METEOROLOGICAL
WEATHER
MOON FOR FEBRUARY.
Full Moon, 3rd day, 11.56 a.m.; Last Quarter. 10th day. 3.40 a.m.; New Moon, 18th day. 12.41 a.m.: First Quarter, 27th day. 11.36 a.m. Tho above times are given in standard time, uot summer time.
TUESDAY, 17th FEBRUARY.
The Sun.—Kose to-day, 5.10 a.m.; sets, C.55 p.m. Hises to-morrow, 5.17 a:m.; sets, 6.53 p.m. Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, Ghr 24uiln; attcrnoon, 6hr 30mln. Total, lUhr 54min. Temperature in Shade.—Maximum, 66.6deg; minimum, 53.5deg; mean, 60deg. Rainfall for the 24 hours preceding 0 a.m. t--day, nil; total to date during the month, 0.51 in. Wind. —Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 6.8 m.p.h. Barometer. —Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.27 in; today, 9 a.m., 30.08 in; noon, 30.09 in.
SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.
Autlcyclonic conditions have prevailed with brilliantly fine weather in most districts. A few Isolated showers, however, fell last night about Foveaux Strait and also at East Cape, the effecti of a very slight low pressure wave which has passed to the southwards. Winds have been light to moderate and variable, and temperatures havo been gradually rising.
TO-DAY'S WEATHER.
Weather.—B., blue sky; 8.C., blue sky and detached clouds; C, cloudy; 0.. overcast; G.. gloom;', dull: 0., ugly, tureateninp; U.. continuous or steady rain ; S., snow; D., drizzle; P., passing showers; H., hail; Q., squally; L., llehtninc; T., thunder: F., foe; »!., mist: 8., hm. Beaufort Scale of Wind Force, with equlralent relocitiei at 16 feet above ground.—o, calm, 0-1 m.p.h.; 1, light air, 2-3; 2, silent 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, e*lo, 34-40; 9, strong gale, 41-48; 10, whole Kala. *9-56: 11, storm, 57-65: 12. hurricane. FORECAST. Winds.—Light to moderate and variable. Barometer.—Little movement. Seas.—Smooth to moderate. Tides.—Poor generally. Weather.—Fair to fine and warm.
Statiun Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather. Cape Maria V.D. SE 2 Kussell S 3 Hoklanga Heads SE 2 Kaipara Slg Stn S 4 Mamikau Heads SW 3 Auckland SW 3 Tiritlri .... SSW 2 Kawliia El Taurmiga N 2 Opotiki KW 1 Tnupo W J East Cape .... N 2 Gtsborno KW 3 Napier.—Not received.' Castlcpolnt .. KW 4 Cape Palllser .. Calm New Plymouth SW 4 Capo Egmont .. W 4 Patca .... W 6 Wanganul .. WKW 2 Foxton KW 2 Wellington .. NNW 3 Cape Campbell .. N 3 Farewell Spit SW 5 Westport EKE 1 Greymouth E 3 Arthur's Pass NW 1 Kaikoura NE 2 1 Christehurch SSW 4 Akaroa Light . SW 4 Tlmaru SI Oaraaru Calm Dunedin Calm Alexandra ... SSW 3 Queenstown .. Calm Nuggets SW 1 Bluff SW 5 Puysegur Ft! NNW 3 30.14 30.24 S0.24 SO.24 30.25 30.25 ::o.2i 30.20 30. H 30.12 30.10 30.22 30.21 30.15 30.16 30.08 30.08 30.10 30.26 30.22 30.08 30.09 30.OS 30.IB 30.14 30.12 30.08 30.09 30.10 30.19 65 (14 GS 67 U0 «4 U0 (il nr63 on 67 00 61 63 62 63 63 62 63 64 D9 65 00 50 47 61 59 60 58 00 58 58 58 62 58 BC B B (J ]! BC >! BZ B I! B BC BC B C O B BZ B C c B B B B BC BC BC B B BC BC O
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19310217.2.102
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 40, 17 February 1931, Page 12
Word Count
534METEOROLOGICAL Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 40, 17 February 1931, Page 12
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Post. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in