METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 73, 27 March 1930, Page 12

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR MARCH. , First quarter, Bth day, 4 p.m. Pull moon, 15th day, 6.58 a.m. Last quarter, 22ud day. 3.13 p.m. New moon/ 30th day. 5.16 p.m.

THURSDAY, 27th MARCH. ■ The Sun rose to-day 6 a.m.; sets 0.D4 p.m. Rises to-morrow 6.1 a.m.; sets 5.52 p.m. Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 4bx 30m!n; afternoon, 3hr 24min; total, 7hr olmin: Temperature in Shade. —Maximum, 64.1deg;minimum. 44deg; mean, o4deff. .Rainfall.—Total for the 24 hours preceding 9. a.m. to-day, nil; total to date during the month, 0.411n. Wind.—Velocity of.the wind for the 21 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 4.5 m.p.h. : Barometer. —Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29.691n; today, .9 a.m., 30,02 in; noon, 30.0Tin^

\ SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. ■ While pressure has been rising over New Zealand it has remained . rather low in the vicinity of the Chatham . Islands and, consequently, the gradient has been fairly steep to Iho east. This has accounted for strong southerly winds at places, more especially on the cast coast of ;the. South Island and north of Auckland. The Weather has been changeable, cloudy and clean skies alternating, and in most districts occasional light scattered showers have been reported. At 9 a.m. to-day it was still showery In the northern and southern' extremities of the Dominion, but was mainly fine elsewhere. Temperatures hare been cold, and some frosts were registered last night in the South. Island and in Hid central region of the North. ' •

TO-DAY'S WEATHER.

Weather.—B, blue ak;; BC. blue iky and detached clouds; C, cloud;; O, overctJt; O, gloomy, dull; D. ugly, threatening; X, continuous or stead; rain; 8, mow; D, drizzle; P piaolng enowera; H, ball; Q, iqually; L, llshtnlng; T. thunder: V. fog; M. mlat: Z, bazy.

■ Beaufort Sctle of Wind Force, with equiv» lent velocities lV>tt tbore ground.—o. calm. 0-1 miles per hour: 1. tight ilr. 2-8; 2, illebt breeze, 4-7; 3. gentle breeza, 8-12; 4 modertti breeze. 12-16; 5, tresb breeze, 17-21; 6, strong breei, 22-27; 7. high wind, 28-33: 8, tale. 34-40; 9, strong e»le, 41-48; 10. whole g»le, 49-56; 11, itorm, 67-65; 12. hurricane. FORECAST. Winds.—Moderate to strong south-west to southerly winds. Barometer.—Kisiilß slowly. Keas. —Rather rousli south of East Cape and north of Capo Esmont; elsewhere moderate. Tides.—Moderate oil the east coast; poor oil Weather.—Mainly fair to flue, but still some scattered showers, more especially In the northern and southern extremities. Temperatures cool, but gradually becoming milder.

Station. Wind. Prea. Temp. Weather. Cape Maria V.D. S 7 30.16 63 Russell .. SE 3 30.16 62 Hokianga Hds. SW 4. 30.12 00 Kaipara Sie. St. Sf 30.08 62 Manukau Heads S 4 30.05 63 Auckland .. WSW 5 30.06 60 Tiritfri .... SSW 3 — 58 Kawhla Nl — 55 Tauranga ... SW 2 23.D5 66 Opdtiki , SE 1 30.00 61 Taupo ' SI — 45 East Capo ... SW 4 29.97 57 Glsborno .... SW 4 30.00 57 Napier SI 30.03 57 Castlepolnt ... SI 30.02 60 Cape Palliser WNW.5 ' — 08 Capo Egmont . SW 5 30.11 5S ' J'atea N 1. 30.08 59 Wanganui ... NET 29.99 54 Foxton . Calm — 53 Wellington . NNE 1 30.02 51 Cape Campbell . W3 . 29.95 49 Farewell Spit—Lino interrupted. Westport NE 1 . 30.12 50 Greymouth •....' E 2' 30.04 47 Arthur's Pass NW 1 — 37 Chrlstchurch . SSW 3 30.03 S3 Akaroa L'liouso SW S 29.93 53 Timaru NW 1 30.02 53 Oamaru. SW 5 . 30.01 5S Dunediu SW 4 30.06 51 Queenstown ... SW. 3 , 30.11 4S Alexandra .... S' 1 — 53 NtiKgets rSf 30.07 4.7 Bluff SSW 4 - 30.08 51 Puysegur Pt. SW 2 30.20 50 ECP C C C B BC BC B B B BC B BC B B B C C BC BC B B BC' B B B C B BC O BC BC CKQ . or •3