METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 67, 20 March 1931, Page 9

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER FRIDAY, 20th MARCH, 193 H. The sun rose to-day, 5.52 ajn.; sets, 6.6 p.m. Rises to-morrow, 5.53 .a.m.; sets, 6.4 p.m. Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, lhr 12mln; afternoon, shr 36min; total, 6hr 48min. Temperature in Shade.—Maximum, 59.0deg; minimum, 45.1deg; mean, 52.0deg. Rainfall for the. 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, nil; total to date for the month, 0.25 in. Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 4.3 m.p.h. Barometer. —Yesterday, 9 a.m., SO.llln; today, 9 a.m., 30.36 in. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. A few isolated light showers fell yesterday or last night in the far North and South along the east coast, but the weather has been mostly fair, and has gradually improved. By 9 a.m. to-day it was fine almost generally, and the southerlies had given place to light and variable winds. Temperatures have been cold and at some places frosts occurred last night, as much as 10 degrees being registered at Alexandra, In Central Otago. An anti-cyclone now covers the whole of the New Zealand area and the greater part of the Tasman Sea.

Weather.—B, blue Bky: 8.C., blue eky and detached clouds; C, cloudy: 0., overcast; G., gloomy, dull; U., ugly, threatening; R., continuous or steady rain; S., snow; D., drizzle: P., passing showers; H., hail; Q., squally: L., lightning: T*. thunder: F., fog: M., mist: z., haze. Beaufort Scale of Wind Force, with equivalent velocities at 16 feet above ground.—o, calm 0-1 m.p.h.; 1, light air, 2-3; 2, Blight 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, 41-48; 10, whole gale, 49-SG; 11, storm, 57-65: 12, hurricane. FORECAST, Winds.—Mght to moderate and variable; later northlies prevailing. • Barometer.—A falling tendency in the south; elsewhere little movement. S Cas .—Generally smooth to moderate. Tides. —Poor generally. Weather.—Generally flue, with rising temperatures.

Station Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather Cape Maria V.D. —Line Interrupted. Russell SB 5 30.30 63 0 Hokianga Heads. N 2 30.30 r.n C Kaipara SIg. St. NB 1 30.29 04 OZ Manukau Heads SB 2 30.32 63 BC Auckland .... NE 2 30.33 61 0 Tlritiri NE 4 62 O Kawhia E 3 59 BC Tauranga.—Not received. Opotlki S 4 30.27 57 B Taupo N 1 Kl BC Bast Cape S 2 30.36 63 B Gisborna W 1 30.30 59 BC Kapler S 1 30.40 G8 B Castlepolnt .... SI 30.38 60 B Cape Palliser ..SI &» J* New Plymouth SSW 1 30.37 01 « Cape Egmont .. S 2 30.39 60 O Patea SE 1 30.34 60 B Wanganul .... NE 1 30.39 55 B Foxton NE 2 S* B Wellington .. ENE 1 30.36 56 BZ Cape Campbell .. N 1 30.39 5b . B Farewell Spit .. NE 4 30.36 64 B Westport SE 2 30.37 SI C Greymouth E 3 30.37 51 B Arthur's Pass.. Calm ■ 48 b Kalkoura Calm 30.36 59 B Christchurch . ENE 2 30.34 58 B Akatoa Light... W2 30.34 5o BC Timaru SI 30.40 51 B Oamaru SW 1 30.39 50. B Dunedln Calm 30.37 52 B Alexandra N 1 46 B Quenstown .... Calm 30.29 4S B Nuggets WSW 4 30.29 51 BZ Bluff NNW 1 30.32 48 C Puysegur Pt... NE 2 30.36 49 BC

TO-DAY'S WEATHER.