METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 131, 1 December 1930, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MONDAY, Ist DECEMBER. The Sun rose to-day 4.13 a.m.; sets 7.7 p.m. Eises to-morrow 4.12 a.m.; sets 7.S p.m. MOON FOR DECEMBER. Full moon, sixth day,: 12.10 a.m. Last quarter, 13th day, 7.37 a.m. New moon, 20th (lay, 12.5-1 p.m. First quarter, 28th, day, 3.29 p.m. . (The above times are given in Standard time, not Summer Time.) Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 4hr Cmin; afternoon, 6hr ISmin. Total, lOhr 24 mln. Temperature In Shade.—Maximum SS.Sdcg, minimum ul._dcg, mean sT>deg. Italnfall.—Total for -IS hours, nil; total for November, 4.021n. Wind.—Velocity of the wind during the 48 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 20.1 m.p.h. Barometer.—Yesterday,- 9 ;a.m., 30.10 in; today, 30.021n. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS. An anti-cyclone has continued to cover northern New ■ Zealand, but' during the weekend a "depression has been crossing the South Island. Consequently, strong winds between north and west have prevailed, reaching gale force at places in and south of Cook Strait. The weather, however, has been mainly fair to flue, with mild temperatures, a few scattered showers only having, fallen in districts with, a westerly .aspect -and. in Otaso.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER.

Weather. —8., blue sky; 8.C., blue sky md detached clouds; C, cloudy; 0., overcast; Gi, gloomy, dull; U., ugly, threatening; X., continuous or steady rain; S., snow; D.,' ditale'; P., passing showers; H.,' hail; Q., squally; I_, llsfctnins; T., thunder; F., fog; M., mist; 2., haze. lleaufort Scale of. Wind Force, with equivalent vc4ocities at 16 feet above ground.—o, calm, 0-.1 m.p.h.; 1, light air, 2-3; 2, slight breeze, .1-7; 3 gentle'breeze, S-1I ;■! moderate breeze. 12-16; 5 fresh breeze, 17-21; 6, strong breeze. 22-27; 7, high wind, 2S-33; 8, gate, 34-40; 9, strong gale, 41-48; 10, whole sale ■l_-56; H, storm. 57-65. 12, hurrloane. FORECAST. Winds.—Moderate to strong westerly winds, la .. ua-i.iu,, io boutherlles. , : Barometer.—Rising. Seas.—Rough south of , Cape Egmont and rising south of Castlepolnt; elsewhere moderate. Tides.—Poor; north of Cape Egmont fand Castlepoint; elsewhere moderate. Warning signals for southerly gales aro exhibited at Cape Campbell, Stephens Island, •Ifnrowell Spit, and the Xuggets. Weather.—Mainly fair at first in eastern districts, but unsettled In western . districts with spattered showers; later showers uecomir.K fairly general. Temperatures mild _t flvai, bin, a cool change later.

Station Wind. ' Pres. Temp.' Weather. Cape Maria-V.D; KB-1 30.32. 65 B Russell Calm 30.28 58 B Huldanga Hds. .N 1 30.30 64 B Kaipara Sig. St. W 4 30.28 64 CZ Manukau Hds. WNW 5 30.23 59 0 Auckland . W 3 . 30.25 61 O Tiritiri- W2 —65 0 Kiiwhia W 5 — 67 OD Tauranga—Not received., ' ■ ' ■ " ■ Opotlki ...... SW 3 ■ 30.18 '68 B Taupo SI — 5S BC East Capo . SSW2 30.180 Gl B Gfsborne .... NW 4 30.10 6S -C Napier W 2 30.01 70 B Castlepolnt ... W !> 30.01 70 C Cape Palllscr NW.4 — 65 BC New Plymouth \V 2 SO. 17 66 BC Cape Egmont.. W 3 30.22 ' D9 B Tatea .. .. W 5 • 30.15 59 B Wansaiiui... WNW i 30.14 66 BC..., Foxtbn ' W4 , J — ' 58 BG Wellington ... NW B 30.02 58 C Cape Campbell. N 3 . 29.99 5S O Farewell! Spit.. W 6 ' 30.09 63 C ■ Weslport NW 2 30.12 53 CP (iruymniilli W 2 30.00 -3U BO Arlliurs i"ass.. NW <i. .. ' — . 4o O Kalkoura (.'aim 2!l.!>7 5S O ChrlstcUurcli J3XK I 29.91 ,17 C AUaroa Light. NK 2 29.H4 61 BC Timani JT 2 2!).S9 02 It Oaraarn NK 1 29.39 56 B Bunoiiii Calm 2».<i0 ."»! O lluwiistowu ... >V 1 '. 29.SS 55 O Nupsets S 2 . 29.S6 r.S C Bluir W 5 29.B3- 49 'OR . Alexandra—Not received. I'uysesur I't... Calm 29.9S -IS OK