METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 112, 8 November 1930, Page 7

METEOROLOGICAL

— 1 WELLINGTON'S WEATHER SATURDAY, Bth NOVEMBER, 1930. MOON FOR NOVEMBER. Full moon, 6th day, 9.58 p.m. Last quarter, 13th day, 11.57 p.m. New moon, 20th clay, 9.51 p.m. First quarter, 2Sth day, 5.48 p.m. ; The Sun rose to-day 4.30 a.m.; sets 6.39 p.m. Rises to-morrow 4.29 a.m.; sets 6.41 p.m. | Bright Sunshine. —Yesterday : morning, shr Grains; afternoon, 3hr 48min; total, Bhr 54min. Temperature in Shade.—Maximum, 57.1deg; minimum, 49.0deg; mean, 53.0deg. Ealafall.—Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, nil; total to date during the month, 0.37in. Wind.—Velocity of tho wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 7.2 m.p.h. Barometer. —Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.11in; today, 29.85in. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Another depression from the Tasman Sea has heen crossing the Dominion since last night, but barometers, have commenced to rise in the South and a fairly extensive anti-cyclone is now approaching from the westward. Moderate south-west winds have continued to blow north of Auckland, while elsewhere mainly moderate to fresh northerlles to westerlies have prevailed. A change to southerlies has, however, set in at places, more especially in the South, and is likely soon to become general. Yesterday's weather was mainly fair to fine, but cloud gradually increased over the Dominion, and since last night conditions have become somewhat unsettled generally, with scattered rain.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER.

Weather.—B.. blue sky; 8.C., blue sky and detached clouds; C, cloudy; 0., overcast: G.. Bloomy dull; U., ugly, threatening; E.. continuous or Heady rain; G., snow: D., drizzle: P., passing showers; H.. hall; Q.. squally; L., lichtninc; T.. thunder; F., foi; M.. mist: Z.. haze. Beautort Scale of Wind Force, with equlralent velocities at 18 feet aboTB ground.—*, calm, 0-1; 1, light air, 2-5; 2, slight breeze, 4-7; 3, gentle breeze, 8-11; 4, moderate breexe, 12-16; 5 fresh breeze; 17-21; 6. strong breeze. 22-27; I, high wind, 28-33; 8. gale, 34-40; 9, strong gale, 41-48;. 10. whole gale, 49-56; 11. storm, 57-65; 12, hurricane.

FORECAST.

Winds.—Becoming southerly generally, and freshening. Barometer.— Rising. . S eas —Becomhig rather rough in Cook Strait and south of Castlepoint; otherwise moderate. Tides.—Moderate generally. Weather.—Changeable and somewhat squally with fairly general showers, which will he heavy In places. Temperatures becoming cooler. An improvement is likely (hiring Sunday.

Station Wind. Prea, Temp Weather C. Maria V.D. SW 2 30.14 Russell NW 4 . 30.09 Hokianga Hds. SW 2 30.12 Kaipara Slg. St. SW 5 30.0G Manukau Hds. SSW 4 30.05 Auckland ... SW 3 30.03 Tiritiri SW 4 — Kawhia SW 3 — Taurauga W 1 29.99 Opotlki W 4 29.9G Taupo—Not received. East Cape N 3 29.94 Gisborne S3 29.90 Napier SW 5 29.85 Castlepoint .... W 4 29.83 Cape Talliser NW 4 — New Plymouth SW 4 29.95 Cape Egmont . W 3 30.04 Pa tea NW 5 29.96 Wanganui ... NW 1 29.97 Foxton W 6 — Wellington ... NW 5 29.85 Cape Campbell—Not received. Farewell Spit.. W 5 29.89 Westport — ' 29.96 Greymouth ... NB 4 29.89 Arthur's Pass NW — Kaikoura W 1 29.85 • Christcliurch . SW 2 29.85 Akaroa L'house SW 4 29.80 Timaru S 2 29.S9 Oamaru NE I 29.87 Dunedin Calm 29.8:! Queenstown .... W 3 29.811 Nuggets S (1 29.87 Bluff ....■ W G 29.91 Alexandra —Not received. Puysegur Pt. WSW 3 30.00 58 59 56 59 5S 54 56 57 5G 58 59 61 57 58 5S 54 62 5G 50 45 56 50 47 46* 49 47 OP O c c c c CG B c BC BC ]»> BC O CG O C o c o o o BCP BC 0 OK OUR O O BC ]'. BC C CP CP