METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 69, 23 March 1931, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MONDAY, 23rd MARCH. 1931. Sun rose to-i/.v 5.53 a.m., sets 6.1 p.m.J rises to-morrow 0.56 a.m., sets 5.59 p.m. Bright Sunshine.—-Yesterday, Morntnj:. Ohr Stalin; afternoon, Ohr 24mtn. Total, lhr 18 Temperature in Shade.—Maximum, 62.1deg; minimum, 58.7deg; mean, 60.4deg. Rainfall for the 48 hours precedins 9 a.m. to-day, nil; total to date for the month, 0.25 in. Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the 48 houra preceding 51 a.m. to-day, 20.6 m.p.h. Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.25 in; today, 30.09 in.

i SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS. While barometers have remained high in th» north, a series of slight depressions has been itosslus Southern New Zealand in front of a. i-ather deep one which has advanced slowly across the Southern Tasman Sea. As a result, strong northerly winds have prevailed during the week-end, accompanied by conslderabla cloud in most parts and mild temperatures. In Hie western districts there has been some light, scattered rain, but during Sunday night a few heavy falls occurred on the west coast and in the high country of the Sorrth Maud, Arthur's rasa had as much as 550 points and Greymouth 112 points of rain.

TO-DAY' 6 WEATHER.

Weather.—B, blue sky: 8.C., blue »ky and detached clouds; C, cloudy; 0., overcast: «., Kloomy, dull; U., ugly, threatening; X., continuous or steady rain; S., snow; D., drizzle; P., passing showers; H., hall; Q., wunlly; X.* lightning: T., thunder: F., fog: SI., mist: Z-; haze. Beaufort Scale of Wind Force, with eqolvalent velocities at 16 feet above ground.—o, calm, 0-: m.p.h.; 1, light air, 2-3; 2, Blight breeze, 4-7; 3, centle breeze, 8-11; 4 moderate breeze, ]2-lfi; 5 fresh breeze, 11-21; 6, Btronir breeze, 22-27; 7, high wind, 28-3S; 8, gale, 34-40; fl, strong gale, 41-48; 10, whole gaK 40-SC; 11, storm, 57-65; 12, hurricane.

FORECAST. Winds. —Moderate to strong north to north, west winds, backing to southerly after about 21 hours. Jinrometcr.—-Falling at first; later rlsinß. Seas.—Koußh south of Cape Runout ami ahnut Cook and Forcaux Straits, and later rising on the cast coast of the South Island; otherwise moderate. Tides—Moderate generally. Warnlnp Signals are exhibited for north-rtf, pales at Cure Campbell, Stephens slaml. and Farewell Spit, and for a southerly gale ntj Xuceet I'oint. Weather.—Cloudy JMld unsettled, with rain! in most, districts; some heavy fulls from (ootf ; Strait southwards. JFewperntum iiuld, bill fall*. ing to-morrow* : . . ..._._i;

Station. Wind. Prea. Temp. Weather, Cape Maria V.D. N 3 Kussell W 4 Hokianga Hds. .. K 1 Kaipara Siff. St. NW 4 Manukau Hds. NW 4 Auckland W3 Tiritiri NW 3 Kawhia NW 5 Tauranga .... NW 2 Opotiki Calm Taupo NW 1 East Cape .... NW 5 Glsborne NW 6 Napier NW 1 Castlcnolnl NW 4 Tape Palliser .. N S New Plymouth . W 4. Cape Egmont .... N 4 Patea NW 4 Wnnsanui .... NW I Voxton NW 2 Wellington ... NW 5 Cape Campbell .. N 4 Farewell Spit .. NW 6 Wcstport N 4 Grcymouth N R Arthur's Pass NW 7 Kalkoura , Calm Chvistchurch .. Calm Akaroa I,'house NW 3 Timaru Calm Oamaru W 2 Dimcdin Calm Alexandra ... SSW 2 Qucenstown .... W 1 NiiBKcts SW 3 Bluff SW 5 Puyscgur Point Calm 30.35 30.35 30.38 30.34 30.32 30.3S 30.30 30.24 30.2T 30.24 30.2(1 30.15 30.22 30.26 30.10 30.22 30.09 30.00 30.10 S0.07 29.96 29.1)1 2!>.7(i 29.7K 29.75 29.75 29.75 29.73 20.72 29.76 29.81 70 61 65 6R fi7 66 65 et C5 64 59 70 fi9 7fl 65 es B7 06 64 GS 6R 61 OS 67 61 62 42 66 67 69 58 67 62 «4 f>2 56 54 57 c o c cz oa I o 0 CB BC O O 055 BC C ■ c c o oa c oz MR. OK on d o G o c BC B C OP CP '