METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 32, 7 August 1934, Page 12

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

! MOON FOR AUGUST. Last quarter, second day, 5,37 pm New HE??1. !h nts day 8- 16 p-m-: flrat lu*rt«f--flftb'davS^m 4' ""■'• fU" ffioOn- tWCDtyTUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1934. The Sun —Rose today 653 a.m.; sets .1 1 P m Rises tomorrow 831 a m.; sets 32 p m Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 4hr I2min- afternoon, 3hr 18min. Total, 7hr 30 mm Temperature In Shade.—Maximum. 53 2dcc: minimum. 40fldeg; mean, 48.0deg Rainfall —Total for the 24 hours preceding | 9 a m today. 0 2(!!n. Total to date durlnc tho month, 0 77m Wind. —Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a m today, 11.1 rapli ' Barometer — Ycsferday, 9 a m , 29 7101n. Today, 9 am, 21 SOIIn TODAY'S WEATHER

Beaufort scale ol wind. fore* wltn equlralenj m.p.h. —1 light air 2-3: 8 illght brew. 4-T:'• S Kentle breeze, 8-11: i. ttoderit* breeze 12-16' 5, fresh breeze IT-21: -9. strong breeze. 82-27: T hjEh wind, ■ 28-331 8 sale 34-40: 9, strong gate, 41-48: 1% whole eale 49-56:, II storm ST-tQ 12. huw Weather —B. blue ,sky i B^. blue «ky, an# detached clouds: C. clou'ly}-O. overcast: ,(t Bloomy dull. V ■ ugly, threatenlne: R, coni Hmious or steady rain: S. snow:. D. drizzl«| P. passing showers: H. hall: Q, squally; -ilg llghtnine: T. thunder: F. fog: M.- mist;'* haze. . . . , ■'■■■

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.

Yesterday's depression disappeared eastward during the •night, but another, though slight,low pressure wave Is now crossing southern New- Zealand. A, southerly change "extended from the south over most of the Dominion last night, but except along the fast coast of the' South Island It was not severe and the rain associated with it was confined; to. the South. Island and the southern portion of- the North Island. By this morning :wlridsi: had- become more variable and conditions improved In most parts. . ■ - - ,- ; , ~, ■ ■ ";,'.

FORECAST.

Winds.—Moderate to strong west to south winds, later becomius more generally, southerly. Barometer.—Risinjr.

Seas.—-Rather rough on the west coast; rough about Foveaux Strait; elsewhere moderate. Tides.—Good-south of Cape Egmont; olsawheie moderate.

Weather.—Chauccablo In districts with, a westerly aspect, with showers at times and later extending to parts of ' eastern districts, ■'but mainly fair; snow showers on the ranees and hail In parts of the south. Temperatures cold.

Station Wind Pras Temp Weather. Cape Marja V.D S 5 29 S7 5<i BC Itu^ell S3 29.P0 5i 08 IlQManjra ftpacis ..E 3 29.SS .'2' r Knlp.ii a Sik. St. SW i 20 93 53 BC JIdnukaii Hds SSW 1 29.90 ,"0 B Auckland .... SB 3 29.89 H2 < BC Tirltirl S3 — 51 BCI Kawhla ......; E2 — 51 s , B TauranjM .... Calm 29.91 47 B OpotiM N 2 5988 48 BC Tmipo NW 1 , — . 49 ' C East Cape ...... S 6 20.PB 51 ' 00 Oisborne .' 3 4 29.99- 53 C Napier ..." W2 20 05 51s B Tastlepolnt .... W 1 29 92 48 O Cape Falliser ..SI — 51 0 New Plymouth . N 3 29.90 50 C Cape Eirmont WSW 1 29 80 50 CO Patca W! 29.92 50 O WanEauuiv i... NK 2 20.91 50 ' BC Foxtni) ........ N. 1 ■■ — ■ 49 C WolIlDEton .. NNEI 29.90. 4G B Xclson SE I 29.11 4.1 G C|) Campheil WSW 3 20 80 41 B Farewell Spit . SE 3 29.811 40 BC Wcstport SE 1 29.87 Fil. C Groyruoiith E 4 . ■ 29.90- 3!) B Arthur's Pass . Jf\V 1 — 28 B Kaikoura -X! 2!) S2 40 B CiiristcUucch .. KES 29.81 .42 B Aharoa L'liouse S\V 2 29.7« 44. B Tiihiiru Calm 29.74 32 B, Oamaru ........ W 1 29.73 40 B Duncdln Calm! 29.68 f 40 B Aloxdndra Calm — 32 B Qucenstown .. MV 3 29.68 32 ' B Nwrcets NW 5 29.61 41 BC BluCf NNW 3 29.59 40 B Pu^scgur Pt. WSW 7 20.65 43 OPO