METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 5, 7 January 1930, Page 12

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

TUESDAY, 7th JANUARY.

MOON FOR JANUARY.

First quarter, Bth day, 3.U p.m. Full moon, 15th day, 10.21 a.m. Last quarter, 22nd day, 4.01 a.m. New moon, 30th day, 7.07 a.m. The Sun.—Rose to-day, 4.56 a.m.; sets 7.58 p.m. Rises to-morrow, 4.57 a.m.; sets 7.5S p.m. Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, Ohr 6min; afternoon, 6hr SOmins; total, 12hr 36 mm. Temperature in Shade.—Maximum, 65.0deg; minimum, 55.1deg; mean, 60.0deg. Rainfall.—Total for the 24 hours proceeding 9 a.m. to-day, nil; total to date during the month, 1.471n5. Wind!— Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceeding 0 a.m. to-day, 11.8 m.p.h. Barometer.— Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.02 in; today, 9 a.m., 29.971n.

Beaufort Scale of Wind Force with equivalent velocities 16ft above ground.—oa, calm, 0.1 miles per hour; 1, light air, 2-3; 3, slight breeze, 4-7; 3, gentle breeze, 8-11; 4 moderate breeze, 12-16; D, fresh breeze, 17-21; 6, strong breeze, 22-27; 7, high wind, 28-3, 8, gale, 30-40; 9, strong gale, 41-48; 10, whole gale, 49-56; 11, storm, 57-65; 12, hurricane. Weather.—B, blue Bky, BG, blue sky and detached clouds; C, cloudy; O, overcast; G, gloomy, dull; V, ugly, threatening; R, continuous or steady rain; S, snow; D, drizzle; P, passing showers; H, hall; Q, squally; L, lightning; T, thunder; F, fog'; M, mist, Z hazy. FORECAST. ■Winds Moderate to strong south-west to north-west winds, . squally at times in and south of Cook Strait. , Barometer. —Little movement, but. unsteady In the South. Seas.—Rather rough about Cook and Foveaux Straits, elsewhere smooth to moderate. Tides. —Moderate generally. Weather.^-^Malnly fair to flno and mild, but with scattered rains in districts with a westerly aspect from Taranakl southwards, and in the far South. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. The anticyclone which has advanced on to the Dominion has its centre over the northern districts. Several slight low pressure waves have been moving over the Southern Tasman Sea, and one of these crossed Southern New Zealand during last night: Winds, therefore, have been chiefly westerly or northwesterly, and strong and squally occasionally from Taranaki and Wellington Provinces southwards. They have brought rain to scattered places in the western and southern portions of the South Island, but over most of the Dominion fair to cloudy weather has ruled with rising temperatures. . .

Station. Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather Cape Maria V.D. E 3 30.24 Russell .... W 1 30.22 Hokianga Hds. Calm 30.24 Kalpara Slg Sn NW 3 30.22 Manukau Hds. S 3 30.20 Auckland . WSW 4 30.10 rirltirl .... SSW 2 Kawhla .... W 5 lauranga S 2 30.13 Opotlki ....... S 1 30.09 Taupo W. 1 — East Cape ...'. N 5 30.05 Cilsborno .. NNW 4 30.03 Napier .... Calm 30.00 Castlcpolnt .... W7 29.98 Capo Palllser NW 7 Capo Egmont" .: W 3 30.19 Patoa NW 4 30.13 Wanganui .. NW 5 30.14 Foxton .... NW 6 Wellington NNW 6 29.97 Capo Campbell NW 6 29.85 Farewell Spit SW 4 30.01 Westport .... SW 3 30.15 Greymouth :. NW 2 30.10 Arthur's Pass NW 4 - Christchurch . NW 5 29.79 Akaroa I/house NE 2 29.79 Tlmaru ..... Calm 29.72 Oamaru .... KB 5 29.73 Dunedin .... Calm 29.72 Qucenstown S3 29.82 NuRCCts SW 3 29.74 Bluir SW 8 29.85 73 > BC 62 BC 65 B 01 BC 60 0 62 O 62 BC 58 O C8 B 66 BC 53 BC 64 B 72 B 72 B 08 C 75 B 00 O 02 O 63 O 62 O 61 BCZ 69 O 68 B 58 O •IS It 67 0 64 C 67 BC 67 B 58 OK 63 C 51 BC 55 BC