SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 91, 14 October 1931, Page 12

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.

The last of the recent long scries of Intense westerly disturbances passed to the east of the Dominion last night, and barometers have since risen everywhere, the rise having been an extremely rapid one In the far south. Strong westerly winds prevailed yesterday, with gale force in many places in and south of Cook Strait, but during the night a change to southwesterly set In. Gales were still blowing at 9 a.m. to-day on parts.of the east coast of the South Island, but the winds generally were moderating. Heavy showers have fallen in western districts and in Otago, with hail at places, and during last night some of the ranges in the latter district received a coating ot snow. lir the east coast districts the weather has been mostly fine and dry, but some showers fell last night on, the east coast of. the South Island with the southerly' change. Scattered showers were still reported this morning on the west coast, and at Nugget Point there were snow and hall showers, but generally conditions were rapidly improving.

Weather—B.. blue sky; 8.C., blue sky and detached clouds: C, cloudy; 0., overcast; G., gloomy, dull; U., ugly, threatening: X., continuous or steady, rain; S., snow; D., drizzle; P.. passing showers; H., hall; Q., squally; h., lightning; T., thunder; F., fog;-)L, mist; Z., haze. ....... Beaufort Scale of Wind Force, with equivalent, velocities at 36 feet above ground.—o, calm. 0-1. m.p.h.; 1, light, air.. 2-3;, 2 alight breeze, 4-7: 8 gentle hrcejic, 8-11; 4, moderate breeze, 3 2-1G; s,'fresh" breeze, 17-21; 6. strong breeze, 22-27; 7 high wind, 28-33:. 8, .gale, 31-10; P, strong gale. 41-48: 10. ■whole gale, 40-56; 3), storm, 57-05; 12, hurricane.

Station. Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather. Cape Maria V.D. W 1 30.05 Russell SW 3 30.06 Hokiauga Heads SW 3 30.10. Kaipara S. St. SSW 6 30.03 Manukau Heads SW 4' 30.02 Auckland SW 2 30.00 Tiritiri WSW 5 Kanhia SW 5 ■—:- Tauranga .... NW 3 29.95 Opotlkl W 3 29.06 Taupo W 4 East Cape.—Not received. Gisborne NW 4 29.03 Napier SW 3 29.90 Castlepoint X 3 29.87 Cape Palliser .. NE 4 • New Plymouth . NE 4 . 29.95 Cape Egmont . W 5 29.9S Patea W 6 29.97 Wanganm W 6 29.94 Wellington W 2 29.84 Capo Campbell W 1 29.82 Farewell Spit . NW 6 29.90 Westport SSW 3 20.93 Grcymouth .. SSW 2 29.95 Arthur's Pass NW 5 Kaikoura Calm 29.84 Chrlstchurcli SSW (i 29.87 Akaroa Light. SW 7 29.S8 Timaru SW .5 29.90 Oamaru .. SW (i 29.92 Diinedin SW 4 29.8S Alexandra ..SSW 3 Quecnslown .... S 2 29.80 Nuggets ........ S S 29.S3 BIulT SW 6 29.86 Pnyscgur Point W 2 29.93 6657 SS 58 60 alt ns DS G2 61 58 59 58 51 56 56 47 49 36 38 47 sr 44 44 43 43 42 42 42 BCZ B C OD O i; c: BC BC BC BC B BC C BC BC BC BC BC BZ BZ B BCP BCZ R B BC Q BC B B B B OPH! BC BC

TO-DAY'S WEATHER.