METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 131, 7 June 1929, Page 12

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S 'LEATHER

MOON FOR JUNE.

Last: quarter, ist day, 3.43 ajn.;. New moiri, Bthday, 1.26 a.m; . First quarter, 14th day, 4.45 p.m. Full moon, 22nd day, 3145' p.m. Las< quarter,. 30th day, 3.2* J).m.; ' "

FRIDAY, 7th JUNE.

....55 Sun~Hosß to-day, ,To. l°m *•»>.;. seta, 4h 29m p.m.. Rises to-morrow, 7h llm' a.m.; sets, 4h 29m p.m. ■. - Bright Sunshine: Yestwday-^-NH. ' Temperature in Shade—Maximum,: 59 9deg • minimum, 56.0deg.; mean, °57.9deg. Rainfall—Total for the: 24' hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—o.32ln. Total to date during the month—o.34in. , :, , . :

: . Wind—Velocity of the wind for- the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—l4.B miles per hour. Barometer—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 3«.07in. Today, 9 a.m., :29.931n. . . ; ■..-•■; ■. : ■".-.•.•

.SYNOPSIS. OF LAST 24 HOURS

Unsettled, thick, misty, weather: has'.con-tinued-to prevail in all parts of the Dominion. Rain has been fairly general,, and mainly light- or moderate, but some heavy-falls' have been recorded In the western and southern provinces of the South, Island and,also In the Taranaki Bight. Moderate to fresh northerly winds have ruled, and temperatures hava remained mild everywhere. A moderate 'low pressure wave is moving east ,of, the South Island," and there are indications of a cyclone approaching: southern 'New Zealand. '

• Beaufort Scale of Wind Force with' eoulvalent. velocities 16ft above : ground :—O, calm 0-1-miles per hour; ,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 strone breeze, 22-27; : 7;: high wind,/ 28-33; 8 gale 34-40; 9, strong ;gale,:;4l-48; 10. whole ;gale, .49-56; 11, storm, 57-65; 12, hurricane Weather—B, blue, sky; BC, blue sky and detachel clouds; C, cloudy; O, : overcast; G gloomy, dull; U,.. ugly, threatening; . R,- con.tlnuous or steady rain; S, : snow; ,D, drizzle; P, passing showers; H,"hall; Q, squally; I>. lightning; T, thunder;-F.: fog; M, mist; Z hazy. . .

■..'.. FORECAST. ■ -'• , The following forecast was Issued' at 9 *.m. to-day for the ensuing 24.hours :—l- ' ' Winds—Northerly winds, moderate to. strong and reaching gale force at' times: north of Groymouthl and 'Akaroa. . J ••"'■' ■ ■ Barometer—^Falling tendency. '■-.-■ ■ Seas—Rather rough north of Greymouth and Akaroa; moderate thence southwards. Tides—Moderate generally. ' ■ : i, l s r. a? lnß 8 for northerly gales are exhibited at Cape Maria Van Diemeni Tlrltiri, Cape Campbell, Stephen's .Island, and Farewell 4 Weathcr--Stlll unsettled, with: mkt or fog at many places;, rain In most districts; more K'sSmlld. 11188011111 lsl^-

TO-DAY'S WEATHEK. Wind. Prei. Temp. Wtather. Cape Maria YD NNE 5 30.20 65 MR Russell NE 5 30.11 • 65 OF Hokianga Hds.. N 5 30.10: . .62 C Kaipara Slg St N "2 30.11 64 BC Manukau Hds ■. N 1 ' 30.12 58' • C Auckland. NE 3 30.02 :64 • .0 Tlritlrl ,N 3 , —. : ,61 om Kawhla •NE 1 — S3 ' o ' Tauranga .... Calm 30.11 61 F Opotlkl E 2 30.13 58 D Taupo ...... Calm.-' —■< 61 O East Cape .... N 5 30.14 61 OMR Glsbornc N 1 30.05 68 C Napier .■ .. Calm .29.97 66 : C Castlepoint .. N 2' 29.95 '62 O' Cape ralllser NW 4 — 65 C Cope Egmont ; N 4 30.01 60 MR Patea N 1 ' 30.01 62 O Wanganul ...■ NE 1■• 30.03 ' 57 ' OP Foxton :..... Calm — 58 ■ OR Wellington . NW 7 29.93 57 o Cape Campbell NW 5 .29.89 '. 57 . c Farewell Spit NW 2 29.98 61 MR Weatport ... NNE 5 29.90 58 OMP Creymouth N 5 29.91 59 MR Arthur's Pass. N 2 — 58 R Chrlstchurch. SW 2 • 29.74- 59 o Akaroa LH .. NW 4 ..' . 29.71,. 62 - ,C' Timaru W 1 29.74, 50 O Oamaru SW 1 29.79 . 53 MR Dunedln Calm 29.85 52 O Queenstown ,• Calm- 29.73 : 49 D Nußcets Calm. 29.80 50 FR Bluff NE 1 29.75 51 OR