METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 40, 15 August 1930, Page 12

METEOROLOGICAL

i . —■—♦— —-— WELLINGTON'S WEATHER; 1 MOON FOR AUGUST. first quarter, Ist day, 11.56 p.m. Full moon, 9th day, 10.28 p.m. Last quarter, 17th day, H.l p.m. Ken moon, 24th day, 3.7 p.m. First Quarter. 31st day, 11.27 a.m.

FRIDAY, 15th AUGUST, 1930.

The sun rose to-day 6.42 a.m.; sets-'.9 p.m. Itlscs to-morrow '^.41 a.m.; sets 5.10 p.m. Bright • Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 4hr ISmin .-afternoon, 4hr 30mln; total, Bhr 48mln. Temperature in-Shade.—Maximum, 54.4deg.; minimum, 39.5deg.; mean, 4fi.9deg. Kalnfalft—Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, nil; total to date during the month, 1.83 in. Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the, 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 3.3 m.p.h. Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.17 in; today, 8 a.m., 30.391n.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.

The anti-cyclone over New Zealand, ■ while moving slowly eastward, has intensified considerably, barometers having , risen everywhere. Winds have been light to moderate and variable, but northerlies now prevail. Though there were some night frosts owing to the clear skies, the weather has been brilliantly fine and milder. No rain Was reported.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER.

Weather.—B., blue, sky;. 8.C., Wu«, sky" and detached ctouda; C, 'clpudy; ,0.,', overcast; G., gloomy, dull; V.i ugly,"threatening;-».;-con-tinuous or steady-ralri;-G;,'snow;,D., drizzle; P., passing showers; H.,.ha11; Q., squally; L., lightnine; !•» thunder; P., Sos; M., Mist; Z., haze. , .... Beaufort Scale of Wind Force, with equivalent velocities at 16 feet above ground.—o., calm, 0-1; 1, light, air, 2-3; 2, slight breeze, 4-7; 3, gentle breeze, 8-11; 4, moderate breeze, 12-16; 5. fresh breeze, IT-21; 6,. strong breeze, 22-27; 7, high wind, 28-33; 8, gale, 34-40; 9, strong gale, 41-48; 10, whole gale, 49-56; 11, storm, 57-85; 12, hurricane. -.

FORECAST. Winds.—Light to moderate, but freshening northerly 'winds.

Barometer. —railing soon. ... Seas.—Smooth to moderate. . Tides.—Poor generally. Weather.—Fine generally at first, but cloud increasing, and conditions jrradually becoming unsettled from the westward; rain probable after about 16 to 24 hours.' Tomporatures mild.

Station Wind. Pres. Temp. Wctthtr. Cape Maria V.D. SE 1 30.36 34 BC Russell ....;... S 1 30.42 49 B Hokianga Deads N 3 30.40 48 • B Kaipara Slg. St. SE 4 30.37 49 B Manukau Heads S 1 30.41 52 '■ B Auckland SI 30.4« 50 B TItltlrl KB 1 — "IS B Kawhia SE 1 — 4* B , Tauranga .... SW 2 30.43 42 B I Opotlki S 1 ■ 30.36 '40 B Taupo Calm ■ ■' — . 4S O East Cape .... SW 1 30.40 49 B Gis.borne .... HT» S 30.42 39 B Xapler W3 30.44 40 B Castlepoint .... XI.. 30.41 ■; 46 B Cape Palliser .. W 1 .■.. — . 43 . B New Plymouth SE 1 30.45'. '45 B . Cape Egmoat .. NE 3 3K46 42 ■'•■' B Patea ...... ENE 1 30.43 '50 B Wanganui •.... KB 1 30.40 39 B Foxton ....... Calm ' — 45 BC Wellington .... N 2 30:39 49 BC Cpe. Campbell VYSW 1 30.39 41 B Farewell Spit . Calm 30,39 51 • BC Westport SE 2 30.40 40 .BC Greymouth E3 30.42 > 40-• B Arthur's Pass NW .1 :.../:—.-.i 2|,:; V B Kalkoura Calm 30.38 ,42: .B Christchurch . SW 2 30.39' : 38r O Akaroa L'houso W 1 30.3T ;- ■' .[it '■ ■ B . Ximaru Calm 30.3.8 #.40;-.' O bamaru .Calm 30.3". : , 39, C Dunedln ...... Calm 30.36 *:41" B Queenstowa .7.. W 1 30.33 36 - C NugKOts W2 30.36 • 41 BC Bluff NNE 2 . 30.35 , 3T B Alexandra .... Calm ? — -9 c . - Puysegur Pt. ... X2 30.35 43 ■ -G- :