METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 13, 15 July 1937, Page 14

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1937. The. Sun.—Hose today 7.13 a.m.; sets 4.40 p.m. JUses tomorrow, 7.12 a.m.; sets 4.41 '''Bright Sunshine: Yesterday: Morning, nil; afternoon, l.lhr. Total, l.lhr. Maximum temperature yesterday, 46.3deg.; minimum temperature last night, 35.5deg.; minimum temperature on grass, 2S.9dee. Mean wind velocity for <U buura, ending 0 a m. today, 4.1 m.p.h. Rainfall in previous 24 hours, trace; rainfall to date this month, O.Ssin; rainfall to date this year, IS.olin; rainfall average for July, of July. 55.741 D. Barometer, 0 hours, 20.953 in, 1014.3 millibars; noon, 29.053111, 1014.3 millibars. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. The northern shallow depression had by this morning passed off East Cape, but another and equally shallow one is now crossing the South Island. An intense anti-cyclone is, however, approaching the Dominion from the Tasman Sea During yesterday, except in the southern half of the South Island, where light northerlies prevailed, winds were mostly southerly and strong at places about and north of Cook Strait and by this morning southerlies were prevailing almost generally. The weather was fair yesterday over most of the South Island, but cloudy to overcast conditions have ruled in the north with occasional showers in most parts. Since last night it lias become more generally unsettled, and light, scattered rains have occurred in the South Island also. Temperatures have been cold and snow has fallen on some of the high country in the South Island. TODAY'S WEATHER.

i\euiuei.—-ii. olue any. clouo amount U-3 leutlis; BC, blue 9hy and detached clouds, cloud amount 4-0 tenths; U, cloudy, cloud eninii: li. continuous or steady rain; S, snow, IV precipitation within sight of station jD, drizzlo; P. passing showers; H, hail; (J, squally; L, lightning: T, thunder; B, fog; U. mist; /', hazo; X nciar frost; 1, Intermittent. Beaufort scale ot wind force, witb equivalent m.p.n.—o. calm, 0-1 il, light alt, 2-3; 2, slight breeze, 4-7: S. gentle breeze, 8-11; 4 moderate breeza. 12-16; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21; 6, strong breeze, 22-27; J, high wind, 28-33; 8, gala, 34-40; 9, strong gale, 41-48; 10. whole eala. 49-56! 11, storm, 57-65; 12. burrlcano. FORECAST. Winds. —Light, to moderate northerlles at first over portions of the central districts of the North Island, but otherwise south-westerlies to southerlies prevailing; force moderate to strong about and north of Cook Strait, but later decreasing and elsewhere light to moderate. Barometer.—Unsteady tit first In the central districts, but otherwise rising. Seas.—Bather rough to rough north of Farewell Spit and between Kalkotira and East Cape; elsewhere slight to moderate. Weather. —Changeable with showers In most districts; improving soon, however. In the western and southern portions of the South Island and a more general improvement probable hy tomorrow. Temperatures cold with sharp frosts in the South Island.

, Station. Wind. Fres. Temp. Weather. Cape Maria. V.D. So 30.12 Russell SW4 30.0-2 Hokianga lids. . S 5 30.10 Kaipara Slg. Sn. SW li 20.00 JIamiUau lids. HSW 5 — Auckland .... SSW 4 29.OS Tiritlrl SSW 5 — Kawhl.i SW 1 — Tauranga.—Xot received. Opotiki SI 20.D2 Touno v Calm — Easl Cape .... SSW 4 20.SL Gisborne SW 3 29.91 Napier ., SW 2 29.98 Castlenoint SI 29.9S Cape l-'alliser .El — New I'lymoiitli W 3 29.90 Capo Jiemont .. W 3 2».S<S L'atea X 1 20.99 Wangnnui XE 1 29.99 Koxtoii Calm — Wellington X I 20.05 Nelson Tar. 2 29.9-1 Cape Campbell ..S3 23.94 Farewell Spit ,. SW 1 29.91 Westport SW 2 20.94 Greymouth E 2 29.07 Arthur's Pass .. SW 2 — Kalkmira S3 30.03 CUrlstchurcli SSW 1 30.0(5 Akaroa L'house SW 6 30.04 •j'iraaru W 1 30.10 Oamaru SW 3 30.09 Dunodin SW 5 30.09 Alexandra SW 1 — Queenstown SE 1 30.15 NiiBirels .... WSW 5 30.15 RllilY SW 2 30.13 l'u.vseKiir I'l. .. SI 30.22 53 S3 54 DO AS 53 51 43 4S 3d 4S 4S 45 43 41 50 50 47 40 40 45 34 41 44 43 40 33 40 313 44 40 42 41 35 "iO 44 44 O BO CMK O CP BC BCZ C BC BC O O B 0 C C BC O BC O OG BX B B OK BC S BC ORZ 0 GMR O C C 0 BCZ CJP Bi*