METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 69, 19 September 1932, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

WEATHER

MOON FOR SEPTEMBER.

New moon, Ist day, T. 25 a.m. First'quarter, Bth: day, 12.19 a.m.. Full moon; loth day, 8.36' a.m. Last quarter, 23rd day, 12.17 ajn. .Full moon. 30th day, 5.00 p.m. ■

MONDAY, 19th SEPTEMBER, 1932.

The Sun.—Bose.to-day, 5.46 a.m.; sets,'s.44 p.m. Blaes to-morrow,' 5.44 p.m.; sets 5.45 p.m. Bright- Sunshine:—Yesterday: Morning nil" afternoon; Ohr 6mln. Total, Ohr 6mln. Temperature in Shade.—Maximum, 48.0deg • minimum, 42.8deg.; mean, 45.4deg. EalnfalL—rTotal ■ for the 48. hours preceding S a.m. to:day;/o.'22in. Total' to date during the month,' 0.73 in. - '■ ■ ■

Wind.—Telocity of the wind for.the 24 hours preceding 9;a:m: to-day, 10.1 m.p.h. - Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.24 in Touay, 9 a.m.,. 30.30 in; noon, 30.28 in.'

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS.

While barometers have been high over the feouthern Tasman Sea and the-South Island, a series: or shallow depressions'has continued to pass- to the northwards.- The winds, therefore nare blown mainly from some easterly quarter between north-east and' south-east, the direcr£?v C«? ?. Bi"S th'easterly' however, through Cook Strait, and they have been strong at times about and north of the latter. area. Cold, dull misty conditions, with occasional drizzling rain' ™,V£ b"n, elPf r'enced along most of the east coast^and in the far'North,-but inland districts

P., passing' showers; H., hail; Q. sdially^' Ughtalng; T.. thunder; F... tog; M?'S; Z.'. Beaufort Scale of Wind Force with Eaulva lent-Velocities at 16ft above Ground-0 'calm" 0-l;m.p.h.r/.1, light air, 2-3; 2, si ght 'breeze' i»"i£' 5> ftesh-breeze, 17-21; G, stronc breeze 22-2T; 7, high wind, 28-33; 8, ga™ 34-40° I' storm, 51-65;. 12, hurricane. .

•Station. Wind s WeAther. ?res. Temp. Weather. CapeSraria^D.TfEe - 29191 60 BC Jug*" - >. EG 30.04 GO OR aokianga-Hds. .. E-4 30.01 50 BC Kalpara Sig. Stn. KB 5 30.0T 58 BC Mannkau Has. SW1 30.10 60 b tucMand ;..... NE 4 30.10 59 BC rirltlri .......ENE 5 _■ 55 BC KawWa SE 5 — 54 BC £"52** |E3 30.12 61 B JPoUkl SE 5 30.15 56 BC r a«PO SW 4 _ 58 B ' Bast; Cape .... SWG: 30.15 52 C ' Wsbomo S4 30.2r 53 OAtP S 4 30.30 52 MD Castlepoint S3 30.32 48 p Capa Palllser ESE 4 _ 4S mm' Jew Plymouth ESE 3 30.21 55 n Cam Egmont ... SB 4 30.24 46 O Patea SE 1 30.23 53 o; Wanganul ... ESE 5 ' 30.22 53 BC .. SSE 4 30.30 44 OD Cape' Campbell SSE 3 30.35 47 OG Farewell Spit .. SE 5 30.23 52 c J Westport ....... SE 5 30.30 52 C Greymouth ...... E 4 30.21 50 C Arthur's Pass . SW 3 ' — - " 39' O ..: sr 2 30.37 45 n Christehurch ENE 5 , 30.35 % OR ffis.^r.-a. 4 sir Alexandra ..I. CaW -f*- I2 B ' aueenatovm .... Calm 30.22 43.' b sr^sr i2:ii ■ • 1'Puysegur Pt. .. Calm ' 30.18 .50 R