METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 24, 29 January 1932, Page 10

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON. FOR JANUARY. Ljvt quarter. 1st djj, 12 33 pin New moon, Sth day. 10.59 a.m First quarter, llitb day, 8.25 a.m: Full muon. 24lh duv. Ill a.m Last ouurter.. silth day. 8.2 a.m FRIDAY. 29th JANUARY. The Sun.—Rose to-day,- 4.51 a:m..;'sets, 7.17 p.m. , Rises to-morrow, 4.52 a.m.; sets 7.16 P m (Staiidird time.) Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, lhr; afternoon, ohr 24mm Total, 6hr 24min Temperature in bh.idc —Maximum, 04 Sdeg.; minimum, 54-ldcg.; mean, 59.2deg. Rainfall..—Total during 24 hours preceding 9 a.m to-day, nil; total to date during the month l.Slin. Wind.—Velocity or wind for 24 hours peer ceding 9 n.m.ito-day", 17.1 m.p.ti. Barumetcn^-Testerday, 9 a.m., 30.02in. Today, 9 a.m., 29.8zin; noon, 29.74in. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Westerly low pressure wares continue to pass in the south, while a slight anti-cyclone has been '.covering., the northern' portion, of the Dominion. . North-west 'to west winds have prevailed, strong and squally In and south of Cook Strait, and they have been accompanied by rain at places in Wcstland and Otago. Some i blattered.'falls have also beeu reported on the edst toast as far north as Chnstchurdi, but elsewhere dry, windy conditions have persisted. At 9 a m. to-day a light southerly wind was blowing In Otago , TO-DAY'S WEATHER. Station Wind: Pres. Temp. Weather. Cape Jlarla V.D. SK 2 30 03 hi BC Kusscll ....... few 2 JO 00 07 B Hoklaiiga Hds. Ss 3 !i0.06 73 BC Knlpara Sis'. Sn. SW.3 . 30.00 . li!) CZ Manukau Hds. SW 1 30.01 (ill B Auckland ,. WSW3 20.97 (iS BC Tlritiri.—Line interrupted. Kawhia W 1 — SS C Taurauga ..... W 4 20.97 US B Opotiki X 3 29 9S 07 B Taupo :.......; Calnr —■ M BC" Kast ■■'-Cape '.. '. NW.'S ' ■■"29.83 «3 K (Jisbome .... MV4 29 S i 71 B Aapier Mil 29 SO 71 Jl Castlepoint ... W 8 29 82 61 B Cape Falliser KW 6 ■ — 71 BC Xeu Plj mouth W 1 29 96 02 O Cape Egrnpnt .. If]. 1.. 29.98 63 C Patea MV 1 21T. uJ O Wanuanui t 1 JO 9!> (n C Foxton W 1 — t,2 o Welllncton .. ><^\V .1 29 S2 St OQ Cape Campbell .. X 7 29 Gfl ."i9 OL Farewell Spit .. W ."> J9 8 t d" BC Wcstport Mi I 21 S3 r.7 0 Greymonih ...... KE 3 29.75 5;! i K Arthur's Pass ,\W4 — 50 OR Kalkoura ..... Calm. 29.08 «3 " BC Christchurch NW 3 jq -,i 70 () ALaroa L'house XW •) 29 51 71 G Tlnuiru K 2 2'l "50 d2 O Oamjru S 4 20 5") b.f O Dunedin SU 1 _>9 57 Z2 OB Alexandra ;.;.. S 1 .•_.■■ . cs o Queenstoivn .. Calni 29.53 5K' O N«8Sets S3 29 I? 4S O.MR Bmff Cilm 29 37 ,"i ? OR Puyaegur Pt. ■ Calm 29.63. 57 O Weather.—B,, blue sky; B.C., blue sky and detacli'ed : ..clouds; .C.,. cloudy; 0., overcast; G., Bloomy, dull;. D.,. ugly, thrcatenlns; R.. continuous or steady rain; S.,' snow: D,, drizzle; P.; passing showers; H., liail; Q., squally; L., lightning; I., thunder; E.. foe: M.. mist: Z ba/e. Bcauron Scale of Wind Force, with equivalent velocities at 16 feet above ground u calm, 0-1, mp.h.j l, yllght air, 2-3; 2, alight breeze, 4-7: 3, sentle breeze, 9-H; 4, moderate breeze, 12-1?; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21; 6, strong breeio, 23-27; 7, high wind, 28-33; 8 gale 34-10; D,' strong gale, 41-48; "10, whole Bare, 49-46: 11, storm. 57-65: 12, hurricane. FORECAST. Winds.—Xortherly winds, strong at times In lie central proilnves; elsewhere moderate; a change to southcriies extending gradually northwards over the Dominion during to-ninut Barometer.—Rising shortly. . ... il CaS ~H° ue,V ou, th of Cape EKnlont a"d off ilipie south of Castlepolnt; elsewhere moderate. n !? M-r Good south of New rijmoutU' and Castlepoint; elsewhere moderate Weather.—Still squally and ihangeable with scattered showers, but mainly In districts with a westerly aspect.