METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 116, 19 May 1930, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR MAY.

Flrat quarter, 6th lUy, 4.23 »•«. Tull moon, 13th May, 4.59 a.m. L»9t quarter. Silk May, 3.52 a.m. New moon, 28th May, SX p.m. .-...•■

MONDAY, 19th MAY.

The Sun.—Rose to-day, 6.55 a.m.; sets,;:4.4B p.m. liises to-morrow, 6.58 a.m.; sets, 4.39:pin'. Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning,. Ohr 30min; afternoon, 2hr 24nim; total, 2hr 54min*

Temperature in Shade.—Maximum, 53.7deg; minimum, 41.9deg; mean, 47.3 deg. .; ;

Rainfall.—Total for the 48 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 0.87 in; total to date during th» moath, I.TSIn. " .' ' ".;■

Wind.—Velocity of tha wind for tin 21H0UU preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 3.9 m.p.h. " • /■ Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 • a.m.,, 30.00 in; . t.oi day, 9 a.m., 30.09 in. . :';

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS.

Unsettled conditions with fairly general ..raiii were experienced during : Saturday, wblle * » depression was crossing the Dominion.. , By Sunday morning the latter had passed eastwards, and although showers fell, at scattered places during the day, the weather: gradually improved aud the afternoon, was mainly; fair wttu cool southerly winds prevailing.

JO-DAY'S WEATHER.

Station. Wind. Prti. Temp. Weather^ Cape Maria V.D. SSE 4 30.08 63 Cr . Russell ...... SB 1 30.00 55 B' Hoklanga- Heads K-l 30.10 59 CM Kaipara Sig. Stn. S 2 30.08 62 BtZ Mauukau IMs. SW I 30 06 60 B Auckland ...... S3 23.31 56 B Tiritiri ..... SSW 2 J* B Kawhia ...... KB 1 , 51 » Tauranga .... Calm 30.10. 49 B OpotiW "... S 1 30,10 '58 B Taupo N 1 ■— 38 B \ East Cape .... SW 3 30.00 55 B \ Glsborne .... SW 4 30.0-1 .3-4 BC j Napier S3 30.07 47 O 4 Castlepolnt S 1 30.0S "51 O i Cape Palllser .. Calm 53 B «' Capo Egmont .. SE 2 30.10 49 B 9 Putea ...... ESK 1 30.06 57 B \ Wangauui ... NX 1 30.10 ,-H F Poxtou KB 1 ol *" Wellington .. NNW 1 30.0!) 48 B Cape- Campbell W 4 30 10 47 1. Farewell Spit .. W 3 30.03 ?a C Westport .... .SB 2 30.0S 49 OU Greymouth .... E 3 30.08 4S O Arthur's Pass KW 2 « B Christclwrch .. KE 1 29.9S 52 BC Akaroa Light.- SW 5 29.94 54 B Timaru N 2 29.03 44 O Oamaru KB 4 29.90 43 C Dunedin Calm 29.86 50 C - Queenstown ... W 1 29.93 42 B Alexandra .... Calm —- 33 «c Nuggets .N 1 29.87 47 BC Puysegur'pY." SW 5 29J92 53 OP. Weather.—B, blue »ky: BC, blue iky »nfl d*» tached clouds; C. cloudy; 0, oracMt: O t gloomy, dull; C. ugly. tUre»tenliig; B,; coy tinuous or stesdy rain; S, anow; D drbwlt: g paaslne showers: H, hall; Q. «qu«lly: L.IUhU. nine; T, thunder; F. tog; M, mist, Z, ha»7. Besutfort Scale or Wind Force, with «qult«« lent velocities l%ft shore grpund.-^>. nla., ••« miles per hour; 1, light air, !-S; I, t«g«l% breeze, 4-7; 3, gentle breeze, 8-11; 4, modertW breeze, 12-16; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21; 6, ttrbng breeze, 22-27: 7. high wind, 28-33: «, ial«« 34-40; 9, strong sale, 41-4S; 10, who!* ttl*t 49-30; 11, storm, 57-65: 12, hurricane.

FORECAST.

Winds.—Variable,' with south-westerlies . frit*. railing north of Xe\y Plymouth and Napier anoj westerlies elsewhere. . - ' '.•■--

Barometer.—TJustcady over the South Island & little movement elsewhere. Seas, —Moderate generally. Tides.—Moderate generally. Weather.—For the most part fine, but yiti* some scattered showers in western districts* *s.A>.. (he far South, Temperatures moderate.