METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 33, 8 February 1930, Page 14

METEOROLOGICAL

■WELLINGTON'S ;WEATHER

SATURDAY, Bth FEBRUARY.

1 Tlie sun rose to-day 5.3-1 a.m., sets 7.36 .p.m.; rises to-morrow 5.3G a.m., Sets 7.35 p.m. Bright suushiue.:. Yesterday—Morning,. Oh *12 mm.; afternoon,.-Clu 42mln;. total, 1.3U .2dmin. ■■ Temperaturo In Shade: Maximum,;'72.4deg; minimum,' 52:0deg; mean; 62;2deg. ■ Rainfall: Total for tlie 24 hours preceding ." a.m.,'to-day, nil; total to dato during the month', 0.041n.- ---: .Wind:.. Velocity of tho wind for tho 21 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 2.0 m.p.h. ''Barometer: Yesterday, '9 a.m., 30.23! a; today,'!) a.m., 30.121n; noon,1-SO.llin. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Pressures aro still -high .over I he. Dominion, .'though there has been'a slight-'faU since yesterday. Variations from place arc very slight. Fine weather has again prevailed almost invariably universally,; but there/was misty rain at East Cape this nioruing, 3Q points being recorded... Puysegur Point, also,. .reports 4 points of rain. - South-easterly breezes prevailed over the North Island,, but-, in the South Island they ..were variable. , Thero i's" a; .tendency for hortherlies' this"'morning'"' south' of" 'flio' Auckland province, excepting Foveaux-. Strait, where westerlies- are- tlie-rule. ■ Warm-day temperatures have ."been'.experienced, but tho night was again cool. •■•■■' ■ -' - . TO-DAY'S WEATHER. Station' : Wind. Pres '' Temp. Weather

Wind. Pres ' Temp. Weather

Weather.—B, blue sky; BC, blue sky and detached clouds: C. cloudy; 0, overcast; G. gloomy, dull; 0, ugly, threatening. R. continuous or steady rain; S, Enow: D, drizzle; P. passing showers; H, hall; Q, squally; L, ligbtning; T. thunder: F fog; M/mist: Z. hazy ■Beaufort Scale of,, Wind Force with equlrt lent velocities 16ft* above ground.—O, 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; 5. fresh breeze, 17-21; 6. ttront breezo.. 22-27; 7 high wind. 28-3; 8 .gale 30-40; 9. strong (tale, 41-48; 10. whol* gale. 49-56; 11, storm, 57-65; 12, hurricane. FORECASI. 'Winds.—Moderate' to strona south-custerly winds In the Auckland provinco; elsewhere light to moderate n.ortherlics prevailing, but later backing to'"sbutherllcs and freshening somewhat. , . . Barometer.—Rising again shortly. '. ■ Seas.—Generally smooth to moderate. Tides.—Poor generally. Weather.—Still mainly lino generally, but somo scattered showers in the extreme North and about :East Cape; later possibly some scattered and. short showers in parts of the eastern districts. .

Cape Maria V.D. SE 4 ■■ 30.14 GS OZ Kussell ...... -..SB 5 '• 3(U2 '■ - 07 - C . Hikiauga Heads -.13 2 , 30.10. •■73- B Kaipara Sig Stii. E 2 "' 30.16 "OS BC ' Jlainikau Heads E 1 30.15 OS U Auckland .... SSB 1 30.11 07 BC Tiritirt ...... SE 3' — - G« HC Kawhia ....'.'... 13 — ■ 04 . B Tauranga ..... Calm ' 30.13' 'Go B Opotiki S I - 30.1 (i ' 00 "' O Tavipo S.I.. - . -—.- 51 B East Cape Si -30.17 03 OJIK Gisboruo .... Kl!3, 30.IS 00 O Napier Calm' 30.20 07 O Castlephoiit K2 .30.16 08 « Cape Palliser .. SI -^ 68 8 Capo Egmout .. N 4 30.10 04' B Patea Calm ■■ 30.15' 65- B Wanjjanui pi 30.15 6S li 1'oxton KB 2 — 04 B Wellington N2 30.12 . OS BZ Cape Palliser SI ' '..—' ■ 68 "B Farewell Spit NE 2 30.15 68 B Westport SW 3 30.17 S8 CM Greymouth ■ Calm 30.22 H9 Z Arthur's Pass N\V 3 — G2 • B Cliristchurch . ENE 3 30.10. 01 O ', Alcaroa Ltliso. NE 1 30.08" CO BC Timaru ........ Calm 30.09 04 F Oamo.ru NE 1 30.07 01 B Uunedia Calm 3O.*O2 04 B Quecnstown .. Calm 30.11 03 ]> Nuguets Calm 30.07 03 B Bluff W 5 30.03 02 OM