METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 42, 18 August 1930, Page 12

METEOROLOGICAL

I WELLINGTON'S WEATHER MOON FOR AUGUST. First quarter, Ist day, 11.56 p.m. Full moon, 9th 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. MONDAY, 18th AUGUST. The Sun.—Rose to-day, 6.38 a.m.; sets, 5.12 p.m. Rises to-morrow, 6.37 a.m.; sets, 5.13 p.m. Hrlcht Sunshine.—Yesterday : Morning, lhr ; afternoon, o'Omin; total, lhr 30min. Temperature in Shade.—Maximum, 53.3deg; minimum, 45.1deg; mean, 50.2deg. Rainfall.—Total for the 21 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, .lliu; total to date during the month, 1.91 m. Wind.—Velocity of the1 wind for the 2-1 Hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 6.3 ra.p.h. Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 . a.m., 30.30 m; to-' day, 9 a.m., SO.lOin. | . SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS. Except for some isolated rainfall iv western districts, the weather was mainly fine on Saturday. During Saturday night, however, a shallow cyclone crossed the South Island and rain became fairly general, although the falls were mostly light. Changeable conditions have prevailed since Sunday morning with scattered showers in most districts, but last night a few Places in the North Island reported heavy rain. Winds have been chleßy northerly and moderated but this morning, owing to a slight depression having crossed the Dominion last night, they I had a westerly tendency and In the far north south-westerlies were reported. Temperatures have continued to be mild and springlike, and by this morning* the* weather had again Improved except in the far North and South.

Weather.—B., blue sky; 8.C., blue sky and detached clouds; C, cloudy; 0., orercast; G., gloomy, dull; U.; ugly, threatening; 8., continuous or steady rain; G., snow; D.. drizzle; P., passing showers; H., hail; Q., squally; h., lightning; T.. thunder: F., foz; M.. Mist; Z., haze. Beaufort Scale of Wind Force, with equivalent velocities at 10 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, 22-2T; 7, high wind, 28-33; 8, gale, 34-40; 9, strong gale, 41-48; 10, whole gale, 49-56; 11, storm, 57-Cs;' 12, hurricane, FORICASI. ■Winds.—North-west to south-west; moderate mainly, but strong at times In Foveaux Strait. Barometer.—Rising slowly in the North; unsteady in the South, with a rising tendency later. . . Seas.—Rather rough in Foveaus Strait; clsewlievo moderate. Tides.—Moderate generally. , Weather.—"For the most part' fair to cloudy; some scattered showers, more especially in western districts and about Fbveaus Strait. Temperatures moderate.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER. Station Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather. Cape Maria V.D. S\V 0 30.16 58 Russell \V 4 30.10 57 ilokiangii Heads S 1 30.16 58 Kalpara Sin Stu SW 3 30.1:! 56 Jlamikau Heads N 1 30.09 57 Auckland SB 2 30.07 .15 Tiritiri SW 3 ;i2 Kawhia .'.- E 1 47 Taiiranga .... SW 1 30.06 52 Opotlki SE 1 30.00 47 Taupo Calm 49 East Cape .... Calm 30.05 57 Gisborne NW 1 30.06 52 Xapier ,'....: SW 1 SO.OT 49 Castlepoint A" 2 30.03 55 Capo Pallisw ... S .1 58 • New Plymouth W 2 30.13 53 Capo Egmont SE :: S0.16 ■ 50 Patca X.WV 1 30.15 S3 Wanganui .. KNE 1 30.14 4S Toxtoii : NE 3 49 Wellington ... NE 1 30.10 51 Capo Campbell W 1 30.08 48 Farewell Spit Calm 30.12 49 Westport .... SE 1 30.14 45 Greymouth .... E 4 30.20 40 Arthur's Pass.—Not received. Kaikoura .... Calm 30.07 48 Chrlstchurch .. Oalm 30.04 45 Akaroa Light. W 1 30.04 50 Timaru Calm , 30.00 . 41 Oamaru Wl 30.00 52 Dunedln Calm 29.90 46 Queenstown W 1 30.03 43 Nupuets W 1 29.94 49 Bluff KW 5 20.94 49 Alexandra El ' 35 Puysegur Pt. NNW 6 30.02 50 crz BC IlC CZ O OG BCP B B BC BC B B B B B B BC B BC s CF B B B B B BZ B BCM C O BC C OR O OP