METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 92, 20 April 1931, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

♦ WELLINGTON'S WEATHER MONDAY, 20th APRIL. MOON FOR APRIL. Full moon, 3rd day. 7.3G a.m. Last quarter, 10th day, 7.45 a.m. New Moon, ISth day, 12.30 p.m. First quarter, 2Gtb (lay. 1.10 a.m. The Stm rose to-day 6.25 a.m., sets'S.lG p.m.; rises to-morrow G.2C a.m., sets 5.14 p.ra. Bright Sunshine. —Yesterday, morning, Olir 12inlu; afternoon, nil; total, Olir 12min. Temneraturo in Shade—Maximum, CC.3dcg; minimum, 50.9deg; moan, SS.Gdeg. Rainfall.—For tiio 48 hours preceding 8 a.m., to-day, 0.56 in; total to dale, 5.24 in. Wind.—Velocity of wind for 4S hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 4.4 m.p.h. Barometer. —Yesterday, 9 a.m., SO.lOin; today, 9 a.m., 30.02 in. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS. During Saturday a few isolated showers fell in the far north and south and in western districts, but otherwise the weather was fair, mild and pleasant, with northerly breezes. By Sunday, however, a shallow cyclone hart moved towards Cape Maria van Diemcn, and the weather became unsettled over the North Island with dull, misty conditions Rain quickly spread from the North, and by Sunday night was fairly general in tlio North Island, many heavy falls occurring. Since last night scattered falls have been reported also on the east coast of the South Island. Northerly winds were still prevailing this morning north of Kawhia and Bast Cape, a northerly Bale blowing at the latter place. Thence southwards a change r,o southerJics has set in and the winds have freshened generally since last night.

Weather.—B. blue sky: 8.C., bluo sky and iletached clouds; C, cloudy; 0., overcast; (... gloomy, dull: TJ., ugly, threatening; »•• continuous or steady rain; S., snow; D., drizzle; P., passing showers; H., hail; Q., squally; h.. lightning: T., thunder; P., fog; M.. mist; Z.. Scale of Wind Force, with equivalent velocities at 16 feet above ground—o. calm 0-1 m.p.h.; li 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, 31-40; 9, strong Bale, 41-48; 10. whole gale, 49-DG; 11, storm, 57-65; 12, hurricane. FORECAST. Winds.—Moderate 1.0 stroiiß southerlics south of New Plymouth and Napier; elsewhere normurlles aL first, but backing gradually to southerlics and freshening. Barometer. —A rising tendency. . . Seas.—Rough about Cook Strait and rising generally on the cast coast; otherwiso smoutu to moderate. Tides—Poor soulh of Farewell Spit; elsewhere "'wca'tlicr.—Still unsettled in most, dislrlnts with further rain, more especially over the jVnrlli Island; fiilr to linn on tlm West. Coast of tin: South Island. Temperatures cool.