METEOROLOGICAL
WELLINGTON'S WEATHER
MOON FOR MAY. Tlr«t quarter, third-day. 10,9 a.m. rull moon, tenth day, 9.34 a.m. Last quarter, seventeenth day, 12.20 a.m. New moon, tweuty-fourtb day, 9.37 p.m. ' SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1933.' The Sun.—The sun rose today 6.49 a.m.; sets 4.43 p.m. Rises tomorrow 6.50 a.m.; sets 4.44 p.m. Bright Sunshine.—yesterdays Morning, 3hr 48min; . aftornoon, 4hr. 30min; total, Bhr 18 mln. Temperature In Shade.—Maximum, 50.8dcg; minimum, 39.5dpg; mean, 45.2deg. Rainfall.—Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. today, nil; total to date during, the month, 2.721n. Wind.—Velocity of wind; for th» 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. today, 2.5 m.p.h. . Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29.851n; today, 30.0tiln. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. A moderate, anticyclone now covers the Tasman Sea, with Its centre over the northern portion, and is moving1 gradually on to New Zealand. Fresh southerlies were still blowing this morning In the .far north, but winds generally haie become light to moderate, aud the weather more settled than It has been for a considerable time. Scattered showers rjave fallen In the far .north and south and on the west i coast, but for tho most part the weather has been fair to fine and cool with frosts at many places last night. TODAY'S WEATHE&
Weather.—B, blue sky; BC, blue • iky and detached clouds; C, cloudy; o,' overcast: O, Bloomy, dull; U, ugly, threatening; B, continuous or steady rain; B, anow; D, drizzle; P, "passing sbow«r«YH, htllj Q, squally, L, lightning; T. thunder; F. foe: H. mist: Z, haze. " Beaufort acale of wind force with equivalent velocities at 16ft above ground.—o) calm, 0-1 m.p.h.; 1, light air, 2-3; 2, alight breeze, 4-7; 4 r moderate, breeze, 12-16; ,5, fresh breeze, 17-21; 6, strong bre«zt. 22-27; 7, high wind, 28-33; 8, gale, 34-40; 9, stronr gale, 41-43; 10, whole (rale. 49-56: 11,, storm, 57-65; 12, hurricane. FORECAST, Winds.—Moderate aouth-westerlles prevailing north of Kawhla ahd Napier; elsewhere winds gradually veering to north-west and freshening. ' , Barometer. —Little movement, but a rising tendency In the north and later falling In the south. Seas.—Bather rough on the we3t coast »nd In Cook and Foveaux Strait*; moderate on the east coast. Tides.—Poor north of/ Cape Egmont and Castlepolnt; elsewhere moderate. Weather.—Mainly line and milder, but showers' developing tomorrow In Westland and the far south. _^_^________
Station. Wind. Prev Temp. Weather. C. Maria V.D. SW 5 30.20 57 BC Russell SW 2 30.23 55 BC Hokianea Heads S 5 30.21 55 CF Kaipara Sic Stn. S 6 30.20 50 OPQ Manukau Heads . S 4 30.18 53 C Auckland .... SW 3 30.22 56 C Tiritlri ...... SW 5 — 55 C Kawhia SW 5 — , 5G BC : Tauranga W 1 30.11 Dl B Opotilii Calm 30.15 44 O Taupo 8 4 — 41 C East Capo .. SW 1 30.07 45 B Glsborne .... NW 2 30.12 50 , B Napier S 2 30.10 ' 48 B Oastlepolnt .... N 2 30.08 53 B Cape Palllscr NW 4. - — 50 B , New Plymouth SW 4 30,15 53 BC Cape Egmont , SW 4 30.18 52 C Patea -... W 6 30.14 57 B Wanganul .. KXW 1 30.12 51 B , Foxton ...... SW 2 — . 43 B Wellington .... Calm 30.06 50 ,B Cape1 CajntlbeU' XW 2. .30.05 43 B Farewell Spit SW 3 '30.02' El B Westport ...... Calm 30,16 ;44 CZ Greymouth E 2 30.13 ,42 BC Arthur's Pass . NW 1 —34 BC Ka.lkoura ...... N 3 30.03 :'51 B : Chrlstchurch ,.. KB 2 30.00 . 42 BCZ Akaroa L"houso Calm 30.06 50 , BC Timaru Calm 29.96 ' 43 BC Oamaru NE 1, 29.90 43 BC: Duncdin Calm 29.97 48 BC Alexanira .. .w SW 2 — 47 BC Queenstown .. KB 2 29.96' 38 C Nuggets SW 4 29.94 46 C Bluff W 6 29.95 47 OP Puysegur Point N 4 30.04 48 OP
METEOROLOGICAL
Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 111, 13 May 1933, Page 14
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