METEOROLOGICAL FRIDAY, 13th NOVEMBER, 1931. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. TO-DAY'S WEATHER.

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 117, 13 November 1931, Page 10

METEOROLOGICAL

FRIDAY, 13th NOVEMBER, 1931.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER.

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

p.m. Itises to-morrow i'.il a.m.; sets G.4IJ p.m. (SliUKliirfl lime.) Bright Sunshine—Yesterday : Morning, lhr ; aftcrnocm, tilir lSmin; total, 71ir ISmiii. Temperature In Klmde.—.Maximum, 70.3deg; ml»im\im, 56.Tuck; menu, 63.5(Jeg. liainrall to ihc liour.-i proceiling n a.m. 10-rlay. nil; toiaJ to date for till; month, Wind—Velocity of the wind for the 21 hours preccflins 9 a.m. to-day, G. 4 m.p.h. Biirnmdcr.—Ycpl.r>rr!ay, II a.m., 30.27 in; today, I) a.m., KO.iiin.

There has been little change in pressure distribution since yesterday, nnti-eyclones still being located respectively east and west of New Zealand, with relatively low pressure to the northward. The weather, for the most part, has been fair to flno and warm, but dull, misty conditions have prevailed at places in the northern portion of the North Island, with scattered rain. A few isolated light falls have also occurred in the southern extremity of the Dominion. Moderate easterlies have ruled in the far North, and Routherlies in the southern half of ihe South Island, while elsewhere winds have been light and variable.

Beaufort Scale of Wind Force with 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, 12-16; 5, fresh breeze. 17-21; 6, strong breeze, 22-27: 7. high wind, 28-33; 8, Rale, 34-40; 0, strong gale, 41-48; 10, whole Bale, 49-56; 11, storm, 57-65: 12, hurricane. FORECAST. Winds.—Moderate easterly north ol Kawhla and East Cape; elsewhere light to moderate and variable. Barometer. —Little movement. Seas.—Generally rmootta to moderate. Tides.—Poor on the west coast; elsewhere moderate. Weather. —Fair to fine generally, but dull and misty at times, especially in the northern and southern extremities of the Dominion and on the.cast coast or the, South Island. Some further scattered rain probable in tho Auckland Province.