METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 102, 30 April 1921, Page 7

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S^WEATHIfc,

SATURDAY, 30t!i APRIL.

Th» Motn.—Ns* moon, Bth day, £.35 p.a. First qunrter, 15th d»y, 9.42 p.m. Full neon, ,22nd day, 7.19 p.iia. Last quarter, 36th day, 3.39 p.m. The Sun—Rose to-day, 6h 35m a.m.; sets'sh Ira p.m. Rises to-morrow, 6h 36m a.m.; sets 4h 59m p.m. Bright Sunshine: YesterdayMorning, 111 8m; afternoon, Hi 28nv;' total, 2li 36m. .„. Tot«)i«ratur« in Shaft—Y«at»riay, Msuuuua, 58.4deg.; minimum, 38.1c!eg.; mean, 48.2deg, Rainfall—ToUl for tie 24 hears premilUg 9 a.m. to-day—Nil. Total to date during the month—l.4lin. Total for March—l.29in.' Wind—Velocity of the wind for tas 24 hours preceding 3 a.m. to-day—3.B miles per hour. Baromsfcr—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.43. Today, 9 a.m. 30.39; noon, 30.40. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Fair weather has continued generally with scatteied clond and mistiness. The winds i have been variable with south-easterly breezes predominating, anl little change in atmospheric pressure has taken place.

Te-DAY'S WEATHIR.

From observations takes at 9 ».».

Weather—B, blue sky, b» the atmaspbare clear or h»iy; C, cloudy, passing clonds; D, drizilinj r»ln; F, foggy; G, glooay, d»rk weather; E, hail; I>, lightning; M, miaty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; X, rain, continued rain; S, (now; T, thunder; V, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, buy.

Wind—L, light; br, breeze; Ib, fresh bretie; ■ g, moderate gale; g, whole er htavy gale; w, gal^ of exceptional severity.

At 9 a.m. t»-day the following forecast w»« issued for the subsequent 2< hours :— Winds—Moderate to strong easterly winds northward of Kawhia and East Cape; variable, with easterly backing to northerly, then- increasing thence to Westport and Kaikoura; westerlies elsewhere. Barometer—Little movement in the North; unsteady, with a falling tendency, in the South. Seas—Moderate. Tides—Low In Cook Strait; poor elsewhere. Weather—Fair to cloudy generally, but with- injreiuing cloud and haziness; ansettled, with misty rain at times, in the West Coast and southernmost districts.

Sfcatio*. C'ker. la W.'tk'r h»dt Cape Maria V.D. ..SE 1 30.38 60 ~ C Russell Calm 30.36 55 C Hokianga Heads ..SI 30.35 54 BC Kaipara Sig. Stn. . N1 30.33 54 Z .Manukau Heads SE bi- 30.J5 52 B 'Auckland W 1 30.39 54 BC Tiritiri B fb 30.38 57 C Kawhia SE 1 30.39 53 B T&uranga Calm 30,40 53 B Taupo Calm 30.40 46 B East Cape Line interrupted. Gisborne NW 1 30.39 54 -OP Napier Calm 30.43 53 BC Castiepoinfc SW 1 30.40 51 0 Cape Palli3er .... NW I 30.39 51 C Cape Egmont SE 1 30.39 48 B Patea El 30.40 54 B Wanganui NE 1 30.40 52 BC Foxton Calm 30.39 45 B Wellington ...... Calm 30.39 52 BC Cape Campbell .. W 1 30.34 53 C Farewell Spit .... E 1 30.35 54 B We3tport Not received. Oreymouth ...... Ebr 30.39 49 ME Bealey SW 1 30.37 48 B Christchurch .... Calm 30.33 46 BC Akaroa L.H NE 1 30.34 53 B ' Timaru Calm 30.36 45 BC Oamaru W.I 30.36 55 BC Bimedm Calm 30.37 52 0 Queenstowa .... Calm 30.35' 48 BC Nuggets Wfb 30.32 47 O Bluff W br 30.21 51 OZ