METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 144, 16 December 1930, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR DECEMBER. - '■ Full moon, sixth day, 12.10 a.m. Last quarter, 13th, day, 7.37. a.m. ,New moon, 20th day, 12.54 p.m."-First.quarter, 28th day, 3.29 p.m. ■ l •.•:'.■*■"■-'.'.'-;','".', 'I'--,,1 (Tho'aboya times',V^aro:" siren in Standard time, not Summer Time.)

, TUESDAY, 16th. DECEMBER. TheSunV-Kqse to-day,: 4.12 a.m.; sets, 7.21 p.m. Kibes- to-morrow,'- £12 a.m..; sets, 7.21 p.m. ■■'>..-■'■''■■ • ;,' '.■-::■-.-. I Bright1 Sunshine.—-Yesterday: Morning, lhr 12iniri.;-:aftcraoon/ lhr*36mln; total, 2hr 48 mln. •;• ■ ■■•■■ -/ ; :::.:,-.-;.. Temperature- in ~Shade.-rrMaximuni, 57.0deg. j minimum,. 43deg.; mean, 50.0d^g. Rainfall.—P6f. previous 21 hours, 0.14 in; total to date/-2,68in/. :-.V Wind.—Velocity "of the wind during the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 17.5 m.p.h. Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29.781n; today, 9 a.m.; 29.56 in. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. The depression which' has dominated the meteorological situation since yesterday became very intense after crossing the Dominion last evening. Some scattered rain fell during yesterday in the western and southern portions of the' South Island, where mainly fresh north to west winds were blowing, but elsewhere the 'wentjitti-^vTfee-fMi^-tlifniph vrtlfii TK •■flialjmi:. noon, however, a change to southerly, winds took place lv the southern half of the Mouth Island, and since then the southerly has extended over the Dominion as a. whole. liain became general with some heavy falls last night, -and many places iv. the South Island have experienced hail. The southerly has been strong generally, and particularly so along the east coast of the South Island.

Weather. —8., bluo sky; 8.C., blue sky and detached clouds! C, cloudy; 0., overcast; G., Bloomy, dull; U., ugly, threatening; 8., continuous or steady rain; S., snow; D., drizzlo; P., passing showers; H., hail; Q., squally; 1., lightning; X., thunder: F., fog; if., mist: Z., haze. Beaufort Scale of Wind Force, with equivalent velocities at 1G feet abova ground.—o, calm, otl. m.p.h. ;..l, light air, 2-a; 2, slight breeze, 4-7; 3 gentle breeze, 8-11; 4 moderate breeze, 12-16; 5 fresh breeze, 17-21; 6, strong breeze, 22-27; 7, high wind, 28-33; 8, gale, 34-40; 9, strong gale, 41-48; 10. whole sale. 49-56; 11, storm, 57-65; 12, hurricane.

FORECAST.

Winds.—Strong southerly winds to gales, decreasing graduallj'. Barometer.—ltlsing, tut unsteady again tomorrow. '. . . Soas.—Moderate south of Farewell Spit;, elscwhero rough. - Titles.—Good generally. Warning signals for southerly gales arc exhililtcd at all warning stations. Weather.—Changeable, with showers . at limes In. most. districts, but improving gradually, lXcmpcratur.es cold,

TO-DAY'S WEATHER, Station ■ Wind.; Fr,«s. Temp. Wetther. Cape JtlariaV.D. S 6 29.74 "58 • CPZ RussclL.'..;....!' W 5 29.70. 02 =''c Hoklanga Heads SW <j 29.S0 " 5S CQ Kaipara Sig. St. SW 6 20.73 58 CZ Mamikau Heads SW 7 29.02 5S 0 Auckland . W 5 29.65 57 ISO Tlrltirl SW 6 — 53 BCP Kawhla W « —— 58 OR Tauranga ..... W 5 29.51 59 BC Opotiki SW 4 29.50 57 BC Taupo SW 4 -— 51 C East Cape .... NW 4 29.50 50 OMK Glsborno .... SW 5 "29.48. 55. BC Napier ; ..S 5 29.40' 57 B Castlepoint ....■ S 3 29.52 50 B ■' Cape PalHsor ..'SW 7 ——• 5S '■ OP New Plymouth . SW 5 29.07 58 OP Capo Egmont WSW G 29.liO 48 BC Patea E 4 29.36 57 O Wanganul S 4 29.51 4S OR Foxton S (i ■ 53 BC Wellington .... SSB 5 29.50 50 C Cape Campbell . S 5 29.57 00 C I Farewell Spit . SSW 4 29.57 57 ]!C ! Westport SW .'! 29.Cj IS B Grcymouth SW 2 29.G7 5,'i B Arthur's Puss NW 1 47 B Kalkoura SW f! 29.01 50 O ChristchurctL .. SW « 29.(iti 12 ORQ Akaroa Ught. SW S 29.59 45 C! Tlmaru SW 0 29.71 51 BC Oiimaru S 5 29.72 50 BC Duncdin SW 5 29.72 -J5 (|II Queenstown .... S 2 29,82 4f> O Nuggets SW 8 29.77 43 OMRHQ Bluff ........ SW 5 ' 29.90 48 «' Alexandria Not received. ; Puysegur Pt. .. S: 4 29.95 4G BCPQ