METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 10, 13 January 1932, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

~ MOON FOR. JANUARY. Last quarter, Ist day. 12.53 p.m. New moon, Bth . day. 10.59 a.m.. First quarter. 16th day. 8.25 a.m. Full moon, 24th day. 1.14 a.m. Last Quarter..SOth day.! 9.2 a.m.' .WEDNESDAY, 13th JANUARY. The sim rose to-day 4.32 'aim.; sets, T. 27 p.m.", rises to-morrow, 4:33 a.m.; sets, 7.26 p.m. (Standard ■ time.) . Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, Chr 54min; afternoon,- Chr almln; total, 13hr AS mln.-- ■'■• --■-■-- .-.,, ' , . v; Temperature "In Shade.—Maximum, G7.sdog; minimum. 46.0deg; menn; sG.Bdeg. Rainfall.—Total during-.24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, nil; total to'date for the month, 1.671n. . v •-,,-.....-■•.-.., . . Wind.—Velocity of wind for 21 hours preceding 9 a.m:-to-day, 5.7 mji.h. ■ : , Barometers-Yesterday,-1. 9- a.m., 29.72 in ; to— ■day,:D" a.m.,' 20.921n. ,' ■'"■' SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. A slight antl-cyelono has been crossing tho ; Doinlulon, with Us centre to tho north. Conse-Qiieritly-the weather has beon Une almost generally, some-light showers, only having occurred about Foyeaux'Strait Light to moderate southing riortherlles had set in over most of the South Island; ..and .temperatures had become much warmer.

Weather.— 8., blue «ky; 8.0.. blue slry and detached clouds;' C„ cloudy ; 0.. overcast; G gloomy, dull j C, ugly, threatening; 8.. continuous or steady rain; Sfsnow: D., drizzle: repassing showers; H.. ball: Q., equally; t,, lightning: T.. thunder: F..:fog: M.. mist: Z.. baze. ~.. '■: ■..-,■ .- - -.- ■Beaufort Scale or Wind Force with equlfa-.tent-.velocities at 16 feet above ground.—o. calm, 0-1, m.p.h.: 1, light air. 2-S; 2, slight • breeze,.4-7; 3, gentle.breeze, 8-11; 4, moderate breeze,-12-36; 5. fresh breeze, 17-21; 6. strong breeze.-22-27; T.. high: wind, 2S-33: 8, gale, 34-40; 9, etrong gale, 41-48: 10. whole gale, 40-56: 11, storm.- 57-65: 12. hurricane. ,'• FORECAST. ..Winds.—Moderate south-westerly, veering tonortherly, north of New Plymouth and Napier; elsewhere; freshening northerly winds. Barometer.—Fall. Soas.—Smooth to modorate, but rising south of Cape Egraont.Tldo3.—Good south of Cape Egmont and Castlepolnt; elsewhere moderate. Weather.—Still fair to fine and warm' generally,, but soon becoming cloudy and unsettled in :the western' and -southernmost districts of the South Island, with rain developing.

Station. Wind. l'res. Temp. Weather. ICapo Maria V.d: SE 2 29.97 0-1 BCZ I s ell S ° °9 9 f B Hoklanca Ilends. — 30.02 72 B Kaipara Sic. Stn. S 5 29.91 Ii7 BZ Manukau Heads SW 1 29.9-1 C8 n Auckland .... SW 2 • '29.92 Gj B Tir tlr —Lino Jntcrr n ted Kitvrhla .„,..... .W 1 .:■■-——! , Rl. ..B Tauranga" .'..:'Ciilm '20.92 OR O Opotikt .... ;.SW 1 ■■-.■■ 30.00 . IJ7 BC Taupa Tain (0 i? Fast faio &W 4 <1 9 G? H Tlsbornc S "nil r 1! Nil lor FSF 1 0 00 C J! Castlenblnt v. SE1 29I9G ." fiO ■ B <^iie Palliscr > 61 B Nov ri mo th w i T 9" rr t Cipc Egmont }\> « <t 17 60 K Patea 'v..-...jw Calm. ..25.0S' fi5 B \\inginul M> 1 '9 01 ( H toxton NT " • 0 T Wellington .. ESB 1 29.92 C1 . HZ Capo Cimpbcll M\ 1 "7 1 01 B Fnrewcll Spit Si »n >P CS B WeStport C 1m '0 95 b0 }>C Grovmouth E •? _p •) 1 ]tc Arthur's- Pass -JS'W-1 - ■-- tvl " 7, I Ikour F °g i)l (1 i Chrl tchurcli NEC 3 8() 0 BC \Karo Light >> *■ —»9-8~ r HI linian V 3 99 8<t 0 JJC Oamiru M^4 9 81 60 HC Dunedin „ M 4 *1 l? S o Mo\-vh(lr Cain — O Queen town Cnim 9 8' O kiiKCet N 4 '9 - " C Bluff InNW I 160 <) o Puysegiir Point N 4 '29.«4 61 C

TO-DAY'S WEATHER.