METEOROLOGICAL.
MASTERTON. Mr. R. Brown reports as follows: — Atay 3rd. —Barograph, 29.50. Shade temperature: Maximum 6(l.2,'minimum. 38.6, terrestrial 32, : .rhifli points, -bright sunshine Ihr 50min, wind miles 62. May 4th.—Bhrbgrajib> 'SO.&’O; '--rising tendency.: •Shade teperature: Maximum 63.8, minimum 42.4);;;;f6rrest-rial "42.8, rain 38 points’! bright sunshine Ghrs 10 miii., wind miles 38.”' b A: ;■ ;■ ’ *SOLWAY. ' Mr.-. 8, M. Boddington reports that 34 points, of rain were registered at Solway for the 24 hours up till 9 o’clock this morning. \ SOLWAY RAINFALL. Mr H. M. Boddington reports that rain fell on 7 days in April,'the maximum being 54 points on the 12th, and the minimum 6 points on the 10th and. 13th; total for month ' 1.43 inches, as against' 2.03 (1924 L 2.56 (1923), 1.62 (1922), 1.84 (1921), 4.27 (1920). The total rainfall for the 4 months is 5.66 ( inches, as compared l with*'lo.if3 (1924), 14.29 (1923). 14.08 (1922), 6,71 (1921), and 13.01 (1920). The 5.66 inches recorcled'-for the four months is the lowest’ recorded during the past 21 years, other low records “being 6.71 (1921), 6.87- (1919), and 9.68 (1908). The Rev. D. C. Bates reports for the twenty-four hours from 9 a.m. this day as- follows:- \ ■ The indications are for south-easterly winds, moderate to strong. The wea- / tlier will probably prove cold and (showery, The night will probably he very cold.
PHASES OF THE MOON.
THIS DAY. V . . .. ■i Vr Moon rises 2.54 p.m., sets 1.25 a.m. Sun rises 6.40 a.m., sets 4.56 p.m.
APRIL. " D. EL First Quarter 1 7.42 p.m. Full Moon 9 3.3 p.m. Last Quarter 16 11.10 a.m. New Moon 1... 23 1.58 p.m.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, 4 May 1925, Page 5
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