MOON FOR OCTOBER. WEONESDAY, 21st OCTOBER, 1931 SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. FORECAST

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 97, 21 October 1931, Page 12

MOON FOR OCTOBER.

WEONESDAY, 21st OCTOBER, 1931

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.

FORECAST

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

Last quarter, Dth day, iAj a.m. New moon 12tli day, li.'JH a.m. First quarter, IStb day, 8.50 p.m. Full moon. 27th day. 1.4 a.m

The Sun.—Rose to-day, 4.54 a.m.; sets, 6.17 p.m. Rises to-morrow, 4.33 a.m.; sets, 0.18 p.m. (Standard time.) Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning. 41t Omin; afternoon, (ihr 18min. Total, lOhr 18mln. Temperatures in Shade.—Maximum, 59.8deg.; tuinlmiuu, 4S.ld.eE; mean, 54dcg. Rainfall for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, nil. Total to date during the month, 2.07 in. Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the 21 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 16.3 m.p.h. Barometer.—Testerday, 9 a.m., 29.70 iii; today, 9 a.m., 29.741n; noon, 29.71 in.

A depression crossed the South Island yestorday and was very intense over the southern districts, but it has slnco lost intensity, while a shallow -yclone has been moving to the north of Cape Maria van Biemen. Although strong winds between north and west prevailed yesterday, only a scattered rainfall has been associated with these depressions, and practically no rain has fallen on the east coast and in the Cook Strait area. By this morning the winds had generally decreased In force, and they had become more variable, with southerlles ruling at many places. TO-DAY'S WEATHER.

Beaufort Scale of Wind Force, ivlth equivalent velocities at 16 feet above ground.—o, calm, 0-1, m.p.h.; 1. light air, 2-3: 2 slight breeze, 4-7:3 gentle breeze, 8-11; 4, moderate breeze. 12-H5; 5. fresh breeze. 17-21; 6. strong breeze 22-2"; 7 high wind, 2S-33; 8, gale, 31-40; !», strong gale, 41-48: 10, whole gale, 40-56: 11, storm. 57-1)5: 12, hurricane;

Winds.—Moderate to fresh southerly north of Kawhia and East Cape; elsewhere westerly, freshening again, and later backing to southwest. Barometer.—Rising in the • North ; unsteady in the South. Seas.—Rather rough on the west coast;elsewhere moderate. Tides.—Good. Weather.—Changeable generally with scattered showers, more especially in districts with a westerly aspect. Cool temperatures.