METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 51, 1 March 1934, Page 14

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR FEBRUARY. Las* quarter, seventh day. 8.52'p.m.;-new moon, fourteenth day, 12.13 p.m.; flrst quarter, vwenty-flrst day. 5.35 p.m * (Standard Titrfe.) THURSDAY, MARCH I, 1934. The Sun.—The sun rose today 5.31 atm.; sets 6.37 p.m. Rises tomorrow 5.32 a.m.; sets 6.3*) p.m. (Standard Time.) Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, Shr JOmin; afternoon, shr 48min. Total, 9hr 18 mm. . . . . k Temperature In Shade.—Jlaximum, 73.7dei.2 minimum, 61.9deg.; mean, • 67.8deg. - ■ Rainfall.— Total for the 24 hours' preceding 9 a.m. today, nil. Total for February, 3 Sim Wind.—Velocity of' the wind for the 21 hours preceding 9 a.m. today,'ll.2 m.pji.: . Barometer.—Yesterday, 19 a.m., 29.929 in. Today, 9 a.m., 30.078 in; noon, 30.04 in. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. '7 • ? a. in J ha? faHen in North Auckland and afevr isolated showers have also been reported in the west coast and far southern portions of the South Island. Otherwise the weather,has heen fair to cloudy with moderate to warm temperatures ruling. Winds have been light to moderate and rather variable, but north-eas-terlies have freshened at times in the far north. A slight trough of relatively low pressure has been lying over the Dominion, while an anticyclone has been located to the eastward and a slight one has been crossing the Tasman Sea.

Station. Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather.

Weather.—B, blue «ky; BC, blue nki."an4 detached clouds; C, cloudy; O, overcast-. G. gloomy,. dull; C, ugly, threatening; B;-;con-tinuous or steady rain; S. snow; D, drizzle; P, passing showers; H. hail; Q, squall*: L. lightning: T. thunder: F. fog; M, mist: z! haze. ,-•-;. Beaufort Scale of Wind Force. With Equlvalent Velocities at 16ft Above Ground.—o. calm, 0-1. m.p.h.; l, light air, 2-3; 2.-alight breeze, 4-7:; 4, moderate breeze. 12-16: 5 " fresh bieeze, 17-21; 6. strong breeze, 22-27: 7, high wind 28-33; 8. gale. 34-40; 9,'.t'rong s?l'- 4I;» 8V 10-. who,e Eale" 49-56: ll.'iform, 07-6o: 12. hurricane. y--., ' FORECAST. lU' Winds.— Variable and mainly light to Moderate; north-east to north-west, predominating. Barometer.— Little' movement. Se??*~?ather ro "eh north of East Cap*: smooth to moderate' elsewhere.- • *."- Tides.—Moderate. ' Ji . Weather.—Mainly fair and.warm: scattered rain likely in the .Auckland Province and soma showers later in Westland and the far south.

Cape Mam V.D. XE 5 29.99 63 CMB gu.s ?e" SE 5 29.99 71 OD Hokianga Hds. ..XJS4 29.99 6S CMS Kaipara Sig. Sn. XE 4 30.00 70 OP JIanukau Hds. . X 3 30.06 69 O Auckland ...... NE 4 30.05 71 0 TiritW ....... KE 4 - 68 6P kawhia W 5 —69 BC Tauranga- E 4 30.10 70 0 Opotiki ........ xi 3 o.i5 66: . O Taupo W. 1 58 c East Cape.—Xot received. - ~ Gisborne XW 2 .30.17 68 C< a Pier XE 3 30.12 70 Z Castlepolnt .... KW 5 30.08 75 B ■ Cape Palliser .. KW, 5 — ' 75 bo New Plymouth X l-4 30.09 69 • BC' CapeEgmont .... X 4 30.10 GS ■ BC Patea NE 2 30.12 71 B Janganul .... XB 1 30.10 1 70 BC 1 oxton El —• 70 bc Wellinstoa .. XXW 3 30.08 71 BC Cape Campbell ..S 2 30.06 61 B Farewell Spit NW 1 30.07 68 C JJ estP°rt S 1. 30.09 67 BC ' GreymoutU ....... E 2 ■■ 30.08.- 64 C Arthur's Pass KW 1 — 60 " CKaikoura .;.... E2 30.00 60 O, Chnstchurch EXE 2 30.03 60 O Akarpa L'house El : 30:04. 58 • O' Timaru ........ Calm . 30.07 59 0 Oamaru ..... Calm 30.06 ' 61 d Dunedin ...... Calm 30:04' '58 O: Alexandra.—Not received : . ;- queenstown ..;. SI 30.04 63 •>■■£ Nuggets ...... NW 3 30.04 57 O' Bluff NW 1 30.01 56 B Puysegur Pt. . Calm 29.96 60 C '

TODAY'S WEATHER.