METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 150, 29 June 1929, Page 7

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEA-mBR

MOON FOR JUNE.

La»t quarter, Ist day, 3.43 a.m. New moon, Btb day, 1.26 a.m. First quarter, 14th day, 4.45 p.m. Full moon, 22nd day, 5.45 p.m. Last quarter. 30th day, 5.24 p.m.

SATUBDAT, 29th JUNE. Bright Sunshine: Yesterday—Morning, Sh 48m; afternoon, 4h 6m; total, 7h 54m. Temperature in Shade—Maximum, 52.2deg.; minimum, 44.0deg.; mean, 48.1deg. Bainfali—Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—Nil. Total to date during tha month—s.s2ln. Wind—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—ll.B miles per hour. Barometer—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29.561n. Today, 9 a.m., 29.401n; noon, 29.55tn.

SYNOPSIS OP I/AST 24 HOURS. The depression, which during the past few days has been situated over New. Zealand and Its eastern witters, deepened somewhat during Friday, and this morning was still of considerable intensity. Strong west and south-west winds to gales have continued to prevail with very unpleasant squally conditions in districts exposed to the west During Friday, however, it was fair on the east coast between East Cape and Oamaru and about Cook Strait, but this morning the weather was generally unset-' tied. Showers have been experienced ta most districts, heavy falls with hail at times occurring In western parts. There has also been a considerable fall of snow In tho South Island.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER.

Beaufort) Scale of Wind Force with equivalent 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, modorate breeze. 12-16: 8, fresh breeze. 17-21; 6. strong breeze, 22-27; 7, nigh wind, 28-33; 8, gale 34-40; 9, strong gale, 41-48; 10, whole gale, 49-56; 11. storm. 57-65; 12, Hurricane

Weather—B, blue aky; BC, blue Bky and detached clouds; C, cloudy; 0. overcast- O' Kloomy, dull; TJ, ugly, threatening; It, continuous or steady rain; S, snow; D, drizzle; P, passing showere; H, hall; Q, squally; 1 lightning; T. ttmnderj ff, fog; M, EJlst; Z hazy.

FORECAST. Ibe following forecast was issued at 9 a.m to-day for (bo ensuing 24 hours: Winds—Strong south-west to southerly winds to gales, bacKlng later to south-east. Barometer—Rising. Seaa—Moderate at first in coastal waters on the cast coast, but otherwise rough to heavy In all New Zealand waters. Tides—High south of East Cape! good elsswhere. nM™?™? ? lgnaU .for BoUtner'y gales ate exhibited at all warning stations. Weather-Still cold, squally and ehowery; further snow on tho highlands of the South Man*, Improving later in western districts,

Station. Wind. Prei. Temp. Weather. Capo Maria TO W 6 30.04 56 BC Russell W 5 29.94 53 BC Hoklanga Hds SW 6 30.00 ii B Kalpara Sig St NW 7 29;9G sfi BC Manukau Hdß SW 4 29.85 W C Auckland .... SW 2 29.83 S4 BC Tlrltlri SW 4 — go BCP Kawhis W T — 51 CP Tauranga .... SW 5 39.69 Sfl BC Opotlkl W 1 39.64 ft. BC Taupo SW 3 — 46 0 East Cape. WSW 4 89.59 - 51 BC Gisborne .... NW 5 29.53 5)! B Napier S 7 29.47 51 CO Castlepolnt .. W 5 29.43 48 C Cape Palllser NW T — 4$ c Cape Egmont . W 7 29,f1l 52 P Patea W 8 29.56 S2 O Wanganui ..„ W 9 29.41 52 BCP Foxtoa W 8 — 52 O Wellington. WSW S 29.40 50 B Cape Campbell .S 6 29.48 48 BC Farewell Spit SW 8 29.50 49 BCQ Westport .... SW 8 59.5G 44 OPH Greymouth S 8 29.54 <4 Q Arthur's Pbbs NW 1 — jfo o Chrlstchurch . SW7 29.47 38 O Akaroa LH .. SW 10 29.3S 40 OZ Tlmaru ... WSW 5 ' 29.50 3T B Oamaru .... SW 6 29.49 3-7 B Dunedln .... SW 4 29.49 34 PS Queenstown .. W 2 29.60 84 BC Nuggets Line Interrupted. Bl»tt Line Interrupted.