METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 83, 5 October 1933, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHERf

MOON FOR OCTOBER. Full moon, fourth day, 4.38 a.m.; last quaiv. tcr, twelfth day, 4.16 a.m.; now iffoon,nine* teenth day, 5.15 p.m.; first quarter, twcnty-siitli day, 9.51 a.m. ... THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1933. 'i'iie Sun.—The sun rose t0day.5.19 a.m..; set* 6 p.m. Kiscs tomorrow 5.17 a.m.;' sola 6.1 p.m. ■ . •■•■.■. Bright Sunshine.—Yesterdays Morning, 5h4 12min;; afternoon, 41ir 48min; total, 19hr Omin. Temperature in Shade.—Maximum, 59.Bdeg; minimum, 52.2deg; mean, 55.9dcj'. ' Rainfall.—Total for the 24 hours precedine » a.m. today, nil; total to date for the mouth, O.lflln. '•■ . Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the 24, tmv* preceding 0 a.m. today,' 18.2 m.p..h..." ' Barometer. —Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.38 in; t»day, 9 a.m., 30.24!n. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Jin intense anticyclone, with its centre iioi» east of .the Auckland Peninsula, still dominates the meteorological situatiou, ; incr the weather, has continued to be fine and mild in most districts. X slight low. pressure,wave passing in the south, however, lias been responsible for freshening north to north-west winds generally, and rain in parts of the west coast. and far southern portions of the South Island* I TODAY'S WEATHER. ''

Weather.—B. Uu« iky: BC, Uiw AT «a» detached clouds; C, cloudy:.O, oWreaat: Gt Bloomy, dull; TJ. oely. thrett«ta«;. B^- «•- ttnuous or steady rain: 8. now: D.- dnanf P. ptsiJne ehowers: H, hail: Q, .MUilly: J«f HehtnintJ T. thunder! T. foe: M. milt: ** haze. Beiufort «c»le ot wind fore* with wiulTtJMj telocitiei »t l«ft »boT» ground.—O, c»tav»-« in.p.h.: 1, Usht »ir, «-8: 2, etlgbt breew, 4-tI «. moder«t« brews*. 12-16; 5. /te'J.breeii^ ]f-Sl: 6, ttroßß breeze, 82-ST; T, blih ywp. 28-83; 8 6«»e» 34-«; », Itrow t*le, 4Mt; 10, whole sale. «-56: tl. itonn.. 87-*a:,ilZ, hurrlcart.. . ': — FORECAST.. .. - Winds.—Moderate to strong northerly ■*•( north-Westerly winds, or gale force in-pliccs i» and south of Cook Strait. J "-.",'■!" Barometer. —Falling slowly. ' ■■ . ■■■<■'-:■; Seas.—Bough south of Cape Ksmottt and off shore south of Castlepoint; elsewhere smooth, to moderate. ■ • • ••''"• •' , Tides.—Moderate south of New Plymouth and Castlepoint; elsewhere poor. ...'.■• Weather.—Cloudy to. overcast in western .districts from Taranaki southwards and in tli» far south, with scattered rain ;■■ elsewhere still fair to fine. Mild temperatures. ■•■.:■•

Station. Wind. Prw, Xhbo. W»»h«r. Cape Maria V.D. NE 4 30.42 60 0" Busaell Calm 30;49 5B O Hokianga Heads X 1 30.47 -, 54 BC Kaipara S. St. NW 4 30.4a 61 C. Manukau Heads N 2 30.53 64 Bfl Auckland .. W 2 30.43 60 C Tlrltirl WNW-2 — 60 . . BC Kawhia NW 5 — 5? 0 Tauranja W 3 30.34 60 BC Opotlkl NW 1 30.41 54 BC Taupo ,. NW 3 — 60 ■'BO East Cape .... NW 5 30.32 58 . B Gi»borne .... NW 3 30.38 61 t: Napier ; SW 4 30.33 58 ■ «'■• Castlepoint .. NW T 30.29 58 : ■»: Capo Palliser . NW. 5 — 611,.. BC New Plymouth WSW 1 30.32 . - 60 C Cape Esmont W i .30.44 59 BC I'atea NW 3 30.43 Dfl • •. C •. Wanganui .. XNW"4 30.42 65 BC Forton W 3 — «» C • Wellington .... NW 7 m.U R8 , C ■ Cape Campbell NW.4 : 30.15 ««.-. C; Farewell Spit . W 4 30.38 64, . C Westport Nl 30.35 57 O Greymouth .... N 3 30.37 5S J* Arthur's Pass NW 1 ~ 4S , R : Kailtoura .... NW 2 30.11 SS . »« Christchurch .. Calm 30.07 69 O Akaroa L'house.—Not received.. . Timaru Calm S0.08 54 <> Oamaru ».. S l 30.0S «0 ■ C Dunedin Calm 30.10 56 O, Alexandra .... Calm — .. «1 O .• Queenstown ... Calm, 30.08 fi» »_' NuKsets S 3S 30.09 32 OM> Bluff SW 2. 30.04 54 OF, Puysegur Vt. NNW S 30.05 53 • . Oil*