METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 27, 1 February 1930, Page 7

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR FEBRUARY. ]3H.irri,?l"lRt« O r' ?t" ""'• 12G ai"- Ful! I 1100- --» , r' r"' T' !lst Quarter, 20th clay, SATURDAY, Ist FEBRUARY. The Sun rose to-day 5.23 a.m., sets 7 43 p m • rises to-morrow 0.27 a.m., sets 7.43 pm "' Bright. Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 4hr 42mln; afternoon, llir Omin: total, shr 42m!n Temperature in Shade.—Maximum, G2 9degminimum, 53.0dcK; mean, 57.!)des Rainfall.—Total for tlio 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, O.Olin; total to date during the month, 5.441n. Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 12..'! m.p.li. Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29 931n Today, 9 a.m., 30.03 in. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. A slight low pressure wave has been crossing the Dominion during the past 24 hours, but. barometers hare remained relatively high. During the passage of the depression winds veered to west or north-west, but this morning following a sharp rise of pressure they had backed to some southerly direction at places south of Farewell Spit and Castlepoint. Kain has been almost general in western districts with heavy falls from Tarauaki northwards. In eastern districts the rain was confined to scattered light falls in the South Island.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER.

'Beaufort Scale of Wind Force with equ va lent velocities 16ft above ground.—o, calm. 0-1 miles per hour; 1, light air. 2-3; 3, slight breeze 4-7: S. gentle breeze, 8-11; 4 moderate breeze, 12-16; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21: 6, strong breeze, 22-27; 7. hish wind. 2S-3; 8 .Rale 30-40; 9. strong cale. 41-4SS; 10, whole qalo, 49-5B: 11, storm. .17-05; 12. hurricane. Weather.—B. blue sky; BC. blue sky &nd detached clouds: C. cloudy; O, overcast; O. gloomy, dull; 0, usly. threatening; R, continuous or steady rain; S. snow; D, drizzle: P. passing showers; H, hail; Q, squally: h, lightning: T, thunder: F. fog; M. mist; Z. hazy.

FORECAST

Winds.—Mainly north-westerly at first north of Kawhia and Napier; otherwise south-west to south-east; light to moderate, hut. freshening north of Westport and Kaikoura. Barometer. —Little movement in the north; rising elsewhere. Seas. —Smooth to moderate generally. Tides.—Moderate north of New Plymouth and Napier; elsewhere poor. •Weather.—Mainly tine over the South Island and in the Wellington .Province: still rather unsettled north of New Plymouth and Napier with some scattered rains, especially north of Auckland. Temperatures hcrnnnmr milder.

Station. Wind Pret Temp. Weather Capo Maria V.D.—Not received. Russell W 4 30.00 Hokianga Hds. .. W 2 SO.04 Kaipara Slg. "Stn. N n SO.01! Manukau Hds. .. SS 3(1.01 Auckland N\V 4 :i).!)S Tirltlri Xff '1 Kawhia NO — Tauranga ...... Calm 30.00 Opotiki NW 1 29.00 Taupo N 2 East Capo W 3 2!).!)S Gisborne XW 3 29:07 Napier E 2 28.09 Castlepoint 8 2 30.01 Cape Palllser .. SE 1 — Cape Egmont .. E 2 29.03 Patea Calm 30.03 Wanganul .... ESE 1 30.02 Foxton KB 2 — . Wellington SE 3 30.03 Cape Campbell ..SO '29,93 Farewell Spit ENE 5 30.01 Westport S\V 3 30.02 Greymouth S 2 30.00 Arthur's Pass R\V 3 Christchureh .. S\V 1 30.16 Akaroa L'house El . 30.15 Timaru S 2 30.10 Onmaru S 1 30.14 Dunedin S,W 3 30.12 (Jueenstown S 1 30.lt: Nuggets S\V 1 30.11 Bluff W 1 30.11 64 r.s t>2 63 00 59 (>2 64 05 OS 02 r>o 02 65 fi;> ■ 60 CO no :"iS 50 'IS lil 02 5S c o 3! OR o CG OH BC BC BC - B c: BC o BC o o c o (.' v.% o B B o BC BC B B B BC BC B