METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 100, 25 October 1933, Page 12

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR OCTOBER. Full moon, fourth day, 4.38 a.m.; last quar« ter, twelfth day, 4.16 a.m.; new moon, nine, teenth day, 5.15 p.m.; first quarter, twenty-slxtM day, 9.51 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25. 1933. ' The Sun.—Rose today 4.48 a.m.; sets 6.2$ p.m. Rises tomorrow 4.46 a.m.; sets 6.24 p.m. (Standard Time.) Bright Suusjhine.—Yesterday: Morning, 6hr $ afternoon, Ohr 24min. Total, 12ur 21min. Temperature in Shade.—Maximum, 58.7deg; minimum, 43.1deg; mean, 50.9deg.. Rainfall.—Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m today, uil; total to date during tha month, 1.G31n. Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. today, 7.1 m.p.U. Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.157in; to« day, 9 a.m., 29.Slain. :

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. .\ Xlie anticyclone of which mention was mad« yesterday is moving eastwards and a fairly deep westerly depression covers the southern portion of the Dominion. North-westerly winds have freshened south of Wanganul and Castle* point. North of that, south-westerlies still prevail. So far, though skies are cloudy in westeru. districts, the only rain reported is from Puysegur Point, fine weather having been practically, general. Temperatures are much milder.

TODAY'S WEATHER.

Weather.—B,. blue sky;; 8.C.,; blue «ky and detached clouds; C, cloudy; 0. overcast; ,G. Bloomy,..dull; 11,-. ugly. threttenlntt.lt. con« tlnuous or steady rain;1 S, snow; D, drizzlej p, passlne showers; H, ball; Q. squally;, Jm lightning; T. thunder; F, fog; M» imist;."Z, haze. Beaufort scale of wind force with equivalent velocities at 16ft above ground.—o, calm, 0-1 m.p.h.; 1, light air. 2-3; 2, slight breeze, 4-T; 4, moderate breeze. 12-16; 5. fresh breeze, 17----21; 6, strong breeze, 22-27; 7, high ylndj 28-33; 8, sale, 34-40; 9, strong gale, 41-4S; 10 whole gale. 49-56; 11, storm. 57-65; 12, hurricane. ~; ■ Wlnds.-Light to moderate »Wth«nesi atfirst north of New Plymouth'and* Napier, but-veer-ing gradually to north-west; elsewhere moderate to strong north-westerly winds, reaching gale force in places. - ■ • _,- • Se"s.—Rmigli asouth of' Cape Jgmont and about Cook and Foveaux Straits: elsewhera m<Tlde a s t.%3ooa . south of New Plymouth ~ and Castlepolnt; elsewhere moderate. . . Weather.-Cloudy In dlstrtcta an« Southern Otngo and Southland, with scat* tored rain; elsewhere fair to-fine ana mild.

Station .Wind. Pres; Temp. Weather, C. Maria V.D. WSW 4 WoT 56B^ Russell SW 2 ,30.03 56 0 . Uokianga Beads S 4 30.07 56 C. > Kaipara Sg. Sn. SW 5 30.02 58 ' O ' Mauukau Heads SW 3 29.99 60 O Auckland .... SW .4 .. 29.99 58 O Tiritlri ...... SW 5 55 C, Kawhla SW.4 55 O Tauranga ....SW'3- 29.84 60 B Opotlki SI 29.90 51 B Taupo SE 2 52 B East Capo .... SW 4 29.85 51.' B' Gisborne SW 2 29.93 53 B ' Napier SW 1 29.95 .52. B . Castlepoint E3 . 29.82 56 B Cape Palliser . NW 1 58 i BNew Plymouth . W 4 29.98 58 BC Cape Egmont... W3 29.91 58. C Patea WNW 5 29.95 57 O Wanganul .. NNW 1' 29.94 54 O Foxton ...... NB 1 — 51 C> (Wellington ..NNW 5 29.82 57 C. Cape Campbell N7 29.80 52 BZ . Farewell Spit ...'N 2 29.84 62 B Weatport ...... S3 29.93 50 O Grdymouth .... B 2 29.97 51. O. Arthur's Pass . NW 4 . —— 4a O . Kalkoura N 1 29.75 57 BC Christchurch .. Calm 29.69 58 OZ Akaroa Lthse.—Not received. . ; Tlmaru Calm 29.6» 56 O, Oamaru NE 4 29.62 66 C Dunedin Calm '29.65 60 BC Alexandra.—Not received. : Queenstown ....N2 29.67 59 C » ts.:::":. mr 3 -.33- % °* Puysegur Point NW. 7 : 29.55 53, OB ?,