METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 79, 30 September 1930, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

TUESDAY,. 30th SEPTEMBER.

MOON FOB SEPTEMBER,

Full moon, Bth-day', 2.18 p.m. Last quarter, lOtli day, 8.43 a.m. ■ New moon, i2nd day, 11.12 p.m. I'irst quarter. 30th day. 2.2S a.m. .flic Sun. —Kose to-day 5.28 .a.m.; .sets, f1.0."i p.m. Klses to-morrow, 5.2G a.m.; sets 5.D0 ]).m. ' ■ ' ■ Bright Sunshine. —Yesterday: Homing, Ohr 24miu; afternoon,.. Hir 30niin; total, lhr slmln. Temperature in Shade. —Maximum, sO.fideg.; minimum, H'J.2dec-"> mean, 47.1<1eg. Itainfall.—Total for the 21 liours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 0.21 in; total to date during tlio month, 4.59 in. . Wind.—Velocity of the vrind for the 21 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, S.S m.p.li. Barometer.—Yesterday, I) a.m., 20.1!.iiii: today, 9 a.m., 29.38111. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Tliu intense disturbance which has been <-ovcriiiK the Dominion has moved Rradiially enst-H-ards. and pressure i.s now lowest at the Chatham Islands, 'where the readlnß at !) a.m. to-, day was "29.10 inches. StrOUK westerly winds have Biffin nlnCD' to ■ south-westerlies nearly everywhere, and- gales are still blowing in various exposed positions. Squally unsettled, conditions have teen experienced with rain at times almost generally, heavy falls having occurred in western districts. Hall has also been reported .at a few places, Auckland cxijorlcncing some heavy downpours.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER.

Weather.-—B., blue sky; 8.C.. bluo sky am) detached clouds; C, cloudy; 0., overcast; (!., gloomy, dull; V.. ugly, threatening; R., continuous or steady rain; G., oupw; P., drizzle; P., passing showers: H.. hail: Q., siiually;. h., liKlituiat: T., thunder; F., fog:. SI., mist; Z., haze. lleautort Scale of Wind Force, with equivalent velocities at 1G feet above ground.—o, calm, 0-1; 1, light air, £-3; 2, slight breeze, 1-7; 3, gentle breeze, 8-11; 4, moderate breeze, 12-1G; a fresh breeze; 17-21 ; C, strong breeze, 22-271; 7, high Vrind, 28-33; .3, gale, !S4-40; 9, strong gale, 41^48; 10, whole sale, 49-50; 11, storm, 07-G5; 12, huricane. FORECAST. Winds. —South-west to southerly winds, stroiip: to gale force. Barometer. —Rising. . Seas. —Heavy north of Cape Egmont; elsewhere roiißli. Tides. —.Moderate generally. Warning Signals for southerly gales are exhibited at all warning stations. Weather.—Cold, squally, and showery, with hail on parts of the coast and snow on the ranges.

Station Wind. Pre». T«mp. Westhar. Capo Maria Y.D. W 9 20.7S 53 Husscll ........ W 7 29.05 !H Holdanga Hds. SW.S 29.70 53 Kaipara Slg. Sn. SW 7 20.05 S4 Manukau Hds. W'SW D 29.32 f.3 Auckland ;... SW 4' 20.53 51 Tiritiri W 4 SO Kawliia ...... SW 4- ■ 50 TauriuiKa .... KW .3 29.41! 47 Opotiki SW 1 29.15 51 Taupo SW 4 —- i:'East Cape WO- 29.43 :•■> Gisbo.me NW 4 20.38 53 Xapier W 2 29.33 51$ Caatlcuolut .... W :i 29.3U 54 Capo Palllscr .. SW 7 - ■ Bl Xcw Plymouth SW. .1 29.55 52 Capo Egmont .. W 1 29.52 '1-1 Patea WSW 3 20.42 .12 Waiifrtuiui .... AV 5 29.41. r<i Foxton S I! ■ 511 Wellington ••■• SW 1 29.3S '10 Cape Campbell SW 2 29.40 50 Farewell Spit .. SW 0 29.41. 52 .Wcstport S 3 29.47 41 Crcymouth 15 4 29.44 43 Arthur's Pass XW ] —- 40 Kalkoiira SW 6 20.11 49 Clirlstclmrcli .. SW 1 29.42 4(i Akaroa Light. SW 10 29.34 44 Tlmaru SAV 3 20.50 48 Oamaru S 5 29.54 48 Dinicclin SW « 29.5S 47 Queenstown' S 2 29.62 43 XugKels S 7 29.30 41 BlulV SSW 5 39.67 47 Alexandra ... .SSW , I! ; 47 J'H.vsCRm- J't. ... SW 5 29.73 41 Q C COP OZQ P OP JltV BC C ]iC EC HC ■ II ]«:. c OP BC c uc 35 BC li P. P. hi: KC o OUP (! o p HCQ BC OP5I 1», H OP