METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 119, 23 May 1933, Page 10

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTONS WEATHER MOON FOR MAY. First quarter, third da;, 10.9 a.m. Full moon,' tetitb day, D.IS 4' a.m. Last Quarter, seventeenth day,' 12.20 a.m. New oiuuu, twenty-tuurtD Uay. 9.37 p.m. TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1933. The Sun.—The Sun rose today 6.5$ a.m.; sets •1.30 p.m. Rises tomorrow li.D!) a.m.; sets 4.3U p.m. ■ . Bright Sunshine. —Yesterday, morning, nil; afternoon,*'thr liniln; total, lhr. Umln. Temperature in. Shade.—Jla'xliuuui, 58.0deg; minimum, 4'J.Odeg; mean, 53.8deg. Kttlnfall. —Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. today, 0.09 in; total to date during the month,' 2.'821n. ' Wind.—Velocity of wind for the. 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. today, 5.7 m.p.h. Barometer.—Yesterday, !) a.m., 30.171n; today, 9 a.m.; 29,891n. ' . ■, SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. A cyclone has been advancing slowly across the Tasman Sea, and was centred this morning west of Farewell Spit.. At the same time a alight low-pressure wave has been moving on to southern New. Zealand. As a result, mild, dilll, misty, and, in places, foggy conditions have prevailed, and since last night there have been almost general rains, with heavy falls In the Auckland Province. Winds have been mostly, north-easterly or northerly In direction and light to moderate in force, but strong at times in-the far north. TODAY'S WEATHER.

Weather.—B, blue" sky; BC. blue sky and detached clouds; C, cloudy; O. overcast; «•. gloomy, dull; V, ugly, threatening R. continuous cr steady rain; S, snow; .D. drizzle, Pi passing showers; H. hall; «. ■W»»f: b lightning; T. thunder; V. fog; »!. mist. 4. haze. Beaufort scale of wlmJ force with equivalent velocities »t l«ft above ground.-O, m™-."" 1. ra.p.h.; I. light air, 8-3; 2,! slight breeze. «■-I. 4, moderate breeze. 12-16; 5. fresh breeze, 17-21; 6, strong breeze. 22-27; 7. h l l« h.! fl°°: 28-33; S. gale, 34-40; 9, strong gale, 41-4S, 10, whole .gale. .49-56: 11. storm. 57-6j. 12. hurricane. ' FORECAST. • ' Winds.—Moderate to strong northerly winds, backing to southorlle's within the next twcnlyfour hours. Barometer.— Falling, slowly. , Seas.—Moderate for the most fcart. but becoming rather rough on the west coast. Weather.—Dull, with mist or .fog at first In many places; general rain probable. .Temperatures mild at first, but cooler later.

Station. Wind, tfrea. Temp. Weather. Cpe. Maria V.D. NE 2 29.86 fl3 CZ Russell . . Calm 29.92 63 OJI Hoklanga Heads N 3 29;95 62 BCF Kaipara Sig. St. NW 3 . 29.92 62 0 Manukau Heads NE 3 29.89 58 OK Auckland ...... W 3 29.87 «3 BC Tlrltirl NW 3 — 02 CM Kawhia NE 2 — -60 0 Tauranga E4 29.99 60 OK Opotikl NE 3 30.05 59 1> Taupo .XI — 51 on Kast Cape JN 4 30.06 62 OG Uisboriie XW 2 30.US • flj O Napier I NK 2 30.0:5 51 O Caatlepolnt ... XE i 29.9U 5/ O Cape ralliser NW 3 . — . l"l . BCG New Plymouth SE 2 29.90 • 5!) ( « Cape Bgmont .'. X3 29.1)4 58 C 1'atea ........ ~ XE 1 29.73 Oil <> Wangauui .... NE 1 29.97 5^ OK Foxton ...... NE 2 — a-' *-* Wellington .... N 2 29.89 r.u OU Cape Campbell NNW 4 29.87 54 BC Farewell Spit.. SE 2 29.93 5a OIK Westport Calm 29.S7 54 OK Greymouth S3 29.88 51 R Arthur's Pass NW 1 — 50 K Kalkoura .W3 29.80 51 BC Chrlstchurch ENE 2 29.74 53 BCGQ Akaroa L'house S3 29.77 64 to Timaru Calm 29.75 42 C£ Oamaru N 1 29.72 50 C Dunedlri ...... Calm 29.69 50 CF Alexandra .... Calm — 37 o Qvieenstown ... Calm 29.72 4b OK PUJ^segur Point Calm > 29.78 54 OB