METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume c, Issue 54, 5 March 1934, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR MARCH. Full .moon, first day, 0.56 p.m.; last quarter, ninth day, .5.36 a.m.; now moon, fifteenth day, 11.38 p.m,; first quarter, twenty-third day, 1.15 p.m v ; full moon, thirty-first day, 12.43 p.m. (Standard time.) MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1934. The Sun.—lt'oso today, 5.35 a.m.; sets, fi.3o p.m. Kises tomorrow, 5.30 a.m.; sets, f1.*29 p.m (Standard time.) Bright Sunshine—Yesterday: Morning, -Ihr 4Smin; afternoon, shr SOmiii. Total, lOhr ISmin. Temperature in Shade—Maximum. 6G.odcg; minuiuuii. 55.1deg; mean, CO.Jdeg. Kainfall. —Total for the 48 hours preceding 9 a.m. today, O.Olin. Total to date during the month, 0.47 in. Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the 4S hours preceding 9 a.m. today, 7.1 m.p.h. Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.033 in. Today, 9 a.m.. 29.841 in; noon, 29.S0in. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS. A cold strong southerly wind prevailed during Saturday and, except in TVestland, scattered showers fell in most districts. By Sunday morning, however, the front of an intense anticyclone had moved on to New Zealand and during Sunday flue and milder- weather prevailed, winds being less strong and having more of x westerly tendency. Since Sundny night a westerly depression has formed on tlie southern -border of an intenso anticyclone and the former was this morning advancing on to southern Xew Zealand Consequently strong northwest winds were blowing about and south of Cook Strait and scattered showers were reported In districts with a- westerly aspect.

Weather.—B. blue sky; 8.C.. blue sky and detached clouds; C, cloudy; O, overcast; G. gloomy, dull; U, ugly, threatening; X, continuous or steady rain; S, snow; D, drizzle; P, passing showers: H, hail: <J, squally; 1,, lightning; T. thunder; r, fog; M, mist; Z haze. Beaufort scale of wind force with emiivalcnt velocities at 16ft above ground.—o, cam 0-1 m.p.h.; 1, light air, 2-3: 2, slight breeze.'4-7; 4. moderate breeze. 12-16: 5. fresh breeze 17----21: 6. strong breeze, 22-27: 7. high wind, 2S-33: 8. gale, 34-40: 0. strong gale. 41-48; 10. whole gale. 40-50; 11, s'.orm, 57-63; 12. hurricane. FORECAST. Winds.—Moderate south-westerly from Auckland northwards; elsewhere moderate to strong north-westerly, reaching gale force In places; back ng to south-westerly shortly in southern districts. Barometer.—A falling tendency. Soas.—Becoming rough south of Kawhia and In the Cook and Foveaux Straits areas; elsewhere moderate. Tides.—Good south of New Plymouth and Castlcpoint; moderate thence'northwards Weather.—Changeable, with rain at times In districts with a westerly aspect and later extending to parts of eastern districts of the South Island. Temperatures warm. '

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TODAY'S WEATHER.