METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 106, 31 October 1931, Page 16

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER MOON FOR OCTOBER. Last quarter, sth day, 7.45 a.m.. Now 11)0011, 12th day, 12.36 a.m. First quarter, 18lh day, 5.50 p.m. Full moon, 27th day, 1.4 a.m. SATURDAY, 31st OCTOBER. The Sun.—Rose to-day, 4.10 a.m.; sets, 1i.2fl p.m. Itises to-morrow, 4.311 a.m.; sets. 0.30 p.m. Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, r 'llr Oniin ; afternoon, -llir limiii. Total, llhr (imln. Temperature ill Shade—Maximum, U2.3dcg; ininimiim, 51(leg; mean, Sti.Udcg. Uaiufall for the. 21 hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day, nil. Total to date during the month, 2.7. r>in. Wind. —Velocity of tho wind tor the 24 Hours preceding 0 a.m. to-day, 10.4 m.p.h. Barometer. —Yesterday. 9 a.m., IiO.OGIn ; today, 3U.olin ; noou, 30-OtSln. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. An anticyclone has been moving slowly over New Zealand, its centre baring been .situated to the northwards, but since last evening a depression of the westerly type hiis been crossing Die southern portion .of. the South Island. The latter has caused increasing north-west winds, and this morning gales were blowing at. places in and south of Cook Strait. The weather, however, has continued to be fair to fine in most districts, but cloud.v conditions have ruled in the western and rain lias fallen since last night in parts of Westland and Southland. Okuru reports having had 207 points, Puysegur Point 120, and Queenstown S2 points. In the eastern provinces very warm temperatures have- been associated with the north-west winds. ' ' ' TO-DAY'S WEATHER. Station. Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather. Cape Jlarla V.D. Calm 30.24 60 CZ Hussell Calm 1)0.26 60 B Hokianga Heads X 1 30.2S 56 ISC Kaipara Slg. Sin. N 3 50.21 6G XC JlnnuUaiiHds. TOW 2 30.2G 58 U Auckland SW 1 30.23 61 1? Tiritiri X ,1 CO 1!C Kawhia Nff 5 61 O Tauranga ..... SW 2 30.20 07 15 Opotikt KW 3 30.26 ■ 60 B Taupo .SW 2 • TiO 3tC East Cape NW 8 30.20 60 DC Gisbornc KW 5 30.17 08 U Napier KW !i 30.15 G3 If Castlepolnt ... XW 8 30.05 63 B Cape Palliscr .. NW 8 — 65 B New Plymouth NW 2 30.17 61 O Cape Egmont .. X 5 30.21 61 O Pa tea N 2 30.20 60 BC Wanganui XI 30.1!) 01 O I'nxton NW 2 • 50 O Wellington NW fi 30.01 57 CQ Cape Campbell .. X 4 30.00 5S BZ Farewell Spit WNW 3 30.15 65 C Westport X 3 29.05 56 C Crt'yinoutli.—Not received. Arthur's Pass NW 7 40 R Kiiikoiira SE 2. 25.57 61 B Christchurch .. NW 6 20.75 Go O Akaroa Lighthouse.—Not received. Tlnmril NW 2 29.78 63 O Oamaru NW 4 20.80 66 C nimcriin Calm 20.79 55 O Alexandra S 1 —— 5!) BC (Juceiislowu .... Calm 23.79 51 C .NtiCgcts S* ." 20.77 51 C Bluff WSW 6 29.75 51 R Puysegnr Point NW 4 2!).79 53 B

Weather.—B., bluo sky; 8.G., blue sky and detached clouds; C, cloudy; 0., overcast; G., gloomy, dull; U., ugly, threatening; R., continuous or steady rain; S., snow: D., drizzle; P.. passing showers; 11., hall; Q., squally; L., liu'lituint-: T.: thunder: F.. fog; 51.. mist: Z.. iieaufort Scalo of Wind Force with equivalent velocities at 16 feet above ground.—ll, calm, 0-1, m.p.h.; 1, light air, 2-3; 2, slight breeze, 4-7; 3, gentle breeze, 8-11; 4, moderate breeze, 12-16; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21; G, strong breeze, 22-27; 7, high wind, 28-33; 8, gale, 34-40; 9, strong gale, 41-48; 10, 40-56; 11, storm, 57-65: 12, hurricane. FORECAST. Winds. —Moderate to strong north-westerly to westerly, of galf force at places south of New Plymouth and Napier; backing to south-westerly shortly in the far.South. Barometer.—Unsteady: a falling tendency. Seas. —Kough south of Capo Eirmont and in the Cook and Foveaux Straits areas; elsewhere moderate. Tides. —Good on the South Island coasts; poor north of East Cape; elsewhere moderate. Warning Signals aro exhibited for westerly gales at Cape Campbell, Farewell Spit, Stephens Island, and Nugget Point. , Weather.—Squally winds generally, but silll fair warm and hazy weather in the. eastern provinces and over most of the North Island, with increasing cloud; unsettled in the western rlistrirts from Tnrnnakl southwards, and further rain in the western and southern portions of the South Island, with some heavy falls. A pair of tiger cubs, bornat the Zoo about, ft fortnight ago, made thfiir first public appearance- yesterday afternoon. Mother and the youngsters are doing very well indeed.