METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 110, 6 November 1933, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR NOVEMBER.

Full moon, sectind day,7.29 p.m.; last quarter, tenth day, 11.48 p.m.; new moon, eighteenth day, 3.54 a.m.; first quarter, twentyfourth day. 7.S p.m. (Standard time.)

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6. 1933,

The Sun.—Rosa today 4.32 a.m.; sets 6.57 p.m. Kises tomorrow 4.31 a.m.: sets 6.38 p.m. (Standard Time.)

Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, nil; afternoon, lhr 6mln.' Total llir 6mln.

Temperature in Shade.—Maximum, 58.5deg; minimum, 46.4deg; mean, 52.4deg. Kalnfall:—Total for the 48 hours preceding 9 a.m. today, 0.41 in; total to date during the month, 0.41 in. •

Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the 48 hpurs preceding 9 a.m. today, 10.1 m.p.h. Barometer.—Yesterday, 0 a.m., 29.751n; today, 9 a.m., 28.621n.

/SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS.

Since Saturday a complicated depression has been situated over the Dominion, and the weather has, for the most part, been unsettled, dull, and misty with widespread rain and heavy falls at places. Modorate to fresh northeast winds prevailed generally on Saturday, but during Saturday night and Sunday morning a temporary change to a mild southerly took place, the directions! later on Sunday becoming variable. This morning it was still gener-ally-unsettled with rain falling in many places. Strong westerly winds were Slowing in the far north, and southerlles in the southern half of the South Island.

TODAY'S WEATHER.

Station Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather.

FORECAST

Winds.—North to- west at first from Cook Strait northwards, strong to gale force in the far north, elsewhere light to moderate; southerlles prevailing over the South Island, light to fresh in force, and southerlies gradually becoming general. Barometer.—A rising tendency. Seas.—Hough north of Farewell Spit and East Cape and rather rough soutn of Afcaroa; elsewhere moderate.

Weather-Still unsettled with further rain at times In most districts, but improving later from tho west. Temperatures cool with some snow on the ranges. _^^^^

C. Maria V.D. WNW 6 29.83 55 B ■ Russell W5 29.84 58 C Hokianga Heads W 6 29.87 58 BCP Kalpara Sig. Stn.—Not received. Manukau Hd. WSW 8 29.69 59 OR Auckland .. TOW 4 29.70 57 OP TIritiri' KW4 — 58 CP Kawhta .*. W 4 — 55 0 Tauranga N 2 29.73 60 ' EC OpotiM NW 1 29.80 60 BC . Taupo NW 4 — 56 0 East Capo .... NW 6 29.72 09 BCP Glsbome NW 2 29.77 61 B' Napier .... WNW 5 29.72 57 CP Castlepoint W 2 29.65 53 0 Cape Palliser . NW 3 — 64 B New Plymouth NW a 29.62 60 CP Cape Egmont .. N 4 29.58 68 ' O Patea Nl 29.63 59 0 Wanganui .. ENE 1 29.67 58, -BO Foxton ........ N 1 — 50 ' C Wellington .. NW 3 29.62 54' ,0 Cape Campbell .. N 3 29.59 54 B Farewell Spit .. S3 29.61 57 BC Wcstport SW 2 29.56 54 BC Greymoutli E 2 29.63 52 BC Arthur's Pass SW I" • — 41 R Kalkoura NE 2 29.61 56 ; BC Chrlstchiirch .. SW 5 29.64 .51 OR AUaroa L'house. —Not received. Tlmaru S3 29.74 45 0 Oamaru S 5 29.78 51 OP Dunedln ...... SE 2 29.85 46 OR Alexandra Calm — 47 O .. NW 2 29.85 47 C Nuggets--.-.,... SE 5 29.88-43 OMR Bluff S4 29.93 48 BC Puysegur Pt. .. SE 4 30.04 49 C Weather.—B; blue sky; B.a. blue ikj »n<J detached clouds; C, cloudy;- 0, overcast! 0. gloomy, dull; 0, ucly. threatening; B. continuous or steady tain i '&,* snow: D.'drtzzle t p. passing showers:;H, hall: Q. iau»llys jU HgUtnlns: T.. thunder:. F;>-Cos:' M. mist: Z; haze-. • . ■ • '. . -•••,■' Beaufort scale of wind force with equlvtlenl velocities at 16ft above sjround.—0,-cato. 0-1 m.p.n.; i light air. 2-3; 3. silent breeze. 4-7; 4 moderate breeze. 12-16; 5, fresb breeze. 17i 21. 6. strong breeze. 22-27; 7. Web wind. 23-33; 8. Bale, S4-4O; 9, strong Bale. 41-48. 10. wholesale. 49-56: U. storm. 67-65: 12. I hurricane. '■■■■.' :'