METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 133, 3 December 1930, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

: WELLINGTON'S. WEATHER MOON FOR. DECEMBER. , : Full inopuV sixth day,- 12.10 a.m. J,ast quarter. 13th day, 7.:;7 a.m. New moon, 20th day, 12.51 p.m..-.lTirst quarter, 2Slh: day, ";&•}&' (The above limes aro given in Standard time, not Hummer Time.) WEDNESDAY, 3rd DECEMBER. The Sun—Koso to-day, 4.12 a.m.; sets, 7.0 P.m. liises to-morrow, 4.12 a.m.; sets 710 P.m. ... Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning nil; afternoon, Sli 'JSin ; total, 3h 4Sniin. Temperature in Khadc.—Maximum, SG.ldeg. ; minimum; 43.!k1c8.; mean, DO.Odec ICainfall.—- total for previous 24 hours, 0.04 in; total to date. O.Tflin. Wind.—Velocity of the wind during the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day.—s.3 m.p.h. Barometer.—Yesterday, i» a.m., iiO.OOin; today, 9 a.m., 29.98 in; noon, 2'J,O lin.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.

Tliere has been very little change in pressure distribution over the Dominion.since yes-, tevday. Barometers are everywhere about normal but a siiKlit wave of low pressure lias been passing in tile south. The southerly winds gradually decreased during Tuesday, and the weather improved. This morning, however, showers were iiitaln fiiUlnß.iit :i few places having a. westerly aspect, and In (he far north' and south, owing 10 the winds liavins uceome more westerly. . '■ . ■

TO-DAY'S WEATHER,

Station "Wind. Prcs. Temp. Weather. Capo Maria \'.B. S '1 30.09 DS CP IlUsscII - W -1 80.15 lit) C Tloklaiign lids. S'3 30.20 37 O Kiiipara Sig. Sn.SW '1 30,10 13.1 OG Maiiukau Hfls. KW :■) .-30.10 !>7 0 • Auckland ...', S\V i 30.IS "■!> O Tirltlri- ...... '$\X-.';■. ' -- 3S 1!C Kawliia. ... IV ■;: • — 53 .1! Taurauga, W I 30.05 (it 11 Opotikr .. Si :;O.OS" «o it Tuiiiju '.,- S.I. . --, .11 It East- -Cape .-...-.-SS ' 30.00 00 1!C Uisbonie ...... N 2 . 30.03 .59 1! Napier XIV 2 29.00 0) 1) Castlcpdiut W 2 -0.0S ' 0.") C Onpe -Palliscr NB 2 — (iO It Mow Plymouth S\V :'. "(1.05 fiS" () Cape Egmont .. W -I :',O.l:i 3S C Patea ff j 30.03 .17 O \V;ui«aiHii ... X\v 4 "0.07 -Hi I 1 Koxton X 1 — 07 O WoiiiiiKtou .. xw :; 29.OS iiti t: Caiio Campbell .. .N 1 2!>.!I7 53 TIC Farewell Spit .. \V I 30.00 U2 K Westport S\V -1 30.03 31 ISC Cireymoutli .... S\V 2 30.11 33 I' Arthur's Pass X\V 3 —■ 20 O Kailtoura Culm 29.9U .IS 11 Clirlstcluiroli .. i\K I 2(1.9-1 37 O Akacoa L'houso W 2 29.91 S3 C Tlraaru Calm 29.95 37 BC Oamaru RW 1 2!).97 .18 C IHmecUn S\V 3 20.08 3) ODQ Qiieenstowu .. SW 3 20.07 3-1 BC Xngjrets WSW S 20.95 lli CPU Blurt S\V .'. 30.0 i 3D 01' Alexandra S\V 2 — 52 O Puysogur Pt, S'.V 3 30.1B -17 OP Weather.—B., bluo sky; B.C., blue sky and detached clouds; C, cloudy; O., orercast; G., gloomy, dull; U., ugly, threatening; E., continuous or steady rain; S., suo\t;.])., drizzle; P., passing showers; H., hail: Q., squally; L., lightning; T., thunder; F., fog; II., miat; Z., haze. Beaufort Scale ot Wind Force, with equivalent velocities at 16 feet above ground.—0, calm,. 0-1 m.p.h,; 1, light air, 2-3; 2, sliglit. breeze, 4-7; 3 gentle breeze, 8-11; 4 moderate breeze, 12-10; 5 Ircsh breeze, 17-21; G. strong breeze, 22-27; 7, high wind, 28-23; 8, gale, 3-1-40; 9. strong gale. 41-18; 10. whole galo, 40-50; 11, storm, 57-G5; 12, hurricane. FORECAST. Winds.—Moderate to strong west to south winds. Barometer. —A rising tendency. Seas.—ltather rough at times in Cook Strait and south of Castlepuint; otherwise moderate. Tides.'—Moderate south of Castlenoint; elsewhere poor. Weather. —For the most part fair, but with scattered showers at times. Temperatures cool.