METEOROLOGICAL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19914, 9 August 1927, Page 9

METEOROLOGICAL

tut barometer. Following ar<_ barometrical readings taken at the ” Chronicle” Office at 1 a.m. on each of the days mentioned: —

Condition of Glass at last reading.— Bising. THE THEEMOMETBR. Thermometer shade readings, Fahr., taken at 1 a.m., are ss follow: Saturday, August 6. Monday, August 8.—54. Tuesday, August 9.—56.

THE TIDES.

CastleclifF Wharf. For tides at the City Wharf, add twenty minutes to the figure* SUN AND MOON.

PHASE 3 OF THE MOON.

WEATHER FORECAST. The Government Meteorologist, at . 7.30 last night, issued the following forecast for 24 hours. Present indications are for moderate to strong southerly winds, with a westerly tendency, squally at timls in the northern districts, and cold changeable weather generally with passing showers. The trough of a westerly disturbance has passed to the eastward, and the barometer is likely to rise tnd conditions improve in the East Coast districts.

High Water a.m. p.m. August 9 6.40 7.15 August 10 .. 7.43 8. 7 August 11 8.33 8.54 The above table is for high tide at the

Sun Moon rise set rise set a.m. p.m. p.m. a.m. August 9 7. 7 5. 6 0.35 3.31 j August 10 6.53 5. 7 1.36 4.33 i August 11 6.52 5. 8 2.38 5.34

AUGUST. D. H. M. First Quarter 6 5 35 a.m. Full Moon 13 4 7 p.m. Last Quarter ., . • .. .. 20 7 25 a.m. New Moon 27 6 16 p.m. Apogee 4 5 48 a.m. Perigee 16 3 12 a.m. Apogee 31 10 42 p.m.