METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 85, 7 October 1932, Page 10

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER MOON FOR OCTOBER. ' First quarter, 7th day, 7.35 a.m. Full moon, 14th day, 2.48 p.m. Last quarter, 23rd day 4.44 a.m. New moon, 30th day, 2.26 a.m. FRIDAY, 7th OCTOBER, 1932. The Sun.—Rose to-day, 5.15 a.m.; sets, 6.3 p.m. Rises to-morrow, 5.13 a.m.: sets 6 4 p.m. ; ' Bright Sunshine—Yesterday: Moraine 4hr 42min; afternoon, 4hr i2min. Total, Blir 54 mm. Temperature in Shade.—Maximum; 60 9dee • minimum, 51.9deg.; mean, 56.4deg. Kainfall.—Rainfall for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, nil; total to date during the month, nil. . Wind.—Veolcity of the1 wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 14.8 m.p.h. Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.31 in; today, 9 a.m., 30.32 in; noon, 30.27 in. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Tressure is still fairly high oTer the greater portion of the Dominion, an intense anticyclone having remained centred to the eastwards, but a series of slight low-pressure wares has been moving > over the Southern Tasnian Sea and Southern New Zealand. As a consequence, moderate to strong northerly' winds have continued to predominate, and the weather has been fair to cloudy and mild generally Further showers, however, have fallen at places in the western and far southern districts of the South Island. ■■::;;- = TO-DAY'S WEATHER. I

Weather.—B., blue .sky; 8.C., blue sky and detached clouds; C, cloudy; 0., overcast; G. ' gloomy, dulls. U.,- Ugly, threatening; R., continuous'or steady rain; S., snow; D., drizzle; P., passing showers; H.. hall; Q., squally; 1., lightning; T., thunder; r.; fog; M., mist; Z. haze. / Beaufort Scale of Wind Porce with EqulTalent Velocities at 16ft ahove Ground.—O., calm,' 0-1 m.p.h.; 1,. light air, 2-3; 2, slight breeze, 4-7; 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, 34-40; 9, strong galei 41-48; 10, whole gale, 49-56; 11, ttorm. 57-65; 12, hurricane. ' . FORECAST. Winds.—Moderate to strqng northerly winds. Barometer.—Unsteady, . with a falling. tendency. ; • ■ ■ ■■ Seas.—Rough south of Cape Egmont " and north of East Cape; elsewhere moderate. Tides.—Poor. Warning signals for northerly gales are exhibited at Stephens Island and Cape Campbell. Weather.—Still fair to fine in eastern districts, but scattered rain in districts with w westerly aspect. .; Temperatures mild. "

Station. Wind, Pres. Temp. Weather. Cape Jlarla V.D. NE 6 30.25 63 CZ Russell ....... XE 4 30.37 63 O Hokianga Hds. NE 5 30.31 62 BC Kaipara Sig. Sn. NNE 4 30.31 65 OZ JIanukau Hds. NE 4 30.36 61 C Auckland NE 5 30.37 63 C Tlrltlri NNE 5 — 60 OG Kawhia .. N5 — 59 BC Tauranga N 2 30.30 64. C Opotlki N l 30.50 69 O Taupo .-. XE 1 — 53 BC East Capo N 5 30.45 62 BC Gtsborne ..... Sw 3 30.44 66 BC Napier ....... SW 1 30.42 61 O Castlepolnt N\V 4 30.37 63 . C Cape Palliser SW 4 — 63 BC New Plymouth ..Si 30.35 61 C Cape Egmont .. N 7 30.32 62 BC Patea ,... i.. SI 30.34 60 B Wanganul N 1 30.36 67 C Foxtnn ,... W! — 62 C Wellington ,N 3 30.32 57 O Cape Campbell .. N 3 30.47 57 C Farwell Spit .... N 4 30.32 63 C Westport : EXE 3 30.23 50 OM Greymouth NE 3 " 30.24 52 B Arthur's Pass NW 1 — 46 OR Kalkoura N 3 30.34 54 ft Christchurch .. Calm 30.21 53 OZ Akaroa L'house W 1 30.22 54 OZ Timaru Calm 30.16 54 OOamaru NE 1 30.15 56. _C Dunedin N5 30.14 54 O Alexandra .... Calm — . -49 O Queenstown ...Calm- 29.98 58 C Nuggets ...... NNE 5 30.11 48 - OPM Bluff E4 30.06 50 OP Puysegur Pt. Calm 30.02 50 MR