METEOROLOGICAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22774, 7 July 1937, Page 8

METEOROLOGICAL

SOUTHEBLIES PERSIST

SQUALLY AND CHANGEABLE

The wcatlicr report and forecast f It New Zealand, issued last evening b fl the Government meteorologist, were / ft follows: —A rather deep depression j! j§ passing eastward off the Dominion to- W day and a very intense anti-cyclon e ll at present centred over south-eastern H Australia is advancing across the Taj. ll man Sea. The forecast is for moderate to strong south-westerly to southed? I® winds, reaching gale force in ® aii " ' places. Seas moderate in coastal water* ■ north of East Cape; otherwise . rourt p generally. Eastern Tasman Sea: Strong P southerly winds to gales, with rough to high seas. The weather is likely to be F squally and changeable, with gh QlVer , §f in most districts, and som© snow j, probable in the South Island, also on P ranges in the North. Temperatures verv cold, with a persistence of southerfc U for several days, but the weather i s |S likelv to improve on the west coast nf the South Island. 01

SPECIAL AUCKLAND FORECAST COLD AND SHOWERY ■ ■ • 'EI The Government meteorologist issued to the Hkxiau) last evening the following special forecast for the Auck. : land Province: —Strong south-westerly ? winds, reaching gale force in places. | The weather is likely to be cold,' 1 squally and changeable, with frequent r showers, and possibly hail in places, k Seas moderate in coastal waters on the cast coast, otherwise rough, YESTERDAY'S WEATHER Auckland. —Wintry conditions, with- .1 heavy rain, were experienced in tho morning, but the "weather moderated | in the afternoon. Steady rain agaia fell | during the evening. The wind was f moderate from the south-west during the period, and the temperature reading at 4 p.m. was 55 degrees. After fall. | ing until about 4 p.m. the barometer; I recovered.

Barometer, midnight, rising 29,75 in, Midnight, Monday .. .. 29,r7in, J

Wellington.—Until 11 a.m. the - weather was fine and sunny. A south- & crly breeze then sprang up and there. |c after it was cold and cloudy, a trace I of rain falling at about 2.40 p.m. The wind freshened during the afternoon. B' The maximum temperature was <19.8 | degrees. f| Christcburch. —A strong south-west §; wind blew all day. -The weather was C, fine until late in the afternoon, when >■ intermittent falls of hail and snow' began, and snow was falling steadily in j : i the city last evening. There was a frost f=! of 10.0 degrees in the morning, and thg j maximum temperature during the day §■ was 42.4 degrees. The barometer rose during the day, and registered 29.80k '|ji at 5 p.m. I I Dunedin.—A light fall of snow oe* | curred early in the morning and there il were frequent snow, hail and rain il showers during the clay. The sun shone i for brief intervals between showers, | with the result that until late in the § afternoon the snow did not lie, except | on the higher parts of the city. There was a cold south-west breeze, tho maximum temperature being 42 degrees. § The barometer rose sharply to -29.95k | The following official report was

issued at -1 p.m. yesterday:— p; Station Wind Weather Bar.Ther. | Norfolk Is., W., str. br„ p. cldy. 29.96 63 E C. Maria, S.W.. mod. br., Cldy. 29.50 51 i Auckland. W.S.W., mod. br., p. cloudy .. .. .. 29.69 5o I East Cape, W., gen. br., cloudy 29.6-1 S3 | Gisbornc, N.W., gen. br.; overcast 29.63 50 .1 Chateau (0 ajin.), W., mod. br.,

snowy .. .. .. —: C. Egniont, S.E., mod. br., sh'ry. 59.63 45 Napier, S.E., mod. br., overcast.. 20.57 53 | Wanganui, S.W., mod. br., p. cldy. 20.65 51 » Farewell Spit, W.S.W., It. air, cloudy .. .. .. 29.63 48 | Stephen's Is., S.E., h. wind, cldy. 29.73 44 | Wellington, S.S.E., str. br., sq'lly. 29.74 41 .: C. Campbell, S., pale, cloudy .. 29.72 43 ? West port, S., It. air, clear .. 29.65 47 * Greymouth, E., j?l. br.. clear .. 29.68 4S Akaroa Lt., W., "gale, showery .. 29.77 3S fe Nugget Pt.. S.S.W., str. br., o'cast 29.87 3S | Bluff, S.S.W., mod. br., showery 29.91 42 I Puysegur Pt., S., h. wind, hail 29.99 41 $ Chatham "Is., W.., li. wind, cldy. 29.32 46 j, Sydney, S.S.W., sen. br., cloudy 30.15 56 | Hobart, N.W., gen. br., cloudy .. 30.42 5U |

RAINFALL RECORD | | Fall in City <Herald pause): 24 , | hours ended midnight, July G .. .16m. | Total for July up to 9 a.m. yesterday (Albert Park gauge) .. .. 1.91jn. i Average rainfall for July .. .. 4.95 in. I Record rainfall for July (1035) .. 10.55 in. !, Rainfall for year to date .. .. 26.25 in. Average annual rainfall (SI years) . 44.58 in, SUN, MOON AND TIDES , j Sun —Rises, 7.3 a.m.; sets, 4.4S p.m. Moon —New, to-morrow, 3.12 p.m.; first qntr* j tcr. July 15, 0.0.6 p.m. •' High Water— a.m. p.m.. i Auckland . .. 5.23 6.00 j Manukau Heads -* 7.5S 5.35 ' Onehunga Wharf . S.SS 9.35 j . " .