 4.43; Rises to-morrow 7.5; sets 4.42. TEMPERATURE IN SHADE. Yesterday: . Max.. 59; min., 46; onean 52. • RAINFALL. For 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. todav: 0.23. THE MOON. (Calculated N.Z. Mean Time.) D. H. M. Last quarter ... 4 9 26 a.m. New 'Moon. ... ... 10- 11 31 a.m. First Quarter ... 18 7 44 a.m. Full Moon ... ... 26 10 2 a.m. . ■ .;■". -. .-_- W1ND.,..,, ~...., --, Direction and nature., of. wind at noon to-day: (Calm. BAROMETER. Yesteirdav, 9 a.m. 29.61. To-dav, 9 a.m. 29-40: noo n 29.35. HUMIDITY OF THE ATMOSPHERE. 31r T. C. C. Scott (Stoke) reports as follows on the humidity of the* atmosphere:— To-day, 91 per cent. Yesterday, SO per cent. TO-DAY'S WEATHER. From observation.- taken at 9 am. : Auckland—Wind, X.W., light; bar. 29.73; ther. 61; sky blue and cloudy. "Gisborne —Wind, X.W., breeze; bar. 29.69; ther 57; sky overcast. Napier—Wind, >.*., light; bar. 29.57: ther. 63: sky blue. Cape Palli=er—Wind, N.W., fresh breeze: bar. 29.46; ther. 51; sky clouo.v. Cape Egmoirt—Wind, W.. fresh breeze; bar. 29.63; ther. 57; .sky overcast; rain. Wahganui—Wind, N.. light; bar. 29.61; ther. 57; sky blue and cloudy. Wellington—Wind. -N.W., iiesh breeze; bar.'29.48; ther. 59: sky gloomy Cape Campbell—Wind, N.W., light; bar 29.44; ther. 57; sky blue. Farewell Spit—Wind, N.W., breezebar. 29.50; ther. 57; parsing showers. Westport—Wind. N.l-1, light breeze; bai\ 29.43; ther. 53; sky overcast; ram ; bar moderate. Greymouth—Wind. E., fight; bar. 29.46; ther. 52; sky overcast; bar irough. __ _ .. , , Christchurch-Wind SS-TS-, l";ht • bar. 29.26; ther. 54; sky cloudy. Dunedin—Wind N., ' light; bar--29.31; ther. 45; sky blue and cloudy. Bluff—Wind N-W., light; bar 29.21; thci-. 54; sky blue and cloudy.
The indications are for weste > winds, strong to gale, with a south J tendency shortly. The weather -<T r»o----bably prove squally and, changeable.. Rain probable. The barometer has a falling tendency. Sea heavy in btrait,
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 115, 21 May 1918, Page 1
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