METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 122, 26 May 1930, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S - WEATHER MOON FOR MAY. First quarter Oth May '4.23 a.m. Full moon, 13th May 4.59 a.m. Last quarter, 21st May, 3.52 a.m. New moon, ZStli May, 0.7 p.m. MONDAY, 26t1l MAY. The Suu rose to-day 7.1 a.m., seta 4.35 p.m.; rises to-morrow 7.2 a.m., sets 4.35 p.m. Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 2hr ■ISmin; afternoon, Ohr ISmln; total, Ulir Cmin. Temperature in Shade.—Maximum, Sl.Odeg; minimum, 41.9dcg;. mean, 46.'Ides. Kninfnll.— Total for Ilic 'IS hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day, nil; total to date during the month, 2.471n. Wind,—Velocity of the wind for tho 24 hours preceding 9 a in. to-day, 2.5 m.u.h. Barometer. —Yesterday, >■» a.m., 30.02 in; today, i) a.m., 30.051n. , : ; , : :• SYNOPSIS OFrLAST 48 HOURS. Strong southerly winds prevailed during- Saturday with rain in. many districts. By . Sunday, however, the winds had moderated and there lias since been a tendency for westerlies and northerlies from Cook Strait southwards. Some scattered showers have been reported, but though tho weather has been cloudy at times. It lias been mainly fair, since Sunday morning. , While an extensive anticyclone has persisted over the Tasman Sea and Eastern Australia, slight depressions have continued .to move along its southern edso and cross Southern New Zealand.

Weather.—B, blue sky; BC. blue sky and detAChed clouds; C, cloudy; 0, .overcast; O. Gloomy, dull; U ugly, threatening; R, continuous or steady rain; S. snow; D drizzle; P, passing showers; H, hail; Q, squally -.U lightnine: T. thunder: F* fog; M. mist; 55, hazy., ' Beaufort Scale of Wind Force, with equivalent velaocities l%ft above ground.-!), calm, 0-2 miles per hour; 1, light air, 2-3; 2. slight breeze, 4-7; 3. gentle breeze, 8-11; 4, moderate breeze. 12-18; 5, fresh breeze. 17-21; G, strong breeze, 22-27; 7 high wind, 28-33; 8, Ea o, 31-40; 9, strong gale, 41-48; 10. whole gale, 49-56; ,11, storm, 57-05; 12, hurricane. ! FORECAST. Winds.—Modcrato south-westerlies still prevailing north of New Plymouth and Napier,': and moderate but freshening westerlies thence southwards. . . Barometer.— Unsteady, with a. falling ten-. Sea's.—Rising in Coojc and Foveaux Straits; otherwise moderate. Tides.—Good south of East Cape; elsewhere moderate. . , Weather—Fafr to fine for tho most part m eastern districts; changeable in western tricts, with scattered showers at times, temperatures somewhat milder.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER. Station Wind Pres. Temp Weather Care Maria V.D. SB 3 30.1G 58 CP - Jtussoll .. SW 2 30.14 52 BO Holdnn&a Hctt. .. N 1 30.1G . 51 F Kaipara Sig. Stn. SI 30.14 54 BOZ Manulcau Heatls .SI 30.12 5S B Auckland ... ,T. Calm 30.14 51 B . Tiritiri S 2 — 48 B Kawhia El — 41 BC Tauranga S3 30.09 47 BC Opotilci S 1 30.10 43 B Taupo Calm — 39 ■ BOF East Cape S 3 30.00 53 B tiisborne NW 3 29.99 53 B Napier Calm 30.00 47 B Castlepoint N2 30.02 52 C Cape Palliscr .. NW 3 — 55 BC Cape Egmont .. NE 2 30.08 50 C . Patea NNW 1 30.00 53 O Wangamii .... NB 1 30.08 48 C Foxtoii ........ NE 3 ■ — 49 O ,. Wellington Calm-.. 30.03 49.. BZ Cape Campbell .. W 2 30.08 47 B FareweU Spit .. Calb 30.05 48 B . ■ Westport ...;.. SB 2 30.03 42 OSI • GreymoutH ..... E5 30.02 37. O Arthur's Pass . NW 1 — *' & Christchiirch .. NE 1 39.9!) 42 BZ Akaroa L'house NW 1 29.99 47 B Timaru NW 2 29.93 42 B Oamani ...:'.. NE 2 29.92 41 B Duuedin Calm 29.90. 44 « Queenslown Calm 29.94 .31 K Alexandra 13 1 — Jj df NUEgets SI 20.92 49 B Bluff W 1 29.94 45 B Puysegur Pt.''" NW 4 29.97 S.S OMK