METEOROLOGICAL
CAWTHRON INSTITUTE METEOROLOGICAL STATION Report for 24 hours ending 9.30 a.m.: Thursday, 12th March, 1936. Rainfall: Nil, Week ending 9.30 a.m. Sunday, Bth: .GO in. Month to date: .94 in. Year t© date: 7.70 in. Temperature at 9.30 a.m.: 62.2 deg. Max. shade temp.: 70.1 deg. Min. temp, in screen: 51.9 deg. Min. temp, on grass: 42.9 deg. Soil temperatures at 9.30 a.m.: lit. depth: 62.9 deg. 3ft. depth: 64.8 deg. Barometer, 9.30 a.m.: 29.89 in. Wind, 9.30 a.m.: S.W., gentle breeze. Sky, 9.30 a.m.: Blue. Bright sunshine (11th): llhrs smin.
GOVERNMENT RESEARCH ORCHARD REPORT Report for 24 hours ending 9.30 a.m.: Thursday, 12th March, 1936. Rainfall : Nil. - Week ending 9.30 a.m. Sunday, Bth; .69 in. Month to date: .72 in. Year, to date: 7.74 in. Humidity, 9.30 a.m.: 46 per cent. Mflx. shade temp.: 68.8 deg. Min. temp, in screen: 49.3 deg. Min. temp, on grass: 41.2 deg. Wind, 9.30 a.m.: S.W., strong breeze. Sky, 9.30 a.m.: Blue.
OBSERVATIONS ELSEWHERE Manukau Heads: Bar.- 30.03; ther. 63; with; W., moderate breeze; blue sky; bar moderate. Auckland: Bar. 30.03 j ther. 67; wind S.E., moderate breeze; passing showers. Cape Palliser : Bar.' —; ther. 62; wind N.W., high wind; blue sky; sea considerable swell. Cape Egmont: Bar. 29.97; ther. 62; wind, W., moderate breeze; sky cloudy; sea moderate.
Wanganui; Bar. 29.93; ther. 63; wind W., strong breeze; blue sky and clouds, squally; bar rough. Wellington: Bar. 29.81'; ther. 64; wind, 1 N.W., : gentle breeze; blue sky; sea moderate. Cape Campbell: Bar. 29.77; ther. 58; wind, W., gentle breeze; blue sky, hazy; sea slight. Farewell Spit: Bar. 29.87; ther. 60; wind, W., fresh breeze; blue sky, hazy; sea moderate. Westport: Bar. 29.96; ther. 58; wind S.W., moderate breeze; blue sky and clouds, hazy ; bar slight. Greymouth: Bar. 29.97; ther. 53; wind; S.S.W., slight breeze; sky cloudy, passing showers; considerable sea; 13 points rain. Christchurch: Bar. 29.81; ther. 52; wind, S.W., gentle breeze; sky cloudy. Puysegur Point: Bar. 29.96; ther. 48; wind, S.W., high wind; sky cloudy, passing showers, hail, squally; sea rough; 24 points rain. TO-DAY’S WEATHER FORECAST WELLINGTON, This Day. The recent depressions are now moving- away eastward. An anticyclone covers the- Tasman Sea and is extending onto New Zealand. The forecast j s °for light to moderate south-wester-ly winds. Weather fine with cold nights hut pleasant day temperatures. Seas moderate to rather rough, hut decreasing.- .
THE MOON--MARCH D. H.M. Last Quarter . 16 8.05 p.m. New Moon 3.43 a.m. First Quarter * «... . 30 8.52 a.m.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 12 March 1936, Page 1
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