METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 41, 16 August 1930, Page 7

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR AUGUST.

First quarter, Ist day, 11.56 p.m. Full moon, »th day, 10.28 p.m. Last quarter, 17th day, .11.1 p.m. New moon, 24th day, 3.7 p.m. First Quarter. 31st day, 11.27 a.m.

SATURDAY, 16th AUGUST.

The Sun.—Hose, to-day, 6.41 a.m.; sets, 3.10 p.m. Illses to-morrow, 6.40 a.m.; sets 5.11 p.m.

Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 3h .'SSmin; afternoon. Hi 6mln; total, 4h 42min.

Temperature In Shade.—Maximum, 51.6deg, minimum, 43.2deg.; mean, 47.'ldeg.

Rainfall.—Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, nil: total-to dato during the month, 1.831 D.

Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9' a.m. to-day, 4.4 m.p.h. Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., SO.SDin: today. 9 a.m.. 30.331n; noon, 30.331n. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Pressure is still high over New Zealand, the anti-cyclone having made only slight eastward progress, but barometers have commenced to fall in the far South/ with the approach of a cyclone from the. Tasman. The latter has. however, apparently 'decreased in Intensity since yesterday- Northerly winds have ruled and have freshened at places, and by this morning cloud had, become more prevalent, while in the, far North showers were reported Geneorally, however, the weather was still fall with pleasant temperatures.'

TO-DAY'S WEATHER.

Station Wind. Pres. Temp. Weathei Cape Maria V.D.' N 4 30.30 61 CP Kussell N6 30.36 52 P Hokianga Hds.... N 3 30.32 52 BO Kaipara Sig. Stn. N 1 . 30.35 00 O Manukau Hds. E 2 30.35 52 O Auckland Calm ' 30.33 5U BC Tiritiri ■.... El! ■ '— 4S BC Kawlila El ■ — 46 li Tauranira • W 1 ■ 30.3S 41 B Opotlki ........ .S 1 ' 30.33 43 li Taupo Calm — 33 B East Cape .... NE 1 ' 30.36 47 B Glsborne NW 2 30.33 4:5 B Napier S2 30.37 42 B Castlepolnl ■...'.'ST3 30.38 '18 P. Cape Palllser .. N 1 ' — 47 B New Plymouth SE 2 30.35 47 BC Cape Egmont , feE 4 30.36 49s BO Patea X 1 30.36. 52 B Wanganui .... NE 2 ' 30.39 43 BC Foxtou ... Calm — 43 HC Wellington . K,W 3 . 30.33 49 C Capo Campbell No 30.28 42 C Farewell Spit .. X S 30.32 . 54 O Westport .. ENE: 4 ■ 30.27 49 O Greymouth E ■! 30.31 4JJ O Arthur's Pass NW 2 — 42 O Kalkoura Calm , 30.27 44 B Cliristchurch . EN'E 3 30.25 43 031 Akaroa L'liouse NE S- 30.21 44 C Tlmaru ; NE 2 ' 30.21 44 O ' Oamaru NE 1 30.20 43 C Dunedin X51 30.15 ' 45 O Queenstown ' .. Calm ' 30.12 39 O Nuggets ...... NE 4 30.15 42 OG Bluff N,W 1 , 30.15 SO OO Alexandra .... Calm. — 31' O Pursesur Ft. .. Calm' 30.12 43 OO Weather.—B., blue sky ; 8.C., blue sky and detached clouds; C, cloudy; 0., overcast; G.. gloomy, dull; U., ugly, threatening; X.. continuous or steady rain; G;; snow; D., drizzle; P., passing showers; H., hall; Q., squally; T/., lightning; T.. thunder: V,, fog: M.. Mist; Z.. hazo. • 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, 17-21; 6, strong breeze, 22-27; 7. high wind, 28-33; 8, Bale, 34-40; 9, strong gale, 41-4S; 10, whole gale. 49-56; 11, storm, 57-65: 12, hurricane.

FORECAST.

Winds.—Freshening ;' northerly winds. Barometer. —Palling. . . Seas.—Smooth, to moderate, but increasing gradually. . ' Tides;— Moderate. -~.'•■.. Weather. —Mainly fair at first, but with much mist or fog In places;. unsettled conditions, with rain setting in soon in western districts, and extending gradually-over most of the Dominion. JHld temperatures. ■