METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 8, 10 July 1939, Page 12

METEOROLOGICAL

MOON FOR JULY. Full moon, second day, 3.46 a.m.; last quarter, tenth day, 7.19 a.m.; new moon, seventeenth day. 8.33 a.m.; first quarter, twenty-third day. 11.4 p.m.: full moon, thirtyfirth day. 6.. p.m MONDAY, JULY 10, 1939. The Sun.--Rose today 7.15 a.m.: sets 4.37 p.m. Rises tomorrow, 7.15 a.m., sots 4.37 p.m. Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday : Morning, 3.2 hr ; afternoon, I.4hr: total, 4.6 hr. Temperature at 9 a.m., 44.5dcg.; relative humidity at 9 a.m.. 6 4 per cent. Maximum temperature yesterday, 15.0deg.; minimum temperature last night, tto.Sdeg..: minimum temperature on grass, 32.5deg. Mean wind velocity for 24 hours ending 9 a.m. today, 10.5 m.p.h. Rainfall in previous 24 hours, nil: rainfall to date this month, 2.211t> : rainfall to date this year. 13.48 in : rainfall average for July, 4,Ssin: rainfall average to the end of July. 25.74 in. Barometer. 9 a.m., 29.«0.'iin. 1012.6 millibars: uoou. 2».903iu. 1012.6 millibars. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS. During tlie weekend, pressure continued to rise with the approach of an anticyclone across the Tasman Sea. Consequently, moderate to strong southerly winds -. prevailed, frequently reaching gale force in eastern districts. Tn western areas south of Taranaki, tho weather was mainly fair to fine and cold, but elsewhere conditions remained showery, with hail and snow at times and very cold temperatures. Today, tho anticyclone is centred over the Tasman Sea and extends on to N<nv Zealand, while pressure has fallen over eastern Australia. Winds are mainly light and variable with southwesterlies predominating, while the weather has improved. TODAY'S WEATHER

Weather.—B, blue sky, cloud amount 0-3 tenths; BC, blue sky and detached clouds, cloud amount 4-6 tenths; C, cloudy, cloud amount 7-8 tenths; O, overcast, cloud amount 9-10 tenths; G, gloomy, dull; U. ugly, threatening; R, continuous or steady rain; S, snow; JP, precipitation within sight of station: D, drizzle; P, passing showers; H, hail; Q,squally; L, lightning; T, thunder; F, fog; M. mist; Z, haze; X, hoar frost; I; intermittent. Beaufort scale of wind force, with equivalent m.p.<h.—o, calm, 0-1; 1. light air, 2-3; 2, slight breeze. 4-7; 3, gentle breeze, 8-11 ; 4, moderate breeze, 12-16; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21; 6, strong breeze. 22-27; 7, high wind, 28-33: 8, gale, 34-40; 9, strong gale, 41-48; 10, whole gale, 49-56; 11, storm, 57-65; 12, hurricane. FORECAST. Winds. —Winds light to moderate and variable with south-westerlies predominating and freshening at times on the east coast. A change to north-westerly gradually advancing from the south. Seas.—Moderate to rather rough, but decreasing, south of East Cape; elsewhere slight to moderate. Weather. —A few isolated showers on tlie east coast aud in the far north and south, but otherwise weather fair to fine with milder day but cold night temperatures and many sharp frosts tonight. Conditions later becoming unsettled in Westland and the far south.

Station. Wind Pres. Temp. Weather. Millibars Cape Maria V.I). SW 3 1016 53 BC.TP Russell SI 1013 49 BC Hokianga Heads SW 4 1014 52 BCP Kaipara Sg. Sn. NW 3 1014 47 CP Manukau Heads E 2 45 B Auckland Calm 1014 44 11 Tiritiri SW _ -.-—- 48 BC Kawhia W 1 3!) B Tauranga Calm 1015 :i!.t B Opotiki SSE 1 1014 35 b Taupo K 2 3S B East- Cape ... SW 2 1011 41 B Gisborne ...... W2 1011 45 B Xapier Calm DIM 44 n Castiepoint . XW 2 1012 41 BC Cape Palliser SW 7 • 47 (XJ Xew Plymouth ESK 2 .1014 37 B Capo Egmont .. XK 3 1012 40 BC Patea N 3 39 • B Wanganui N 2 1013 39 B Foxton Calm 38 B Wellington ... \V 2 1013 45 B Xelson Calm 1012 37 B Cape Campbell . W 2 1012 42 B Farewell Spit . SSW 2 1010 43 B Westport ' '.. S2 1013 38 BC Greymouth E 5 1013 37 B Arthur's Pass .. Calm — BC Kaikoura ... XW 2 1011 44 B Christchurch .. SW 1 1012 30 BC Akaroa I/house. —Xot received. Timaru SW 2 1011 40 C Oamaru ...... SW 3 1012 38 BC Dunedin SW 6 1010 41 BC Alexandra Calm 38 BC Queenstown ... SW 1 1014 31 BC XugKets.—Xot received. Bluff WSW 3 1013 46 BC Puysegur Point . X 3 1015 11 OP