METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 12, 16 January 1933, Page 10

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR JANUARY. I!.??? «uar'ec' 4th day, 3.54 a.m. Fall moon, 12th day, 8.6 a.m. Last quarter. 19th day. 5.45 p.m. New moon. 26th day. 10.50 a.m. (Standard time.) MONDAY, 16th JANUARY. The Sun.—Hose to-day 4.36 a.m.; sets 7.25 P.m. Rises to-morrow 437 am • seis 7 ">? p.m. (Standard time.) a.m., sets 7..5 .Bright Sunshine;— Yesterday: Morning, 2hr 30mln; afternoon, 6br 30min; total 9br Temperature In Shade.—Maximum, 79 2dec • minimum, 59.0deg; mean, 69.1deg. Kainfall.—Total for the 48 hours preceding month! o qs4?n.' traC6: tOtal to date dUring tte Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the 48 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 2.5 m.p.h. Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29.831n- today, 9 a.m., 29.75 in; noon, 29.76 in. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS. During the week-end a cyclone which has persisted to the north-east of the Auckland Peninsula, but with gradually diminishing tatensity, has. been responsible for moderate:"to strong south-east winds in the northern half of the North Island with scattered rain.. Heavy falls, have occurred in places on the eastern ?«?»",? *»ar<i. 3 from Hawkes Bay. Some isolated falls have also been reported in the Wellington province, but generally from Taranaki and Wellington southwards the weather has been fine and warm, - with light, variable winds. Considerable fog patches, however- have prevailed at times about Cook Strait and along the east coast of the South Island. :• -: ■ TO-DAY'S WEATHER. Station. Wind Prea, Temp. Weather. Capt Maria V.D. SW 4 29.71 60 Oil Russell .:.... SE 2 29.76 73' P - Hokianga Heads S X 29.81 70 CF Kaipara Sg. Sn. SE 2 29.79 76 CM Manukau Heads E 2 29.79 68 B ~ Auckland .... Calm 29.76 74- B Tiritiri SB 3 - 72 B Kawhia . SE 4 -.- 76 0 Tauranga .... SES 29.89 68 D OPOtlki Nl 29.00 76 BC ' Taupo s 1 67 C East Cape SE 1 29.82 67 OM : Gisborne ...... NE 2 29.91 69 OMP Napier ; N 3 29.89 69 G Castlepoint ... SB 3- 29.62 62 ' FOD Gape Pal User .NE 2 77 b New Plymouth. NNE 2 29.82 77 BC Cape Egmont ... W 3 29.78 68 BC Patea Calm 29.81 71 B Wanganui ....Calm 29.84 84 BC Foxton E3 —— 76 BC Wellington .. NNW 2 29 73 78 B Cape Campbell. . N 1 29.77 64 BM Farewell Spit ..SI 29.80 77 BC Westport ...... W 1 29.75 60 F Greymouth N 2 29.76 63 B Arthur's Pass . NW 4 70 B Kaikoura El 29.75 66 OF Christchurch . ENE 5 29.75 68 QSI Akaroa lithse. .S3 29.80 64 F Timaru >...., Calm 29.73 65 O Oamaru „ Calm 29.73 60 C Dunedin .... NE 1 29.72 62 B Alexandra .... E 1 70 C Queenstown .... N 1 29.70 60 C Nuggets SE 2 29.73 59 - OMF Bluff SE 3 29.T2 63 BC Puysegur Point Calm 29.81 60 C Weather.—B., blue Bky; 8.C., blue Bkj and detached clouds; C, cloudy; 0., overcast; G., Bloomy dull: U. Dgly, threatening; E., continuous or steady rain; 8., snow; D., drizzle: P., passing showers; H., hall; Q., squally; L., lightnine: T.. thunder; F.. fog; M...mist; Z.. baze. Beaufort, seals ot Wind Fores with Equivalent Velocities at 16ft above Ground.—O., calm, 0-- m.D.n.; 1.,-light air, 2-3: 2, Blight breeze, 4-7; 3, gentle breeze, 8-11; 4, moderate breeze XH6: 5> fresb breeze, 17-2 X; 8. strong breeze. 22-27; .1, high wind. 28-33; 8. gale. 34-40; 9. strong gale, 41-48; 10, wholo gale. 49-56; 11 storm.. 57-65: 12, hurricane. FORECAST. ™Wi ndS-T^? riable a? d Ueht t0 moderate: south-easterlies prevailing north of Kawhia and Castlepoint. Barometer.—Little movement. » Seas.—Still rather rough in places north of Castlepoint; otherwise smooth to moderate. Tides.—Good. Weather.—Some scattered rain still in eastern districts- of the North Island, but mainly between Hawkes Bay and East Cape; elsewhere *or the most part fine and warm to hot, but with mist or fog In places, particularly on the east coast. - - Members of the Spanish civic guard are patrolling the roads of that country on three-passenger motor-cycles. The vehicles are equipped with sidecars holding two persons sitting back-to-back, thus enabling a cruising squad to cover all angles o{ the road, one armed guard" facing the rear while the other -watches the front.