METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 82, 3 October 1929, Page 12

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR OCTOBER. New moon, 3rd day, 9.49 a.m. First quarter, 11th day, 5.35 a.m. 'Full moon, 18th day, 11.36 p.m. Last quarter, 25th day, 7.51 p.m. . THURSDAY, 3rd OCTOBER. The Sun—Bose to-day, 5h 22m a.m.; sets, oh OSm p.m. Rises to-morrow, 5h 21m a.m ; sots 5h 59m p.m. : . • Bright Sunshine: -Yesterday—Morning, 6h 12m; afternoon, 5h 36m; total;-lib. 4Sm. ■■ Temperature in Shade—Maximum, 64.5dei.: minimum. 51.Sdeg.; mean, sT.9des. - Rainfall—Total for the 24 hours/ preceding 9 a.m. to-day—Nil. Total to date during the month—Nil. Wind—Telocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—ll.l miles per hour Farometer—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.10 in. Today, 9 a.m., 30.13 in; noon, 30.13 in. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Barometer changes have been slight over the North Island, while a considerable fall has taken place "in southern New Zealand owing to a depression having advanced across the Southern Tasman. As a consequence, the northerly winds have; freshened, and have brought an increase in cloud, more especially ill those districts exposed to the west, where some light and scattered rain has fallen. Elsewhere fair weather has continued. Temperatures have been generally mild and spring-

Beaufort Scale of Wind Force with equivalent velocities 16ft abovo ground:—o, calm. 0.1 miles per hour; v l, light air, 2-3; i slight breeze, 4-7 ;3, gentle breeze, 8-11; 4, moderate brceez,- 12-16; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21; 6, strong breeze, 22-27; 7; high wind, 2S-33; 8, gale, 3-1-40; 9, strong gale. 41-4S; 10, whole gale. ■10-56; 11, storm, 57-05; 12, hurricane. Weather—B, bluo sky; BC, bltio sky and detached clouds. C. cloudy. O, overcast. G, gloomy, dull. U, ut;ly. threatening. It, continuous ur steady rain. S, snow. D, drizzle P, passing showers. H, hall. Q, squally. L, llsblnint'. T, thunder. 1". fog. M, mist. Z, hazy. FORECAST. The following forecast was Issued at 9 A.n. to-day for tho ensuing 24 hours:— ' Winds—Moderate to strong northerly winds; reaching gale force at times hi Cook and Foveaux Straits, backing to southerlies in the South within 24 hours. Barometer—Falling, but rising again later in tho South., Seas—ltathor rough In Cook and Foveaux Straits, and rising generally on tho west coast; smooth to moderate on the east coast. Tides—Good generally. Warning signals for northerly gales are exhibited at Cape Campbell and Stephen's Island, and for northerly followed by v southerly gale at the Nuggets. Weather—Cloudy and unsettled, with rain fairly general In western districts, and later scattered iv eastern districts. Temperatures mild, but a cold change within 24 hours in the South.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER. Station. Wind. Tres. Temp. Weather. Cape Maria VD ME 2 Russell NE 5 Hokianga Heads N 1 Kaipara, Sis Stn N 5 Mauukau- Hds N 3 Auckland .... MB :; TirlHrl .. ..NNE 2 Kawhia E 1 Tauranga .... W I Opotiki N 2 Taupo NW S East Capo N 4 Glsbornu NE 1 Kapler M 3 Castlcpoint .. W 5 Capo PaUlscr NW 6 Capo Egmont . N (i Patea NNW 3 Wanganul .. Calm Foxton NW 3 Wellington NNW (i Capo Campbell N 6 Farewell Spit NW 3 Wcstport XE •! Grcymouth N :: Artliiir's Pass NW :j Chrlstchurch . NB 2 Akaroa LH ... N 1 Timaru N I Oamaru Calm Dunedln ..... NE 2 (Jucenstowu .. W 1 Nuggets B $ Bluff ■ N ■! 30.19 62 30.25 S9 so.28 an S0.25 61 30.25 60 30.24 01 — 58 — 62 30.25 Ml 30.30 «0 — ■ ~ S7 .•10.2G 57 30.22 56 30.1" 60 30..15 64 — 62 •30.1S 5S 30.21 5S 30.17 62 30.13 57 ' 30.07 56 30.15 GO 3O.ir. . r.r. : 30.00 53 — -!6 29.U0 CO 29.8G 62 29.80 50 29.85 52 29.77 55 29.76 -. 52 29.00 54 C o BC C B BC BCZ BC BC O C r° B C B O O c o c cz c o o It c BC o c o F ' OG O