METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 111, 12 May 1934, Page 5

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR MAY. Last quarter, sixth day, G.ll p.m.; new moon, thirteenth day, midnight; first quarter, twenty-second day, 2.50 a.m.; full moon, twentyoiutli day, 9.11 a.m. SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1934. The Sun.—Rose today 0.18 a.m., sets 4.17 p.m.; rises tomorrow (i.-)!) a.m., sets 4.40 p.m. Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Jlorniiiß, Ohr ntmin : afternoou, ilir 54mln ; total, 31ir 4Smin. Temperature In Shade.—Maximum, 31.0deg; minimum. 40.2 dec; mean. 45.6r1cR. Rainfall.—Total for the 21 hours preceding 9 a.m. today, nil. Total to date during the month, 3.99111. Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding !) a.m. today. 3.0 m.p.h. Barometer.—Yisterday, 0 a.m., 30.2551n. Today, 9 a.m., 00.121 in.

TODAY'S WEATHER.

Weather.—B, blue sljy; BC, blue sky and detached clouds; C, cloudy; O, overcast; G, gloomy, dull; TJ, ugly, threatening; R, continuous or steady rain; S, snow; D, drizzle; P, passing showers; H, hail; Q, squally; L, lightning, T, thunder; P, fog: M. mist; Z. haze. • .... . .

Beaufort scale ot wind force with equivalent velocities at 16ft above ground.—o, calm, 0-1 m.p.h.; 1, light air, 2-3; 2. slight breeze, 4-7; 3, gentle breeze, 8-11; 4, moderate breeze, 12-16.; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21; 6, strong breeze, 22-27; 7, high wind, 2S-33; 8, sale, 34-40: 9, strong gale. 41-48; 10, whole gale. 40-36; 11, storm, 37-65: 12. hurricane.

SYNOPS|S OF LAST 24 HOURS.

An anticyclone has been covering the Tasnian Sea and Xew Zealand, but during last night a very slight low pressure wave passed in the south. The . latter was responsible for a few isolated showers in Westlanu and the Foveaux Strait area, but otherwise fine weather has prevailed. Winds have been mostly llßht,1 I southerlies ruling yesterday norlh of Westport and Kalkoura and uorth-easterlies thence rather variable' over the Dominion. FORECAST. Winds.—Variable at first over the North Island, but elsewhere soutlierllcs predominating ] and later becoming fairly general; force light !to moderate. Barometer.—Kising slowly. ' Seas.—Smooth to modurate. Tides.—Poor. Weather.—For the most* part fair to line with cool to moderate temperatures, but some scattered showers likely in eastern and southern coastal districts of the South Island.

StatinD Wind Prea. Cemn Weatner rape Marlu V.D. S -1 Kussell BSE 2 Hokianca Heads X 2 Kaipaia Siff.. St. XE 2 Manukau Heads . S 1 Auckland ... SSW 1 Tlrllri SE 3 Kawliia S 1 Tauranga S! Opotiki SI Taupo \V 1 East Cape .... SW 3 (Usborne . : W 3 Xapier Calm Cnstlepoim SI Cape Palliser ..El New Plymouth ..El Cape.Egmoiit .. XE 2 Patea Calm Waneanul .".... NE'l Foxton X\V 1 Wellington ..... \ 2 Cape Campbell N\v 2 Farewell Spit .. Calm Wostport ., SE 2 Greymouth E 3 Arthur's Pass . X\V 1 Kaikoura N 2 Clu-lstehiirch .. Calm Altaroa L'house Calm Tlmnru W 1 Oamaru \\ 1 Oimedln SW 1 Alexandra Calm Quecnstown .. X\v 2 Xiiggets WSW 4 Bluff SW 5 Puysegur Pt. WSW 1 30.IS 30.20 S0.1U .■10.1S 30.111 30.17 "0.18 30.14 30.-1.T 30.22 30. IS 30.1S 30.17 30.21 30.20 30.21 30.12 30.10 30.13" 30.1.1 30.17 . 30.0!) 30.10 30.10 30.10 30.06 30.01 30.0B 30.0r. 30.OS 30.1S 3G O 53 B r.O BC 55 C 54 1! 52 ];(' 54 ISC r.O B 4M 1! « M 39 1!C 51 I! 51 H 47 B ill B 51 U r.n c 47 BC 53 C 47 C 45 C 4S O 43 B 52 I! 4G V. 45 0 31 It 4-1 C 40 BZ 45 1! 4ll HC 47 C 52 BC 37 - O 12 O 4il C 51 CP 51 O