METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume 32, Issue 32, 6 August 1931, Page 16

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTONS WEATHER

MOON FOR AUGUST. i^as^ <luaJ tcr> rtu d»y. 3.58 a.m. New Moon, 14th day, 7.57 a.m. First Quarter, 20th day, 11.6 p.m. Full Moon, 28th day. 2.40 p.fc.

THURSDAY, 6th AUGUST. The Sun.—Boso to-day, 6.54 a.m.: sets, 5 p«\ ?"*! to-»««w. 6.53'«. m.; sets, 5.1 p.m. Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 4hr SOmln; afternoon, 4hr 30min; total, 9hr Temperature In Shade.—Maximum. «.7deir; minimum, 40.4deg; mean, 43.6deg. "•'«"*• Rainfall for the 24 hours preceding.9 a.m. to-day, trace; total to date during the month, Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours precedlne 9 a.m. to-day, B.T m.p.h. Barometer.—Testerday, 9 a.m., 30.22 in; today, o a.m., 30.551n.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. The anti-cyclone over New Zealand has Intensified and pressure as high as 30.60 Inches was reported at several places this morning. Moderate, southerly winds have continued in and north of Cook Strait, but In ths South Island directions hare become variable, with & tend- ?. n££ f2 r nor">ertles to prevail. Some Isolated light showers have fallen alone the east coast between Cook Strait and East .Cape; and also in the far South, but otherwise fair to fine weather has been the rrte, with keen t«mperatures. Widespread, and at places severe, frosts occurred durine the night in the South Island!

TO-DAY'S WEATHER.

Weather.-8.. blue sky; 8.C.. blue iky and SS^Jffi1*!/ C> ? oudy: °- oweast! G.. gloomy, dull; U, unU, threatening; 8.. eon' tiuuoui or steady, rain: 8.. now: D.. drizzle; P., pasting mowers H., ball; Q.. gqoally; L. Hghtnlng: T..-thunder F.. tog? 11.7 mist: Z,

Beaufort Seal* of Wind Force, with equivalent velocities at U f*., abo^e grmradT-S, calm. 0-1. nr.p.h.; l, light air. 8-8; 2. Hlght breeze. 4-T: 8, gentle breeze. 8-U; 4. moderate breeze. 12-1«: 6. fresh breeze. 17-H; 6. itrong s««e. 22-27; 7. hlib wind. 88-38; 8, gale, 34-40; 9, strong gale. 41-48; 10, whole gale 49-56: 11. storm. 67-65:. 18. hurricane.

FORECAST. Winds.—Light to moderate south to southeast winds at flrst over the North Island, but northerlles gradually extending from southern districts, and later freshening. Barometer.—Falling In the South; elsewhere little movement. Seas.—Generally smooth to moderate. ' Tides.—Poorgenerally. Weather.—Fair to fine generally, and'temperatures gradually becoming milder but again becoming unsettled shortly in the far South, with some showers, but mainly on the coast.

' Station' Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather. Cape Maria, T.D. E 4 30.33" 50 BC Russell SE 5 30.37 51 C Hoklanga Heads SE 2 30.33 .46 C - Kaipara Sig. Stn. E 3 „ 30.39 45 BZ Manukau Beads SE 1 30.43 48 B Auckland. ..SSE 2 30.45■■'■. 45 B Tlrltlrl ESE 4 . . 54 BC Kawtaia u,.,.. E 1 > , 45 B Tauranga »... Calm 30.461 42 B Opotlkl 8 1 30.40 40 BC Taupo S 1 39 " BF East Cape .. SW 5 30.42 50 B Glsborne .... SW 3 30.41 49 O Napfer .... SSW 4 30.80 45 O Castlepolnt .... S_3 30.57 45 p ' Cape PalUser „.. S'3 47 CP New Plymouth „ SE 5 30.48 45 B • Cape Egmont .. SE 6 30.52 43 B Jatca Calm 30.42 48 B Wangaanl ., NNE 1 30.58 '48 B Foxton Calm 35 B Wellington .. SSE 2 S0.55 43 BC Capo- Campbell SW 2 30.57 43 B Farewell Spit .. E 3 30.60 41 B Wostport SI 30.54 40 BC Greymouth „.. E 4 30.35 35 O Arthur's Pass NW 1 19 b Kslkoura .... Calm 30.49 38 B ' Chrlstchurch NE 1 30.57 33 BZ AkaroaL'honke NE 2 -30,55 42 C Tlmaru ...... Calm 30.62 33 BOamaru ,.... W 2 30.39 35 b' Dunedln .... NE 3 30.54 41 B Alexandra .... E 1 ■ 31 B C Queenstown .. W 1 30.4T 31 C Nuggets .... SNE 4 . S0.47. 38 BC Bluff ENE 2 30.46 35 B Puysegur Point NE 2 30.4* 40 O