METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 103, 4 May 1933, Page 14

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

, MOON FOR MAY. ]'.■■ i . First quarter, third day, 10.3 a.m. Full moon, tenth day, 9.34 a.m. Last quarter, seventeenth day, 12.20 a.m. New moon, twenty-fourth day, 9.37 p.m.. :

THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1933. The Sun.—The sun rose today 6.40 a.m.; sets 4.55 p.m. Rises tomorrow 0.41 a.m.; sets 4.54 p.m. , .. ' Sunshine.—Yesterday, morning,, nil;' afternoon, nil; total, nil. ;•— < Temperature in Shade.—Maximum, 58.3deg; minimum,,49. Meg; mean, 53.8deg: Rainfall.—Total for tho 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. today, 0.42 in; total to date this month, 0.831n. ... Wind.—Velocity of the wind for tho 24 hoiirs preceding ' 9 a.m.. today, 13.6 m.p.h.-' ■ - Barometer. —Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29.98 in; today, 9 a.m., 29.611n. J. ( .

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. An intense westerly low-pressure wave crossed the Dominion last night, and is being, closely followed by another one on the Tasman Sea. Moderate to strong northerly to westerly winds have prevailed, and the weather has been unsettled, with fairly general rain. Many heavy falls occurred during the night In all districts .with a westerly aspect and in .the far northern and central portions of the North Island, but in the eastern provinces the falls have been only light and scattered. At 9 a.m. today rain was still falling' at many placts in the western districts from Taranaki southwards, but over tho remainder of the Dominion greatly improved conditions were in evidence. The depression to the westward has delayed the change to southrwest winds, and temperatures have, consequently, continued to be mild. ■'■ <' .

TODAV'B WEATHER.

FORECAST. » Winds. —Moderate to strong north-west to west,, backing to south-west during the next twenty-four hours. ■ Barometer.— Unsteady, but later rising. Seas.—Rather rough to rough on the., west coast and in Cook and Foveaux Straits; elsewhere moderate. j Tides.—Good. .. : :■ . ■ Weather.—For the most part fair-to fine in eastern districts, but changeable in districts with a westerly aspect with ram at ( times. | Temperatures copier tomorrow. . ;.. \ ' '''

Station. Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather. Cape Maria V.I). W 4 29.80 61 B Russell ........ W3 29.96 03 B Hoklanga Hds. W 4 29.9T 60 BC ' Kaipara Sig. Stn. W 5 29.92 62 BC ■Manukau Heads SW 5 29.8S 68 B Auckland .. WSW 3 29.89 62 B Tiritlri WSW 4 ■ — 62 B Kawhia W5 — ■ 03 BC Tauranga W4 -29.8S «» BCOpotilil S 4 29.S5 58 . B Taupo SI i "— . 34 BC East Cane ...; W 5 . 29.80 154 B .., Gisborne. XW 2 29.78 ti(i B Xapier SW 3 .'29.75 60 BC ■ Castlopolnt W A 29.08 00 B Capo PalUser . XW 0 — 58 B - New Plymouth WXW 4 29.81 SS BCP Cape Egmont . W 4 29.78 N 58. s BC Patea NW 1 29.77 OS . K . Wauganui .. XXE 4* 29.76 50 OH Foxton ' W6 —■ 57 , BU Wellinston .. KW 5 29.61 . a6 ' B Cape Camnbell KW, 5 29.58 H5 ■ BC. Farewell Spit . W 2 29.66 53 BC Westport .... ENE 1 29.69 50 C I Greymovith ....NW5 29.63 49 C Arthur's' Pass KW3 -^- -41 K Kaikoura S3 29. si 54 BC Christchurch .. Calm 29.50 4G BCZ ■ Akaroa L'house W 3 29.56 .54 CG Timaru ...... Calm 29.4S 4S BC Oamaru ,Calm 29.49 50 C DunedinV Calm 29.47 49 O Alexandra .... Calni /— 41 BC Queenstown .... Calm 29.52 42 B Nu-gets ....... S 4 29.47 47 BC Bluff W2 29.40 45 BC Puysegur Pt. NW 2 29.^3 48 CP Weather— S, blue sky; BC, blue sky and detached clouds; C, cloudy; O, overcast; (., gloomy, dullfU, ugly, threatening; R, continuous ,or steady rain; S, snow; D, drizzle, P, passing showers; H, hail; Q, SQiially, L, lightning; T, thunder; F, foe; .M,. mist; L, haze. ' ' : . Beaufort scale of wind force \vlth equivalent velocities at ,16ft above ground.—O, calm 0-1 m.p.h.; 1. light air, 2-3; 2, slight breeze, 4-7; 4, moderate breeze. 12-10; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21 -6 strong breeze, 22-27; 7, high wind, 28-33; 8, gale, 34-40; 9, strong gale, 41-48; 10, wltble- gale, 49-56; 11, storm, 57-6o; 1-, hurricane. , ,