METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 107, 2 November 1926, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

MOON FOE NOVEMBER. '■■"', New moon, 6th day, 2.4 «.m. First quarter. 13th day. 10.32 a.m. Full moqn,.2otti do, 3.51 a.m. last quarter, 27th day, 6.45 p.m. TUESDAY, 2nd NOVEMBER. The Sun—Eose to-day, 4fi 37m a.m.; kU 6h S2ra p.m. Rises to-morrow, 4h 38m am.: ' sets 6h 33m p.m. I Bright ,Sunshi D e: Yesterday-Morning, «h 10m; afternoon, 6h 60m; total, Uh om. Temperature in Shade—Maximum, 6Z.odeg.; minimum, 53.0deg.; mean, 57.5deg. Eainfall—Total lor the: 24 houri preceding t a.m. to-day—Nil. Total to dat* during }be month—Nil. Wind—Velocity of the wind for the 24 honr» preceding 9 a.m. to-day—ll mile* per hour. Barometer—Yesterday, 9 a.m.,. 29.97 in To-t day, 9 a.m., 30.07 in; noon; 30.05 in. " SYNOPSIB OF lAST 24 HOURS. An anticyclone is now centred cut of tbs' North Island, but pressure has remained low in the South. Moderate"" to strong westerly ,i winds have prevailed, and some scattered rain has fallen in the West Coast districts and extreme south of the South Island, but fair to' cloudy weather has ruled.

B, blue .sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy. C, clouds, passing clouds. D, driullac rain. F, foggy. 0. gloomy, dark weather. H, hail. L, lightning. H, misty 0. overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds. t, passing showers. Q, squally. R, rain, continuous rain. S, snow. T, thunder. U, ufty . threatening appearance. Z, haiy. - C, calm. L, light. BR, breeie. FB, fresh breeze. MO, moderate gale. 0, whole of heavy gale.' W, gale of exceptional sererity.

The following forecast was lined at ft.m. to-day for the subsequent 24 hours:— Winds—Northerly, moderate to strong, prevailing northward of Kawhia and East Cap*; westerly, strong to gale at times, elsewhere. Barometer—Falling tendency. Seas—Considerable southward of Cape Igmont and between Castlepolnt and Kalkoura; moderate elsewhere. Tides—Moderate. Warning signals for westerly (ales are ethibited at Castlepoint, Cape Campbell, Stephen Island, Farewell Spit, and Nugget Point. Weather—Warm and humid conditions, with increasing cloud and hatlaess; rain probable fn the West Coast and southern districts; a> general change following after about S« hours. D. C. BATM. Tuesday, 2nd Norember, 1986. '

TO-DAY'S WKATHBB. Station*. « ■ . I Ther. Wind. Bar. in W«*th'r. | Shade; ■ . Cape Maria VI) NE 1 80.15 63 M Russell K 1 30.17 60 . .9 Uokiauga Heads K ft> 30.15 61 O Kaipara Sig Stn Calm 30.17 62 O Manukau lids WSW br 3016 64 O Auckland ENE fb 3O'l6 '61 O ■ Tiritiri SE 1 — 61 C JJawhia Calm 30.0S 69 BO Xauranga NW 1 30.16 62 » C Tauno Calm 30.12 66 -B, Bast Cape N 1 30.22 61. O':: ' Gisborne NW 1 30.20 67' B ; Napier NE 1 30.10 68 B Castlepoint ...... W (b 30.08 65 B t Cape Palliser ... NW fb — '66 B Cape Egmont S 1 30.15 56 C Patea WNW 1 30.16 60 B Wanganui U... WNW 1 30.17 68 BC Foxton WNW 1 — 8» BC '' Wellingtoa N Wfb 30.07 '69 B Cape Campbell NW fb 30.00 .69 S Farewell Spit ... W fb 30.18 61 B Weatport Line interrnpted. Greymouth N fb 80.08 52 BO Arthur's Paw... NW fb — 45 K Christchurch S 1 29.89 « O Akaroa LH KK 1 20.88 64 GZ Timaru E 1 29.87 58 BC Oamaru NW br 29.S5 61 BC Dunedln NE 1 29.81 80 BO - Queenstown SW fb 29.79 64 C Nuggets ...i NE 1 29.67 52 C Bluff If fb 29.62 K C