METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 82, 8 April 1931, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR APRIL. li'ull moon, 3rd day, 7.3G a.m. Last quarter, 10th day, 7.45 a.m. New Moon, 3St.li day, 12.G0 p.m. Fir3t quarter. 26th day, 1.10 a.m. WEDNESDAY, Bth MARCH. The Sun.—Hose to-day, 6.12 a.m.; sets, jj.3l p.m. Kiscs to-morrow, 6.t0 a.m.; sets, j.o» P Bright Sunshine— Yesterday, morning, nil; afternoon,'nil. Total, nil. ' Temperature in Shade.—Maximum, 61.1deg, minimum, 52.7deg; mean, 57.0deg. Rainfall for tho 2-1 hours procdlue 9 a.m. to-day. l.Glin; total to date 3.05 in. W ind.—Velocity of wind for 2-1 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 3.0 m-»-''- , Barometer.— Yesterday, 3 a.m., 30.18 in; today, 0 a.m., 29.83 in. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 2<t HOURS. A moderately intense cyclone developed yesterday in the central Tasman Sea. Cloudiness increased gradually, haze, mist, or even fog being experienced in.many places. By 4 p.m. rain was almost general over tho North Island, and during the night extended to parts of tho South Island. Tho heaviest falls have been recorded in the central provinces, but some were reported also from other parts of the North Island. At stations exposed to a northoast or northerly wind it has at times been strong. A tropical cyclone la centred near Fiji. TO-DAY'S WEATHER.

Weather.—B, blue sky: 8.C., blue sky and detached clouds; C„ cloudy; 0., overcast; G., gloomy, dull: C, ugly, threatening; X., continuous or steady rain; S., snow; D., drizzle; 1., passing showers; EL, hall; Q., squally; Jj., lightning; '_~ thunder; F., tog; M., mist; Z., haze. Beaufort Scale of Wind Force, with equivalent velocities at IB feet above ground.—o, calm, 0-1 m.p.h.; I, light air, 2-3; 2, Blight breeze, 1-7; 3, gentle breeze, 8-11; 1 moderate breeze, 12-16; o fresh breeze, 17-21; 6. strong breeze, 22-27: 7, high wind, 2S-33; 8, gale, 31-40; 9, strong gale, 41-48; 10, whole 6ale, 19-56; 11, storm, 57-65; 12, hurricane. FORECAST. Winds.—Variable, and for the most. part, moderate; north-cast to nortli prevailing over most of the North Island, but hacking gradually to west and south-west: elsewhere west or south-west gradually prevailing. Barometer.—Unsteady, with a rising lendSens.—Smooth to moderate. Tides.—Good generally. Weather.—Still unsettled, with further rain, moro especially iv the eastern portion of Ihe North Island, -but gradually Improving. Temperatures becoming cooler.

Station. Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather. C. Maria Y.D. WNW 4 Kusscll ... W i Hokianga Heads W 3 Kaipara Sis. St. N 4 Manila u Heads NE 4 Auckland .... NH i Tlrltirl N 3 Kawhia N 4 Tauranga NE 2 Opotiki NE 5 Taupo NW 1 East Capo NR 8 Gisborno SW 1 Napier N 5 Castlcpoint 1! 3 Cape Faluscr .. N 5 New Plymouth N 5 Cape Egmotit . NE 5 I'iilea N 5 Wanganui .. NW - Po-ton E 2 Wellington .... Calm Cape Campbell .. N 2 Farewell Spit.. SE 5 Westport NE 3 Creymoutli E 3 Arthur's Pass NW 4 Kaikoura ... Calm Christchurch .. SW 3 Akaroa Light. NW 2 Timaru SI Oamaru SW 1 Duncdin .... NE 2 Alexandra .... Calm Quoenstown ... Calm Nuggets NE '1 Blurt N 1 ruysegur Pt... Calm 20.79 29.86 29.91 29.S9 29.90 29.87 29.90 29.96 29.9S 29.94 29.90 29.S6 29.77 20.70 20.78 20.83 29.s:t 20.78 20.77 29.72 29.71 20.7S 20.73 20.73 20.7.1 20.71 29.74 29.73 20.73 20.71 20.60 64 CO 66 60" 62 67 66 -61 65 66 60 66 63 01 JO on, 61 fi.1 61 SO 56 58 60 47 "r.i 50 51 52 52 BCZ r BC BCZ 0 BC BC C D R O OEF OR O O OR or OR I" 1' 0 OKP on O.M MI) 0 It o c c 0 r. 0 c 0 Oil 0 OGD