Foretelling The Weather For Aviators

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 189, 12 August 1939, Page 1 (Supplement)

Foretelling The Weather For Aviators

A WEATHER to aviators of to-day is almost as important as the engines of their aircraft. New Zealand meteorological activities now include a vast network of a highly efficient organisation and, with the coming of the ocean flying services, the work of meteorologists will be more varied than ever. Not the least important of the extended activities is the establishment of a meteorological station at Mechanics* Bay, Auckland, in the administration building of Tasman Empire Airways, where men are on duty 24 hours a day receiving weather reports from all over the Dominion, the Pacific Islands and Australia, as well as making observations of local conditions. Ships in the vicinity give regular observations, meteorologists travel backwards and forwards on trans-Tasman vessels to aid in assembling of accurate weather readings. About 80 New Zealand stations report weather four times daily, while 70 Australian stations also send their weather observations to New Zealand.