METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 50, 27 August 1930, Page 12

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WBATHBR

MOON FOR AUfIUtT. JTirit giurtor, lit d»y, ILS« pjn. fan mean, Sth dsy. 10.28 p.m. Last qnarur. ITtti toy, 11.1 p.m. New moon, 24th day. ».T PJU Writ quarter. 31st day. 11.27 a.m. j WEDNESDAY, 27th AUGUST. The Sun.—Rose to-day, 6.25 a.m.; Bets, 5.20 p.m. Kises to-morrow, 6.23 a.m.; sets, 5.21 Bright Sunshine.— Yesterday: Morning, 3h; afternoon, -lh i2min; total, Th 12mln. Temperature in Shade.—Maximum, 53.2deg.; minimum, 39.8deg.;' mean, 46.5deg. Eainfall.—Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, nil; total to date during the month, 3.60 in. • Wind.—Velocity of the wind for tho 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day.—l.l. m.p.h. Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a-m., 30.2 Sin; todayi 9 a.m., 30.231n. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. An anticyclone has been covering the Dominion, but pressure has been relatively low over tho northern portion, and there are Indications of a cyclone moving across the Northern Tasman Sea. Winds have been light and variable, with easterlies predominating, and this morning north-easterlies were freshening In North Auckland. Some showers have fallen In the northern and east coast districts of the North Island, and also at a few,places In Westland and about Ifoveaux Strait, but generally thej weather has been fair to fine with rather cool ■temperatures. ...

TO-DAY'S WEATHER.

Station Wind. Fret Temp. W«»tb«r

Weather.—B., blue sky; 8.C., blue sky «nd detached clouds; C, cloudy; 0., overcast; G., gloomy, dull; U., ugly, threatening; R.. continuous or steady rain; G., snow; D., drizzle; P., passing showers; H., hail; Q., squally; L., lightning: T.. thunder; F.. fog;* SL, Mist; Z.. haze. Beaufort Scale of Wind Force, with equiTar lent velocities at 16 feet above ground.—fl., calm, 0-1; 1, light air, 2-3; 2, alight breeze, 4-7; 3, Kentle breeze, 8-11; 4, moderate breeze, 12-16; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21; 6, strong breeze, 22-27; 7, high wind, 28-33; 8, gale, 34-40; 9, strong pale, 41-48; 10, whole sale, 49-56; 11, storm, ET-65; 12, hurricane. FORECAST. Winds.—East to north winds, light to moderate mainly, but freshening over the North Island. Barometer.—A falling tendency. Seas.—Smooth. to moderate, but rising north of East Cape. ' Tides.—Poor on the west coast; elsewhere moderate-. Weather. —For the most part fair at first, but with Increasing cloud and mist; aomo rain in the northern east coast districts of the North Island, and gradually becoming more general. Temperatures milder.

Cape Maria T.D. N 2 30.12 60 OMB Kussell ffl4 30.17 57 O Holtianga Hds. NE 5 30.1S 57 O Kalpara Sig Sn. NE 3 30.20 50 O Manukau Hds. .. E 5 30.28 54 O Auckland KE 3 30.19 57 O TJrltlri ...... KE 3 — 54 C .. Kawhia . W3 — ■■;■ 52 B Tauranga .... SI! 1 30.18 52 OD : Opotikl SE 1 30.30. 55 O Taupo Calm — 50 O East Cape S2 30.39 58 C Glsborne NW 1 30.32 53 C Napier SW 2 30.25 50 0 Castlepolnt .... N 2 . 30.21 . 52 C Capo Palllser .. Calm —• . 49 B New Plymouth SB 2 30.15 55 O Cape Egmont . KE 3 30.20 54 C Patea ........ NE 1 30.20 54 O Wanganui KE 1 30.10 51 C IFoxton Calm " — 52 DC Wollington ... Calm : 30.23 49 BCF i Cape Campbell S 1 30.23 47 ■ BC Farewell Spit SE 4 30.20 46 C . Westport SE 1 30.20 45 CM Greymouth E 4 30.19 4(i O Arthur's Pass NW 1 — 35 ■ B Kaikoura .... Calm 30.24 44 B Chrlstchurch . SW 3 30.25 39 C Akaroa L'house N 1 30.2-1 45 BC Timaru Calm .30.28 45 O Oaniaru SW 1 30.2T 42 O Dunedin Calm 30.27 ,46 O Queenstown .... Calm 30.17 45 O Nuggets SE 2: 30.26 42 G Bluff E 3 30:215 43 B Alexandra .... Calm — 43 O ruyscgiir Pt. .. Calm 30.24 41 B