METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 27, 1 August 1932, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER MOON FOR AUGUST. New moon, 2nd day, 9.12 p.m. First Quarter, 9th day, 7.10 p.m. Full moon, 16th day, T. 12 p.m. Last quarter, 24th day, 6.51 p.m. MONDAY, Ist AUGUST. The. Sun. —Hose to-day 6.59 a.m.; sets, 4.55 p.m. Kises to-morrow, 6.58 a.m.; sets, 4.56 p.m. Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday; Morning, 4hr; afternoon, 4hr 30min. Total, Bhr 30min. Temperature in Shade.—Maximum, 53.0deg.; minimum, 3S.Bdeg; nie_h, 45.9deg. . Rainfall. —Total for the 48 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, nil. Total for July, 1.48 in. Wind.—Velocity of tha wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 8.6 m.p.h. Barometer. —Yesterday,9 a.m., 30.01 in; today, 29.89 in. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS. A moderate anti-cyclone, which was covering the Tasman Sea on Saturday crossed Sew Zealand on Sunday, with its centre to the north. Except for some isolated showers in the western districts the weather was fine generally on both days, and temperatures were milder yesterday than they had been for some time, the winds having by then changed' to northerly. During Sunday night, however, shallow depressions crossed both the North and South Islands! The Northern one brought heavy rain ' Jn the night or this morning to places in the northernmost districts, and some scattered light falls to other parts of the North Island, while the southern one was accompanied by only a few -isolated falls in south Westland and Foveaux Strait. This morning it was rainingin the far north and south, but elsewhere conditions were still mainly fine with light to moderate variable winds.

Weather.—B., blue sky; 8.C., blue sky and detached clouds; C, cloudy; 0., overcast; 0., Bloomy, dull; U., ugly, threatening; 8., continuous or steady rain; S., snow; D., drizzle; P., passing showers; H.. hall; Q., squally; L lightning: T.. thunder: F.. foe: M.. mist; Z haze. Beaufort Scale ot Wind Force with Equivalent Velocities at _6ft above GroUnd.—o, calm 0-1 m.p.h.; 1 light air, 2-3; 2. slight breeze. t-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 gale, 84-40; . iitrong gale, 41-48; 10 whole gale. 49-56; 11 ttorm, 57-65; 12, hurricane. FORECAST. Wind.—Moderate to strong westerly winds, hacking later to southerlies in places south of Kawhia and Xapier. Barometer.—Little movement in the far north, but a rising tendency elsewhere. Seas.—Bough in Foveaux Strait; elsewhere smooth to moderate. Tides.—Moderate. Weather.—Fair at first in eastern districts; cloudy in western districts, with showers and latijr showers extending up the east coast. Temperatures mild, but cooler again to-morrow.

On a charge of breaking and entering a house at Kihikihi and stealing a suit Ernest Thomas Holloway, aged 33, -was remanded until sth August by Mr. W. H. Woodward, S.iL, to-day. . ' '

TO-DAY'S WEATHER. Statlou Wind. Pres. lemp. Weatner. Cape Maria'V.D. W 5 58 CG^ Russell W 3 29.98 56 OR Hoklanga Hds. W 3 29.99 56 C.MB Kaipara Sig St. W 4 29.97 56 OK JIanukau Hds. SE 2 29.95 51 C Auckland .... SW 3 29.92 53 0 Tlritiri WNW 3 52 OP Kawhia SE 2 52 C Taura'nga Calm 29.83 50 ' O Opotiki W 1 29.90 51 BC Taupo SI 45 C' East Cape NW 1 29.8S 52 C Glsborne N 2 30.01 49 B Napier ...._,.. SW 2 29.98 46 B Castlepoint .. NW 4 29.94 53 B Cape Palllser .. N 2 . 47 B New Plymouth Calm 29.97' . 46 BC Cape Egmont WSW 3 30.01 48 G Patea Calm 30.00 50 O Wanganui N 1 29.97 47 BC Foston ...... NW 2 49 P Wellington .. NNE 2 29.89 49 ■ B C. Campbell NNW 2 29.99 41 B Farewell Spit . Calm 29.91 39 B Westport S 1 30.01 .38 B Greymouth E 3 29.96 34 B Arthur's Pass KW 3 . 33 B Kaikoura S 2 29.91 40 B Chrlstchurch .. SW 3 29.84 S4 B Akaroa light.—Ltne Interrupted. Timaru KW 3 29.85 44 C Oamaru Calm 29.82 46 BC Dunedin w 1 29.77 50 B Alexandra .... Calm 35 BC Queenstown .. SW 1 29.83 44 BC Nuggets .. WSW 5 29.78, 45 O Bluff w 7 29.77 47 BCP Puseeur Point.—Not received.