METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 21, 25 July 1933, Page 12

METEOROLOGICAL

. WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

■ MOON FOR JULY. First quarter, tlrst day, 9.11 a.m.; full moon, seventh day, 1.21 p.m.; last quarter, fourteenth day, 1.54 p.m.; new moon, twenty^third day, 3 33 a.m.; Qrsl quarter, thirtieth day. 4.14 p.m.

TUESDAY, JULY 25/ 1933 The Sun.—The Sun rose today 7.6~£m., sets 4.4!) p.m. 5 rises tomorrow 7.5 a.m., 'sets 4.59 p.m. • ' • ' Bright Sunshine—T.esterday: Morning, '4hr 30min; afternoon, 3hr 54min. Total, Bhr. 24min^ Temperature in Shade.—Maximum,'s4.Odeg; minimum, 44.0deg; mean, 4?.ode*g/ ■' Rainfall.—Total-for, 24r.:Iipnrs%.pre'Gedfng 9 a.m.. today,; nil;; total to ,date.d uring ths month,' 'S.liain. '.■" ' Wind.—Velocity ftf wind for 48 hours preceding !) a.m. today,-. 6.3 'm.p.h. ( -! Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29.99iu; today, 9 a.m., 29.95 in; noon, 29:971n. ; SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS' An extensive anticyclone has 'been advancing on to New Zealand, and' south-westerly winds have predominated and have freshened somewhat. A slight • westerly depression, however, crossed the southern districts yesterday, passing eastwards last nlfeht, and winds ■ were temporarily northerly In' and south of:-Cook Strait, westerlies still ruling In -the , Cook Strait area at. 9 a.m. today. Scattered showers have fallen in Westland and the far.north and south, but otherwise the weather has been fair to fine with cold night temperatures. TOOAY'S WEATHER. ■ Station • Wind. Prea. Temp. Weather. Cape Jlaria V.D. SW 5 30.26 52 BCQ* Russell SW3 30.29 62 C Hokianga Heads . S 4 30.21 52 BCP Kaipara S. St. SSW 5 30.23 55 OZ Manukau Heads .SW 4 30.24 51 O Auckland ... SSW 3 30.22 52 C Tiritirl ..' SW 4 — 50 .- C Kawliia SW 7 — 50 C Taiiranga W 4 30.17 .49 O Opotiki ...... SW 1 30.10.. ,42 BC Taupo ......V,. SB ' — 48 BC East ' Cape .. SW 2 30.03 . 46 B (iisi)orne ..." K\V 3 30.08 48 B Napier SW G 30.02 51 .B Castlepoint ... KW 7 30.00 .52 B Cape X'alliser .NW 5 — 49 B New riymouth SW G 30.13 53 C Cape Egmbnt .. W 5 30.23 52 C i'ntca W 6 30.15 51 O Wanuanul W 6 30.14 52 BC i'oxton W 4 — 52 BC Wellington . NNW 1 29.9 a .o2 BZ Ciipe Caranbell . W 2 29.91 48 B Farewell Spit ... WG • 30.08 51 B Westport ...... SW 3 30.14 49 BC' Greymouth'..= .. SW 2 30:12 47 P Arthur's Pass . NW 3 — 41 BO Kaikoura ....... W 3 . 29.92 58 B Cliristchiirch SSW 7 29.93 47 B « Akaroa 1/house SW 8 29.95 44 OTJ Timaru SW 5 29.95 43 BC Oamaru S 4 29.97 44 P nimcdln SW 6 29.98 44 BC Alexandra' W5 — 44 C Qiieenstown .. NW 4 30.03 48 BC Nuggets St .29.54 42 CP Bluff ....... WSW S 30.01 45 CP Vuysegur It. .. W 2 30.13 46 OP _ Weatner.—B. Blue sky; BC, blue iky «ni| detached clouds: C, cloudy:OOs oTerc»sti O, gloomy, dull; D, ugly, threatening: R. con. tlnuous or steady rain; S, sno#; D, drizzle! P.'passlng showers; Hi hail; Q, squally, i»i lightning; T.. thunder: r ,fog: M. ml»t; «• hize. Beaufort scale ot wlna force wltli equlrilenl felocities at 16ft above ground.—O, calm, 0-1 m.p.h.; 1, light air. 2-3; 2, slight breeze, «-!« 4, moderate breeze. 12-16; 5, fresh breezi, i 9, strong breeze, 22-27; T, high' wind, c. gale, 34-40; «, strong Bile, 41-4S; 10, whole eale 49-56: U. storm. 57-65; U, nurrlcane. FORECAST. Winds.—Jlodcrato to strong south-west Mi southerly winds ' Barometer. —Rising slowly. Seas. —Rather rough on the west coast ana rousli off shore south of East Cape; otherwis* Tides.—Poor. Weather.—Mainly fair to fine, but scattered showers in districts with a westerly aspect and on the east coast south of Timaru. Cold night, with some hard frosts inland.