METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 19, 22 July 1933, Page 16

METEOROLOGICAL

■ ' ■ "a WELLINGTONS WEATHER MOON FOR JULY. First quarter, flrst day, 9.11 «m.; full moon, seventh day, 1.21 p.m.; last quarter, fourteenth day, 1.54 p.m.; new moon, twenty-third nay, 3.33 a.m.; first quarter, thirtieth day, 4.U p.m. / SATURDAY, JULY 22, 1933. /The Sun.—Rose today, 7.8 a.m.; sets, 4.4« p.m. Kises tomorrow, 7.7 a.m.; sets, 4.47 p.m. Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, nil; afternoon, nil. . Total, nil. Temperature In Shade.—Maximum, 4S.7deg; minimum, 44deg; mean, 46.4deg. Rainfall.—Total for 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. today, 0.39 in. Total to date during th» month, 5.321n. Wind.—Velocity of wind for 24 hours pre« ceding .9 a.m. today, 8.4;m.p.1). : Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m.; 29.971n. Today, ,9 a.m., 29.84 in; noon, 29.801 U. SYNOMIf OF LA6T 24 HOURB., : t vSheiycloiie In.iijje nortiiahas intenstfled>6onsldergbly since last night, and : this momlnl was centred near Cape. Maria van Dleman, whqre pressure was as low as 29:31 Inches. As a result, easterly to southerly winds liavo freshened about and north .of Cook Strait, but thence southwards light to moderate southerlles have prevailed, except In the far south, where the' direction has been chiefly north-east. A few scattered showers have been reported in Westland, but in the. latter district and the far -south the, weather has beenr mostly .fair. Over thi remainder of the. Dominion it has been dull and" misty with, rain; heavy falls having occurred' in the northern, and eastern ■portions, vof the North Island. Temperatures have remained cold everywhere. TODAY'S WEATHER. Station. Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather. Capo Maria V.D. E2, 29.31 ■SB T5gF Russell/. E4 29.41 59 O Hoklanga Heads SE 1 '29.45 54 :.'• BC Kaipara Sig.- Stn. E6 " 29.58 53. OG» Manukau Hds. SSW 4 29.57 ,52 O: Auckland ..... SE 3 ' 29.50 ',: 05 , -.OR Tiritirl: ........ E 5 —^-. ,OME Kawhia ........ X 5": —-. .530 Tauranga , E 6 29.58 53 O Opotlkl S 1 29.65 53 O Taupo SW 1 47 C East Capo .... SW 3 29.67 55 OM Gisborno Ml 29.76 50 OM Napier SW 2 28.76 i 53 DF Castlepolnt ... SW 4 29.80. 50 KM Cape Pallisor .. E 5 *.-• 51 O New Plymouth ESE 5 29.62 53 OO Cape Egmont .. SE 7 29.70 49 P Fatea SSE 6 29.74 ,52 O Wanganul .... SE 2 29.78 - 50 O Foxton ;........ S'2 -. 52 C Wellington 8 6 29.84 40 OMD* Cape Campbell SW 5" 29.92 44 CU Farewell Spit SE 6 , 29.78 51 C Westport ...... SE 1 : 29.81 46 BC Greymouth E 3 29.82 48 BC Arthur's Pass SW 1 ■ 35 V Kaikoura .... SW 3 29.94 42 O Chrlstchurch,.. SW 2 29.97. 42 OD Akaroa Light ..Calm 30.00 43 OM Timaru Calm 30.03 42 OD Oamaru Calm 30.03 41 C Dunedin Calm 30.03 40 OF Alexandra .... Calm * 35 O Queenstown .... Nl 29.92 30 B Nuggets N 3 30.05 42 OFD» Bluff ENE 3 30.00 39 B Puysegur Point E 2 29.97 43 B _ Weather.—B. blue «ky; 80, blue iky and detached clouds: C, cloudy; O. omcMt; O, gloomy, dull; O, ugly, threatening; B. eontlnuous or steady rain; S, snow; D, driule; P, passing showers; H. hall; Q. equally. L, lightning: T. thunder: I" fot: U. mist: ,1. naze. Beaufort scale of wind force with equivalent velocities at 16ft above ground.—O, calm. 9-1 ro.p.n.; 1, light air, *-3; 2, slight breexe, «-T: 4. moderate breeze. 12-18; 5, fresh breese, '7-21; «, strong breeze, -tt-lT; T, nlgb wind, JB-33; 8. gale, 34-40; », strong gale, 41-4SJ 10, whole gale. 49-56: 11, storm, 67-65! IS, aurrlcane. FORECAST. Winds.—Moderate to strong cast to south winds, reaching gale force about and north of Cook Strait; later becoming more southerly. Barometer.—Unsteady. Seas.—Bough to heavy north of Kaikoura; moderate south of Farewell Spit; elsewhcr* rather rough to rough. Tides.—Good. Weather.—Mainly fair in western and southern districts of the South Island; elsewhere still cloudy to overcast, with further rain, heavy' falls being likely from Cape Palltser to the Bay of Plenty, with- some flooding. Temperatures cold. _