METEOROLOGICAL
WELLINGTON'S WEATHER
MOON FOR AUGUST.
Last quarter, second day, 5.57 p.m. Xew moon, tenth • day, 8.16 p.m.; first quarter, eighteenth day, 4.3 p.m.; full moon, tweutyflfth. day, 7.7 a.m.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 2.
TJio Sun.—Tho sun rose today 6.58 a.m.; sets, 4.50 -p.m. : Wses tomorrow, 0.51 a.m.; sets, 4.57 p.m. \ ■
Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 2hr ,5-lmin; afternoon, lhr 12mln. Total, 4hr Gmin.
Temperature in Shade. —Maximum, 52.3deg mlnlinmn, 36.Meg; mean, 44.3deg.
Rainfall.—Total for the 24 hours preceding B a.m. today, nil. Total to date during the month, nil. ". ' Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hoars preceding 9 a.m. today, 4.0 m.p.h. \ Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.430 in. Today, 9 a.m., 30.499 in.
SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.
An intense anticyclone still covers the New Zealand area, Its centre today lying to the eastward. Consequently, the weather has remained fine over practically the whole of the Dominion, a few isolated light showers only having fallenln the far north and parts of the east coast. Winds have been light,and variable, but this morning ' the predominating directions were easterly and north-easterly. Many frosts occurred last night.
TODAY'S WEATHER.
Beaufort scale ot wind force with equivalent m.p.h. —1, light air. 2-3; 2. slight breeze, 4-7; S. 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, Kale 34-40; 9, strong gnle, 41-48: 10 whole gale 49-56: 11. storm. 57-G5: 12. burrlc.ino
Weather —B. Blue sky, BC, blue sky and detached clouds; C, cloudy; O, overcast; C eloomy dull, V uply, threatening; X, continuous or steady rain; S, snow: D, drizzle; P, passing showers; H hail; Q, squally; Tj, lightning: r. thunder: P. foe; M. mist; Z haze.
FORECAST.
Winds.—North-easterly to northerly, light to moderate but shortly freshening. Barometer.—A falling tendency. Seas.—Smooth ts fiioderate. Tides.—Poor. Weather.—Still flno in most districts, but some showers likely In the far north and south find later in tho western districts of tho South Island. Temperatures milder.
.. Station. Wind Pres. Temp. Weather. Cape Maria V.D. NE 6 30.30 53 BCP Russell ..... SE 4 30.43 51 • B Holilanga. Heads N 3 30.34 49 BC Kalpara SiR. S. NE 2 30.39 52 C Mamikau Hds. ENE 2 30.45 51 II Auckland' -'.:i ENE 3 30.41 r.l BC TIrlttrl ....... E 4 .51 CU Kawhia ........ K 1 —- 49 B Tauranga'- ... Calm 30.49 48 0 Opotlki N 1 30.45 50 BC Taupo .... S 1 47 C East Cape .... SW 3 30.51 49 OD Gishorno ...... N 2 30.58 47 C Napier Calm 30.55 47 BC Castlepoint . .. NE 5 30.48 ;48 . BC Cape Palllser ..Cairn ■.-— 48 B New riymoutli . Calm 30.47 43 3! Cape Kghioht.-.. NE 3 30.47 ■ . ■ 40 B Patca ...... Calm 30.49 4(! • B Wanganul .... E 1 30.50 45 B Foxton Calm 44 BC Wellington .. Calm 30.50 45 B Nelson ■.. SE 1 • 30.49 45 O Cape Campbell.—Not received. Farewell Spit ...El 30.47 52. C Westport .... Calm S0.42 39 B. Greymouth ... E 4 30.40 39 B Arthur's Pass . NW 1 30 BC Kalkoura, ....N2 30.45 40 B Cluistchurcli NNE 2 30.41 42 BZ Akaroa L'houso NE 3 30.10 45 BC Tlmaru Calm 30.37 35 B Oamaru N 1 30.36 39 B . Dmieilin NE 2 30.34 , 47 BC Alexandra ... Calm 34 C Quoenstown . Calm 30.29 34 C. Nuwtets S 4 30.30 40 BZ Bluff N 2 30.27 40 B Puysegur Point SE 5 30.25 — —
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Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 28, 2 August 1934, Page 7
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