METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 144, 15 December 1933, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

MOON FOR DECEMBER,

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

Pull moon, second day,. 1.1 p.m.; last quarter, tenth day. G. 54 p.m.; new moon, seventeenth day, 2. 23 p.m.; first quarter, twentyfourth day, 7.311 a.m. (Standard time.) FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1933. _ The Sun.—The sun rose today 4,12 a.m.; sets i.20 p.m. Rises tomorrow 4.12 a.m.; sets 7.21 p.m. (Standard Time.) Erißht Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, ohr ■oBmln; afternoon, shr 48mln; total, llhr 24 Temperature in Shade.—.Maximum, TO.ldeg; minimum, s!Udeg; mean, ißTdesr. Rainfall.—Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 o'oi'ui'° day' ""' To!al t0 dale for nlonthWind.—Velocity of the wind for the 21 hours preceding 9 a.m. today, IU.I m.p.h. Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m.. M.oßin; today, 9 a.m., 29.97 in. SYNOPSIS OF LAST' 24 HOURS. An anticyclone a (iu extends from northern Xcw Zealand far to the eastwards, but a slight westerly depression has heen crossing the Soutli Island. The latter has caused some light rain only in the Foreaux Strait area and northerly winds to freshen, but otherwise fine and warm weather has continued eenerally. TODAY'S WEATHER.

Weatner.—B, blue iky; 8.C., blue sky ano detached clouds; G, cloudy; 0. oTercast; Q. gloomy, dull; 0, ugly, threatening; R. continuous or steady ralnj S, snow; D, drlz«l»; F, passing showers; H, hall; 4. squally; L, lightning; T. thunder;. F. foe; M. mist: E. haze. Beaufort scale of wind force with equlralent relocitles at 16ft above around.—o, calm,'o-1 m.p.h.; i. llgbl air, 2-3; 2, lUsbt breeze, 4-1; 4, moderate breeze. 12-16; 5, fresh breeze, 17----21; 6, strong breeze, 22-27; 7. hlgb wind, 28-33; 8. gale, 34-40; 9, strong s»le. «l-« 8; 10, whole gale. 49-56: 11. storm, 57-65; 12 hurricane. 1 FORECAST. Winds.—Moderate ,to strong northerly winds. Barometer.—Fall slowly.' ' < Seas.—Rough south of Cape Egmont and In the Cook and Foveaux Straits areas; elsewhere moderate., Tides.—Moderate. Weather.—Cloudy and unsettled In western districts from Taranakl southwards and In Otngo, with scattered rain; elsewhere mainly fair,-hut with cloud Increasing. Warm temperatures. Conditions becoming unsettled in most'districts during the weekend with prospects of fairly general rain developing.

Statluu Wind Pres Terap Weather Cape Maria V.D. XE 4 30.07 70 B Kussell X 4 30.15 70 C Hokianga Heads X 4 30.17 K! BC Kaipara S. St. XXW .'i 30.10 74 BC Jlanukau Heads X 1 30.18 7!i B Auckland X 2 30.13 72 BC Tiritlri XJ — 72 BC Kawhia W 3 — 73 BC Tauranga \V 1 30.15 72 B Opotikl XI 30.20 75. BC Taupo ; , S 1 — US BC EastJCape XS 30.05 (i!) B Giaborne X\V 4 30.OS 67 B Napier W 3 30.02 75 B Caatlepoint XIV J 30.01 74 B Capo Palliser . XW 5 — 75 . B New Plymouth . W 2 30.17 tj9 B Cape Egmont .... X 3 30.11- 70 BC Patea XW 2 "■■30.10 6!) BC ( Wanganui .. WXW 1 30.09 72 BC Foxton W3 —' 67 BC Wellington ... NW li 29.117 BI BQ Cape Campbell j. X 5 30.01 65 . BCZ Farewell Spit XW 5 30.05/ . 70 B Westport X! 30.06 67 O Greymouth '.■>.,. E 3 30.06 64 BC Arthur's Pass XW 1 — JS B Kaikoura ...... Si. 29.9S 70 BZ Chrlstchurch' . ENE 3 .29.01 66 BC Akaroa L'house.-—Not. received. Timaru ■ Calm 29.87 66 C Oamaru ...... KE 1 29.86 67 F Dunedln XE 1 29.85 6S BC Alexandra.—Xot reeelred. Queenstown Calm 29.85 BS O Nuggets..' N3 29.83 61 OMD Bluff ffl 1 29.81 63, OHM Puysegur Point NW 2 28.88 63 OD