WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 38, 13 August 1930, Page 14

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR AUGUST. First quarter, Ist day, 11.5$ p.m. Full moon, 9th day, 10.28 p.m. Last quarter, 17tb day, 11.1 p.m. New moon, 24th day, 3.7 p.m. First quarter. 31st day. 11.27 a.m. WEDNESDAY. I3tll AUGUST, 1930. The Sun rose , to-day fi.45 a.m.; sets 5.7 p.m. Kises to-morrow 6.44 a.m.; sets 5.8 p.m. Bright Sunshine. —Yesterday: Morning, nil; afternoon, ISmin; total, ISmin. Temperature in Shade.—Maximum, 49.0deg; minimum; 41.1deg; mean, 4o.odeg. Rainfall.—Total for tire 2-1 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 0.021n; total to date during the month, 1.77 in. Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 6.3 m.p.h. Karometcr.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29.70 in; today, 0 a.m., 29.52 in. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. A low-nresaurc centre of slight Intensity crossed the North Island yesterday, and a feeble anti-cyclone now appears to be approaching from the westward. There has consequently been a slight rise of pressure over the Dominion, while to tho cast it has fallen. A deep depression is located near Hobarf. Winds this morning are rather more generally southerly. No strong winds have been reported. Except in the western and southern portions of (lie South Island, dull and misty weather was' tho rule yesterday, but this morning a general improvement -has taken place. Scattered rains wero recorded, the heaviest being a further fail of 1.31 inches at Castlepolnt.