METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 148, 20 December 1930, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER MOON FOB 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 ' (The above times aro given in Standard time, not Summer Time.) . SATURDAY, 20th DECEMBER. The sun rose to-day 4.13 a.m.; sets, 7.23 p.m. Bises to-morrow, 4.13 a.m.; sets, 7.24 p.m. Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 3hr 24mln; aftornoon, 6hr 5-lmin; total, lOhr ISmiu. Temperature in Shade.—Maximum, tio.9deg; minimum, 42.4dcg.; mean, 51.6 deg. Rainfall.—Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, nil; total to date for month, 2.BGin. Wind.—Velocity of the wind during the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 5.7 m.p.h. Barometer.—Yesterday, 0 a.m., 23.37iu; today, 0 a.m., 20.94in. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Pressure has not altered appreciably over tho Dominion since yesterday, a slight anticyclone still being centred off the east coast. An extensive cyclone to the westward has, however, caused northerly and north-easterly winds to freshen, more especially in the far North and along the east coast of the South Island. At Nugget Point a northerly gale has been blowing since last night. Fair to fine weather has been experienced nearly everywhere, a light shower or two only having fallen at Napier and Fairlle. Temperatures have gradually become warmer.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER.

Weather.—B., blue sky; 8.C., blue sky and detached clouds; C, cloudy; 0., overcast; G. gloomy dull; V., ugly, threatening; K., continuous or steady rain; S., snow: D., drizzle: P., passing showors; H„ hail; Q., squally; L., lightning: T.. thunder: F„ fog: M. mist: Z.. haze. Beaufort Scalo of 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; 6, strong breeze, 22-27; 7. high wind, 28-33; 8, gale. 34-40; 0, strong gale, 41-4S; 10, whole gale, 49-SS.- 11, storm, 57-65: 12. hurricane FORECAST. Winds. —Freshening north-cast to north winds, later reaching gale force at places. Barometer. —Fall slowly. Seas.—A considerable swell south of Castlepoint; elsewhere smooth to moderate, but later rising generally. Tides.—Poor on the west coast of the South Island; elsewhere good. ' -Warning Signals for northerly gales are exhibited at all warning stations. Weather.-—Fair, warm, and hazy at first, but cloud increasing and rain gradually developing, at first in the northern and western districts.

Station Wind Pros. Temp. Weather. Cape Maria V.D.—Not received. Russell ...... NE 4 "■ 29.92 03 Hoklanga Heads NE 5 20.94 64 Kaipara Sis. St. N 1 29.03 07 Manukau Heads N 5 29.32 6S Auckland JS T 2 29.92 65 Tiritirl N 3 G7 TCawhia N 1 . 57 Tauranga .... SB 2 29.9G t>2 Opotikl S 1 30.00 64 Taupo SW 1 51 East Capo S3 30.08 62 Gifrborne SB 3 30.05 39 Napior Calm 29.99 61 Castlepoint .... N 1 29.97 00 Cape Palliser . NE 1 ■ 60 New Plymouth NE 1 29.S7 64 Capo Egmont NNE i 30.03 63 Patea Calm 29.90 ; 60 \Yanganul El 29.9-1 OS Foxton NE 2 •—— . 04 Wellington ... NE 2 29.94 60 Cape Campbell. SB 2 29.98 63 Farewell Spit .. E 5 29.91 63 Westport EJ 29.S7 59 Greymoutb N 2 29.88 Gl Arthur's Pass KW 1 52 Kaikoura .... NE — 29.95 60 Christchurch . NE 1 29.94 ■' 55 Alinroa Light.. NE 5 29.93 57 Timiru -NE 3 29.91 57 Oamaru NE 4 29.SS 5G Duacdlu .... NE C 29.84 56 CJuacnstown .. Calm 29.75 60 Nuggets N S 29.80 53 Bluff El 29.SC 59 Alexandra.—Not received. Fuysegur Pt.. Calm ' 29.7S 55 C 0 ECZ B B BC BC O O o o o c o BC C BC B BC BC C o c B BC B O O c o c K o cz c BC