METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 26, 30 July 1932, Page 5

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER MOON FOR JULY. Kewmoon, 4th day, 9.50 a.m.; First Quarter, Uth day, 2.37 a.m.; Full moon, 18th day, 8.30 «.m;; Last quarter. 2Gtb day. 1.12 a.m. SATURDAY, 30th JULY. The. Sun rose to-day T.I a.m., sets 4.54 p.m.; rises to-morrow 7 a.m., sets 4.55 p.m. Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 2hr ISmin; afternoon, 3hr 24mln; total,.Shr 42min Temperature in Shade.—Xraxlmum, 4C.3 deg; minimum, 34.1deg; mean, 40.2deg. Rainfall.—Total far the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, O'.OSiu; total to date during the month, 1.481n. : Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 4.2 m.p.h. Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.001n; today, 9 a.m.. 29.931n. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. An anticyclone has been advancing towards | New Zealand, but during last night a slight low-pressure wave passed to the southward, and consequently southerly winds have since given place to westerlies and northerllcs in and south of Cook Strait. Some passing showers -fell yesterday between, Cook Strait and East Cnp», but otherwise fair to flne weather prevailed. Since .last night, however, the southern "depression-has brought showers to the" and far southern portions of the South •Island, and at 9 a.m. to-day light snow was falling'-at Arthur's Pass and the Hermitage. ..TO-DAY'S WEATHER.

Beaufort Scale of Wind Force with Equlralent Velocities it 16ft above Ground.—o, calm, 0-1 m.p.h.; 1 light »lr, 2-3; 2. slight breeze, 4-7: 3 gentle breeze, 8-11: 4 moderate breeze, 13-16; 5 fresh breeze, 17-21; 6 strong breeze, 22-27: 7 high wind, 28-33; 8 cale, 34-40: 9 Mrong Kale, 41-48; 10 whole gale, 49-56; 11 norm. 57-65: 12, hurricane. FORECAST. Winds.—West to south winds prevailing, and moderate to fresh. • Barometer.—A rising tendency. Seas.—Rather rough at times in Cook and Foreaux Straits; elsewhere smooth to moderate. Tides.—Moderate. "Weather.—Mainly fair but with some scattered showers, more especially in districts with a westerly aspect.

.Station Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather. Caye. Maria V.D. S 4 — 52, BC Kussell .-.:.... SW3 30.11 49 B Hokianga Heads S 3 30.07 .10 BC Kaipara Slg. Stn. S 4 30.07 !i2 BC Manukau Heads SE 3 30.06 50 - B Auckland ...... SI 30.08 47 B Tltltirl S 4 , — 48 B Kawhia ........El— 42 B Tanranga .... SW 2 29.93 42 BC Opotiki ........ S 1 29.95 40 B Taupo W 1 ■■ — 33 B East Cape ... SW 5 30.00 46 B Glsborne NW 3 30.08 45 B: Napier .....; SSW 2 30.06 44 B Castlepoint .... N 4 30.01 43 B Cape Palliser 1... N 4 — 42 B ' New Plymouth Calm 30.06 43 BC Cape Egmont ENE 2 30.05 44 BC Patea El 30.04 48 B Wanganui .... XB 1 30.04 37 BC Foxton Calm — 40 CP Wellington ... NW 5 29.95 4G C •• ■ ■ Cp. Campbell KSW 3 29.93 42 C Farewell .Spit .. W 1 ' 29.98 44 C Westport' .... NE 3 29.94 46 OP Greymouth .:.. XB 4 29.92 39 R Arlitur's Pass KW 3 ■— 34 OS Kaikoura.—Not received. Christchurch . ESE 4 29.84 ■ 43 BCZ Akaroa L'house.—^Llne interrupted. Timaru Calm 29.S3 34 B Oamaru ...... Calm 29.S3 36 B Dunedin Calm 29.82 "42 B Alexandra .,.. Calm — 32 B Queenstown .. NW 1 29.85 34 BC Nuggets SW 4 29.82 40 C Bluff W 6 29.80 44 CP Puysegiir Point SW 5 29.97 44 OPHQ ' Weather.—B., blue.iky; B.C., blue iky and detached clouds; C, cloudy; O., overcast: C, gloomy, dull; O., ugly, threatening; B.. continuous or steady rain; 8., snovr; D., drizzle; P., passing showers; H.. ball; Q.. squally: L., liehtnins; T.. thunder: F.. tost II.. mist: Z., baze.