METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 123, 27 May 1933, Page 5

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. MOON FOB MAY. First quarter, third day, 10.9 a.m. Full moon, (euth day, 0.34 a.m. Last quarter seventeenth ila.y, 12.20 a.m. New uioun tuculj-tuunb day .4,37 p.m. SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1933. The Suu.— Hose today 7.2 a.m.;. sets 4.31 p.m. Rises tomorrow 7.3 a.m.; sets 4.33 p.m. Urlgtit Sunshine.—Yesterday, ■ niorninK, nil; afternoon, nil; total, nil. Temperature In Shade.—Maximum, 4S.ode<" minimum, 43.3dcg; mean, 45.6 deg. Rainfall.—Total for the 24 "hours preceding 9 a.m. today, 0.381n; total to date during the month, 3.21 in. Wind.—Velocity of wind for .the' 24 hour 3 preceding 9 a.m. today, 20.0 m.p.h. Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29.84 in; today, 9 a.m., 29.831n. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. The northern cyclone was centred this morning off' East Cape and pressure was still low over the Tasman Sea. Cold, squally, and unsettled weather has prevailed, with strong south-east winds, of gale force at places In and north of Cook Strait. Kaln has fallen over most of the North Island and the east coast of the South Island, heavy falls having occurred in the Glsborne area, Gisborne having had as much as 5.63 inches during the past 24 hours. Tho falls have been only light and scattered on the east coast of the South Island, the remainder of this island having had no rain. TODAY'S WEATHER.

Weather.—B, blue sky; BC, blue sky «nd detached clouds; C, cloudy; 0, overcast; G, gloomy, dull: U, ugly, threatening: R, continuous or steady rain: S, snow; D. drizzle; P, passing Bhowers; H hall; Q. squally, 1.. lightning; T. thunder: I", foe; M. mist: Z. haze. . Beaufort scale ot wind force with equivalent velocities at 10ft above ground.—O, calm, 0-1 m.p.li.: I, light air, 2-3; 2, Blight breeze, 4-7; 4, moderate breeze, 12-16; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21: 6, strong breeze. 22-27 ;7, high wind. 28-33; S. Rale, 34-40; 9, strong gale, 41-4S; 10, whole gale. 49-56: 11, itorm, 57-65; 12. hurricane. FORECAST. 'Winds. —Light to fresh east to north-east from Greymouth and Banks Peninsula southwards; elsewhere strong south to south-east, reaching gale force in places, especially In the Cook-Strait area. Barometer.— Unsteady. Seas.—Heavy between Kaikoura and East Capo and in.the South Taranaki Bight; rough elsewhere north of Farewell Spit and Kaikoura; moderate to rather rough thenco southwards. Xides. —Good north of Farewell Spit and Kaikoura; elsewhere moderate. Weather. —Still dull, cold, and misty; rain In" the eastern and northern districts, with further heavy falls in the North Island.

bei Cape Maria V.D. SW 4 29.54 60 CZ Kussell SE 3 29.57' 60 C Hokianga Heads SE 2 29.63 U0 EC Kaipara SiR. Stn. S 4 29.63 60 0 Manukau Heads SE 2 . 29.57. ,57 0 Auckland ...... S 5 ■ 29.52 58 O Tiritlri SSE 5 — 59 0 Kawhia S 5 58 0 Tauranga S 2 29.50 60 0 Opotikl SE 8 ,29.40 61 0. Taupo S4 — 47 C East Cape ... SW 7 29.38 BO MR Glsborne S9 20.51 51 M(iR Xapier S3 29.68 53 IiM . Castlepolnt SE.5 . 29.7/ .52 O Cape 1'alllser SE 6 50 OP New Plymouth SSE 8 29.5S 53 O Cape Egmont.—Line interrupted. Patea S 6 29.05 55 O Wangunul SE G 20.72 52 O Foxton ■ S3 —- , 53 C Wellington ... SE 6 29.83 -13 OPQ Cape Campbell . S 6 29.S1 4G OU Farewell Spit .. SB-6 29.78 52 ■ O Westport SH 4 29.70 Til '■ C Greymoutli .... EG 29.75 50 O. Arthur's Pass . SW 4 '—— 35 O Kaikoura .... SW 2 , 29.90 .. 42 Oil Christcliurdi .. SW 3 30.04 '41 . OJ[ , Akaroa Ltlise. NE 3 30.12 43 OMD • Tiraaru Calm 30.08 43 O Oamaru SE 1 30.04 43 M Dunedin NE 3 30.02 45 OD Alexandra .... Calm — 32 C Queenstowu N 2 23.SA 40 C NuRcets NE 7 29.08 42 O Bluff K 5 29.91 43 C Puysegur Point Calm, 29.83 ■ 45 O