METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 68, 17 September 1930, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOB SEPTEMBER. tful? moou, Sth day, 2.18 p.m. Last quarter. 16th day, 8.43 a.m. New moou, i2ud day, 11.12 p.m. First quarter. 30th day, 2.28 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, 17th SEPTEMBER,

The sim rose to-day 5.50 a.m.; sets 5.4 ft a.m. Rises tn-inorrow 5.-11. p.m.; sets 5.42 p.m. Bright Sunshine.—'Yesterday: .Morning, oGmln; afternoon, nil; total, StSmin. Temperature in .Shade.—Maximum, ol.Sdeg.; minimum, 43u"cg.; mean.. 4O.TUeg. . Rainfall. —Total for the 24 hours preceding !l a.m. to-day, nil; total to date during tho month, 3.051n. Wind. —Velocity of the witid for tho 21 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 32.7 m.p.h. Barometer. —Yesterday, 0 a.m., 29.63 m; today, 0 a.m., 20.781n.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.

The northern eyclono crossed tho northern districts during last night, and at 9 a.m. today its centre was located eaat of "the Auckland Peninsula. Fresh to strong "south-east to south winds have prevailed, reaching gale force at places, more especially from Cools Strait northwards. Rain has fallon over the greater part of the North Island with some heavy downpours from Hawkes Bay northwards.. There has, howover, been very little about Cook Strait, aud practically none has been reported in the. South Island, except In parts of the northern and southern extremities. Temperatures have, been cold everywhere.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER.

Weather.—B., blue sky; 8.C., blue sty ajjd detached clouds; C. cloudy; 0., overcast; G., gloomy, dull; U., ugly, threatening; E.. continuous or steady rain; O.i snow; D.» drizzle; P passing showers; H., hall; Q., saually; L., ,lightning; T.. thunder; I\. fog; M., mist; Z., Scalo of Wind Force, wltu eaulvalent 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, gale, 34-40; 9. strong calc, 41-48; 10, whole gale, 40-58; 11, [storm, 57-C5; 12, huricane.

FORECAST.

Winds. Strong southerly, to smith-easterly winds north of Westport and Kalkoura. still of gala force at times J elsewhoro moderate south to west winds, • ■' Barometer.—Little nlovemcut in. the South; elsewhere rising slowly. ~ « -* i Seas.—Rough north of Farewell Spit and Kalkoura; elsewhere moderate. Tides—Good on the cast coast; moderate on ttCWa Vrn!n g oo^na lS aro. cxWbitej, for• ajou*erlv «ale at Cape Maria \an Diemen, and for 3outh-eaßterly fralos at Cape Campbell, Stephens Island,- and Farewell Spit. Weathur.-StHI dull and squally over the North Mand with further-rain, but Improving to-morrow; mainly fair to fine m the South Island, but somo showers about ITovcaus Strait. Cool temperatures.

Station Wind. Proa. Temp. W«ather i Cpe. Maria V.D. SE i 29.50 56 OP Russell ........ S-4 29.40 DG BC Hoklanga Heads S 1 29.50 53 0 Kaipara Sig. Stn. S S 2U.-1S 52 OGZ illanukau Heads SE 3 29.40 55 CP Auckland S .3 20.44 r.S C Tiritlri SE 3 — SI EC Kawhia ._. W 5 — 50 O » Tauranga ...... SB 5 29.45 52 O OpotiM ...... Calm 29.42 5U 0 Taupo SE 7 — IS V East Cape S4 29.49 5S . OG Gisborne SW 5 ,29.52 Dr. ■ O Napier SE 5 29.515 <«> On Castlepoint ....• S 4. 29.87. 45 K. Cape Palliser .. SE 5 — 3D O New Plymouth .. S 9 29.68 49 O Cape Egmont SHE 8 4ii OP Patea .! SB 5 29.68 «:i O Wanganui .... SE 4 29.74 4!l OP Foxton S3 — a I • O Wolliugton :.7. SE li 29.7S 47 O Capo Campbell SE R 29.S1 48 O Farewell Spit . SE .(! 29.7S 54 - C Westport ..... SE 4 29.7S -U V. Greymouth .... E4 29.7S 4!>. B. Arthur's Pass NWl' — •« * • Kalkoura Calm 29.87 48 B Chriatchurch .. SW 3 29.94 « B^ Altaroa L'house W 3 ' 29.92 B0 B<J Tlmaru W 2 29.9S 44 B Oamara ....,:■ Wl 29.94 47 B Bunedin ..... SW 2 29.93 49 B Queenstown .. Calm .29,97 49 B