METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 76, 31 March 1934, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR MARCH. Full moon, first day, 9.56 p.m.; last quar. rt,i n. y ' 5.36 am.; new raoon, flfteenth day, 1138 p m ; first quarter, twenfct-thlrd day, llo V m.; full moon, tlilrty-flrst day. 1K45 P.m. (btandard time.)

SATURDAY, MARCH. 3f; 1834;

The Sun.—The -sun ■ rose toaay) ;t4-i.m i • Temperature in Shade-.— Maximum;- 58 2dec; minimum, 46.9deg; mean,' 52.5degi/ ■ -■■■ Rainfall.—Total for the 48 hours nreecdinit 9 a.m. today, nil. Total to date*during th« month, 2.44 in. • =- . * prSSVlt^olSlp^ thfl 24 h ™« d^Ta^l^^- 9- ?^-30.SlTin.i ; Jo, : SYNOPSIS OF LAST tWOp^YK :; m m •ntenso anticyclone .'has been " covcrma the Tasoian Sea and New Zealand areas' Bur■ing the past two ■ days/although pressure1 has been, rather low lo the : northwards. ■ Soutli•easterly or southerly winds have pre'dominatedi and during Thursday .they-were-strong- from Gopk.iStrait northwards, but since"yesterdiy •except in the far north, their-force'has-been mainly light to moderate. - The-weather-Sas Been lair to fine and cdol inimdstaistrictsf biit :there has been:-cons!derablc"cldud;.-With- some scattered rain: on the-eastscoast an<t«ff'4ha far north of the Xorthvlslandii ,-^iiCV TB'S

WEATHifc

Weather.—B, Hue sky; 8.C.;- blue sSjkni detached clouds; C, cloudy;' O, overcast;' G, .Bloomy, dull; U,: ugly; threatenjngi B; "(ion< tinuous or. steady rain;.S, snow; D, drizzle: P, passing showers; H, hail; Q,' squally; *&, ligbinine: T, thunder: P, foff; M. mist; Z haze.' ■ . ■ ' . '• ■■■=-'.-■ ; ■-

Beaufort scale qf wifld force with cqnlvajenl velocities at 16ft above ,eround.^-Q J r cajjn; oij m.pi.; 1, light air. 2-3; 2, slight breeze. 4.-7; 3, gentle breeze, S-U; 4, moderate ■ breeze, 12-16; 5, fresa breeze, 17-21; 6. strons breeze, strong gale, 41-4S; 10, whole cale/. 49-56; 11, storm, 57-65; 12, hurricane. . . :'■".',

FORECAST.

Winas.-r-South-east from Cook Strait Bor&» wards, strong in places north of Cape £gm'ont and Gisborne, but otherwise .light to moderate-: light variable winds over"the South. Island. Barometer.—Little movement , ■ Seas. —Rather rough jnortb.. of .last -Gap^j clsowTiGrc pmootli to moderate- ■• ■■' ' -■- .'?

~Tides.—Poor. ■'-... N -'-'—:..: ...'". ; Weather.—A continuance of1 fine -ne^tlie'r jna? be expected generally, but some light1 scattered rain still likely ou-tho east coast north of Gisborne. Cold night temperatures,-'wittu-som* inland frosts^ '. '■ ,■''-,;■.-...•.. V.-v

Station. YilnO. Pres Temp Weather. Capo Mam \ D & i 30 25 £3 o Russell S 7 30 -S b3 OP Holianqa Heads II JO 2b 62 BC Iv-iipara Sir Stn F 4 30 .8 CI O Mannluu Heads S <5 30 30 bl B ~nd SI- 1 30- 3 j 60 B JCintirl hi II c l\d\vhia SI- 65 BC Tiunnga S\V 2 30 <?7 60 B OpotikX r SF Z 30 40 60 B -Taupo N 1 o3 p 1-ast Cape . , S3 30 37 59 BCP Gisborno S 4 JO 44 5S OP 1 Napier SV\ 1 j0 44 58 BC I Castlejiolnt S3 30 53 53 O Capo Palliser—Not received New PI}mouth SF <!0 3S 61 B Capo igmont SF o 30 40 55 B Patea i _ ™ 40 59 Wang-inm F I 30 46 X>1 B ! Fo\ton E 1 o5 15 fl elllnston SF 3 30 44 36 B Cipe Campbell SE - 30 46 32 B J-arcwell bpit E 3 JO 42 j9 BWtitport Calm 30 42 5> BC Creymouth r 4 30 i~> "io B Arthur s Pass N\\ 1 O 5 B Kaikoura.—Xot received. Christcliurcli S\\ 1 0 4i 50 B Akaroa Lliouso Ml 0 4> t> J» Timaru Cal n O 0 IS =53 B Oaraarti Calm' ;;0.46 53 •' B Duilediu .. Calm 30.41 : SO" B Alexandra.—Xot received. Quecnstown .. Calm 30.42 -17 B Nuggets.—Not received. Bluff W 3 .30.41 50 OF Puysegur; Point NE 2 30.34 57 OW