METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 135, 5 December 1930, Page 12

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR DECEMBER.

Full moon, sixth day, 12.10 a.m. last quarter, loth day, 7.37 a.m. New moon, 20th day, 12.54 p.m. First quarter, 28th day, 3.29 p.m. (The above times are given in Standard time, not Summer Time.)

FRIDAY, sth DECEMBER.

Tho sun rose to-day 4.32 a.m.; sets, 7.11 p.m. Kises to-morrow, 4.11 a.m.; sets, 7.12 p.m. Bright Sunshine—Yesterday: Morning, Ohr 12min; afternoon, shr 12min; total, shr 24min. Temperature iv Shade.—Maximum, 61.Sdeg.; minimum, 48.3deg.; mean, So.OdcE. Kainfall.—Total for previous 24 hours, nil; total to 'date, 0:791n. Wind.—Velocity of tho wind, during tho 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, S'.l ni.p.h. Barometer. —Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.08 in; today, 0 a.m., 30.06 in. .

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.

Pressure distribution Is practically unaltered, an anticyclone still being situated ovev the Tasman' Sea and a depression to the east of tlio South Island. West or south-west winds have predominated, moderate generally, but of strong to gale force at times about Foveaux Strait. Some isolated showers have fallen, principally in the western districts and in the extreme north and south, but otherwise the weather has been fair to fine.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER.

Weather.—B., bluo sky; 8.C., blue sky and detached clouds; C, cloudy; 0., overcast; G.. gloomy dull; V., ugly, threatening; .E., continuous or steady rain; S., snow; D., drizzle; 11.,I1., passing showers; H., hail; Q., squally; L., lightning; T., thunder; F., fog; M.. mist; %.. Beaufort Scale qf Wind Force, with equivalent velocities at 16 feet above ground.—o, calm, 0-1 m.p.h..; 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; C, strong breeze, 22-27; 7, high wind, 2S-33; 8, gale, 34-40; 9, strong gale, 41-4S; 10. whole sale. 49-56; 11, storm, 57-65; 12, hurricane

FORECAST.

Winds. —Moderate to strong west to south winds, reaching galo force at times in the far south. . . Barometer. —Unsteady. , S eas .—Hough about Foveaux Strait and considerable swell south of Castlepoint; otherwise moderate. Tides. —Poor generally. Weather. —Still for the most part fair, but some scattered showers, mainly in western districts. Temperatures moderate.

Station Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather. Cape M. V.D. SSE 4 30.11 58 CP Russell ..: SB 1 30.1S 58 •. O Iloklanga Heads ,SW 1 30.20 02 C .. Kaipara Sit Stn. « 2 30.10 01 O Mimukau Hds. SSW 3' 30. IS 58 C Auckland S\V 3 SO.10 00 O • Tiritiri SSW -1 62 BC Kawhia ....... \V -1 ■ -'S O Tauranga .V.. Calm 29.09 70 B llpbtikl ....'...1 SW 3 . 30.OD 04 B Taupo SW 2 ■ 58 B Kast Capo ..... N 3 . 30.10 61 B Gisborne ...... SW 3 30.05 > 00 ■ B Napier Calm 30.01' 65 B Castlcpolnt S 2 30.04 OH U Capo Paliiser .. N\V -I ■ OS BC New Plymouth .. W .3 30.15 58 O Cape Egruoal .. W 2 30.1T 58 O Vatea Calm 30.13 HS O Wangauui N 1 30.13 50 O I'oxton Calm 02 O Wellington ... NW i 30.00 GO C Capo Campbell .. N 3 30.0S 00 BC Farewell Spit .. NW 3 30.07 64 BC Westport .... SW 3 30.11 54 OD Greymouth W 2 30.17 58 C Arthur's Pass. —Not received. Kalkoura N 3 30.06 00 B Chrlstchurch .. NE. 3 30.02 59 BC Akaroa Light. .. W 3 30.02 00 BC Ttmaru Calm 30.01 59 BC Oamarn KB 1 30.00 00 C Dunodin SW 3 30.03 .55 C Qucenstovvii Calm 30.OS 50 (.! Nuggeti S 8 ' 29.97 50 C Bluff W S 30.00 50 Oil Puyscgur Pt. .. NW 2 '30.27 49 OP