METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 8, 9 July 1931, Page 12

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER MOON FOR JULY. Last.quarter. Sib July, 11.21 a.m. New moon, tjtli day, 11.50 p.m. Last quarter, 22nd day, 1.16' p.m. full moou, 30th day. 12.18 p.m. THURSDAY, 9tli JULY. The Sun. —Rose to-day, 7.15 a.m.; sots, 1.30 p.m. Rises to-morrow, 7.15 a.m.; sets, 4.37 p.m. Brlshi Sunshine.—Yesterday: .Morning, nil; afternoon, nil. Total, nil. Tempera lures iv Shade.—..Maximum, 47.6dcg.; minimum, 39.0dcg.; mean, 43.3dcg. Rainfall foi the 24 hours preceding V a.in. to-day, ,l.S7in. Total to date during the month,, 2.761 U. Wind.—Velocity, of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 12.8 m.p.h. Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29.66 in; today, 9 a.m., 29.S0in; noon, 29.81 in. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 . HOURS. Since yesterday tho extensive cyclone' willed lias been covering New Zealand has developed two eenircs, one having passed to the eastwards during tlie night, while another Is still located west of Cook Strait. Strong northevly winds have continued over the Auckland Peninsula, but elsewhere south-easterlies or southerlies have predominated, blowing with gale force in places north of Greymouth and Akavoa. Conditions have been unsettled everywhere, with general rain, heavy falls In the central provinces, on the'east coast of the-North Island and in Westlatid causing floods in many of the rivers. In the southern half of the South Island, however, falls hove been chiefly light and by 9 a.m. to-day the weather had greatly Improved in Otago and Southland.

Weather.—B., blue sky; 8.C., blue sky »ud detached clouds; C, cloudy; 0., overcast; G., gloomy, dull; U., ugly, threatening; 8., continuous or steady rain: S., snow; D.,- drizzle; P.. passing showers; H.; hall.-Q., squally; L.. lightning: T. thunder: F. fog: -SI. mist.! '&.. haze. , Beaufort Scale ot Wind force, with equivalent velocities at 16 feet. above ground.—o, calm, 0-1 m.p.hft; 1, light air, 2-8; 2, slight breeze, 4-7; 3, gentle breeze, 8-11; 4, moderate breeze, 12-16; 5, fresh > breeze, 17-21; 6, 6trong breeze, 22-27; 7, high wind, 28-33; 8, gale, 34-40; 9, strong gale, 41-48; 10, whole gale, 49-56: 11, storm. 57-65: 12, hurricane. FORECAST. ' Winds. —North to west north of Auckland; south to cast prevailing elsewhere; moderate to strong generally, but of gale force about Cook Strait. ft.'-- ' Barometer. —Unsteady. Seas.—Heavy ill all the Cook Strait area; elsewhere rather rough to rough. Tides.—Good generally. Warning signals are exhibittjd; for a westerly gale at Cape Maria Van Dlemen, and for southeasterly gales at Cape Campbell, Stephens Island, and Farewell Spit.

Weather.—Mainly fair to fine in Otago and Southland; elsewhere still dull and,misty, with fain and some further heavy falls from Nelson and Marlborough northwards. Temperatures cold,' with snow on the, high levels.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER. Station Wind. Pres. Temp. Weatlier Cape Maria V.D.-W 7 29.50 58 - CF. Kussell NW 4 29.52 (11 C Hokianga Hds. N 5 29.5S . 60 ' 0 Kaipara Slg Sn. NW 3 29.5S 5G BCZ Mamika'u Hds. NNE 2 29.50 D7 BC Auckland .. NNE 2 29.-19 ■ 5S 0 - ■ Tiritiri ....- No- — OS BC Kawliia El — 06 0 Tauranga .... XK 2 29.57 ,12 UK Opotlkl SE 3 29.60 48 It Taupo ■ SE 2 —. -M Olt East Capo SW -1 29.72 r.7 OD (iisborno XW .1 29.7(5 50 11 Napier SSW 5 29.S0 50 . It Castlepoint SB 5 29.83 46 U Capo I'alllser .. SE 6 — .40 0 ■ New Plymouth .. E 6 29.45 47 OMIl Cape Egniont ■ Line interruptnd. Patea S 6 29.51 51- O Wanganui SE 4 29.67 48 OR Foxton- .. E 7 — 48 O Wellington' ESE C 29.80 , 42 ' OGK Cape Camplicll SW 7 2!).88 3S OMR Farewell Spit .'. SE 9 29.68 40 OK , Westport SE Ii 29.63 40 Oil ' Greymouth ES 29.65 42 0 Arthur's Piiss Line interrupted.' ICaikoura Line Interrupted. Christchurch .. SW 3 29.96 34 C Akaroa L'liouso S 3 29.95 42 C Timaru ....... Wl- 29.98 35 O Oamaru SW 1 29.99 34 C Dunedin Calm 29.94 36 BZ Alexandra..... Calm — 26- ,B Queenstown 15 1 29.92 30 B Nuggets WKW 2 29.97 35 BZ Bluff N 1 29.75 34 BC Puysegur Point SE 3 . 29.95 36 C