METEOROLOGICAL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 25 March 1936, Page 1

METEOROLOGICAL

CAWTHRON INSTITUTE METEOROLOGICAL STATION Report for 24 hours ending 9.30 a.m.: Wednesday, 25th March, 1936. Rainfall: Nil. Week ending 9.30 a.m. Sunday, 22nd: .30 in. Month to date: 1.24 in. Year to date: 8.00 in Temperature at 0.30 a.m.: 58.1 deg. Max. shade temp.: 64.9 deg. Min. temp, in screen: 47.2 deg. Min. temp, on grass: 42.0 deg. Soil temperatures at 9.30 a.m.: Ift. depth: 63.8 deg. 3ft. depth: 64.2 deg. Barometer, 9.30 a.m.: 30.1 G in. Wind, 9.30 a.m.: S.E., light air. Sky, 9.30 a.m.: Blue and clouds. Bright sunshine (24th): lOhrs. GOVERNMENT RESEARCH ORCHARD REPORT Report for 24 hours ending 9.30 a.m.: Wednesday, 25th March, 193 b. Rainfall: Nil. Week ending 9.30 a.m. Sunday, 22nd: ,lo in. Month to date: .84 in. Year to date: 7.86 i*:. Humidity, 9.30 a.m.: 74 per cent. Max. shade temp.: 65.1 deg. Min. temp, in screen: 45.3 deg. Min. temp, on grass: 39.5 deg. Wind, 9..30 a.m.: E.N.E., genue breeze. S.*:y, P ''f'a.in.: Blue and clouds. OBSERVATIONS ELSEWHERE Manukau Heads: Bar. 30.00; ther. 65; wind, E.N.E., strong breeze; say overcast; bar moderate. Auckland : Bar. 30.02; ther. 64; wind E.N.E., moderate breeze; sky overcast. Cape Palliser: Bar —ther. 51; wind S.W., slight breeze; blue sky and clouds; sea moderate swell. Cape Egmont: Bar. 30.03; ther. £4; wind, S.E., slight breeze; slcy cloudy; sea moderate swell. v.ar.ganui: Bar. 30.16; ther. 51; wind E’., light air; blue sky; bar smooth. Wellingtonßar. 30.19; ther. 55; wind, E., slight breeze; blue sky; sea moderate. Cape Campbell: Bar. 30.18; ther. 51; wind, W., light air; blue sky; sea smooth. Farewell Spit: Bar. 30.13; ther. 55; wind, E.N.E., moderate breeze; sky cloudy; sea moderate; 19 points rain. Westport: Bar. 30.12; ther.. 54; wind S.E., slight breeze; blue sky and clouds; bar moderate. Greymouth: Bar. 30.13; ther. 47; wind, E., fresh breeze; sky overcast; bar considerable. .Christchurch: Bar. 30.18; ther. 43; wind, S., light air; blue sky. Puysegur Point: Bar. 30.18; ther. 48; wind, N.E., gentle breeze; sky overcast ; sea moderate; 5 points rain.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER FORECAST WELLINGTON,- This Day. An anti-cyclone covers the Tasman Sea and southern New Zealand, while a deep cyclone is centred near Norfolk Island/ and is moving in a south-south-easterly direction. The forecast is for south-easterly winds, moderate to strong and rising later to gale force. Weather fine at first, but clouding over and later rain setting in. Seas moderate, but increasing rapidly in Strait. THE MOON-MARCH D. lI.M. First Qnprfpr 30 8.52 a.m. THE MOON—APRIL

D. H.M. Full Moon 7 10.16 a.m. Last Quarter ...... .... 15 8.51 a.m. New Moon 22 0.02 a.m. First Quarter .... 28 10.46 p.m.