METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 53, 31 August 1934, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR SEPTEMBER. Last quarter, first rtay, 7.10 a.m. Xcw moon, ninth day, 11-.50 a.m.; flrst iniartcr, sixteenth day, 11.00 p.m.; full moon, thirtieth day,: 11.50 p.m. FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 193-1. The Sim.—The sun rose today «.19 a.m.; sets 5.24-p.m. Rises tomorrow 0.17 a.m.; sets a.io p.m. Tiriglit Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, jhr Grain; afternoon, 3hr 4Smlh. Total, Slxr 04 mm. Temperature in Shade.—Maximum, DS.Tdeg.: minimum, Ol.ldeg.: mean. S4.Ddeg. Kalnfall.—Total for the 24 hours m-ecodins » a.m.. today, nil. Total to date dui-iug the month, 5.10 in. Wlud.—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. today,. lS.lin. ■ Barometer.—rYesterday, a a.m., 30.3131n; today, 9 a.m., 30.127 in; noon, SO.lOin. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. The flrst wave of a westerly depression passed cast of the South Island last night, while the recent anticyclone has beep, moving slowly to the east of the North Island. Moderate to strong north to west winds have prevailed reaching gale force at times about Cook and' Foveaux Straits, and in western districts from Taranaki southwards and the for south, the weather has become generally unsettled with raiu at many places. Country cast of the main ranges and the' northernmost districts, however, have continued to have fair to line conditions, while temperatures have remained mild everywhere.

TODAY'S WEATHER.

Station. Wind I'ltis. Tcint>. Weatlier.

Cape Jlaria V.U. WSW I 30.33 51 B Itussell ........ X 2 30.37 49 B Hoklanga Hds.. . N 3 30.34 -IS BF Kalpara Sis Sn. NNW 3 . 30.3,". 54 BC Mnnukau Hds. SW 1 30,35 55 B Auckland ...... W 2 30.33 52 r. Tirltlri .... ■ W 3 — 52 B Kawhla HI — T.S Ol> Tauranga S\V 2 30.31 51 BC Opoliki Calm 30,30 52 HC Taupo NE ■! — "0 C East Cape X\V 5 .30.24 31 B Glsborne NW.3 30.31. 57 'B . Napier W 1 30.22 00 HCZ Castlepolnt .. i. XW 7 30.02 Hii • B Cape Palliser NW 0 — ■ 00 O . New ■ Plymouth'- SW-t 30.2H C-tf OP Cape Egiaont Kff- 4 30.31. OB BC Patca W4 ' 30:30' ">5 O Waneanul ...... "S V 30.29 50 OFoxton ........ Xv — 55 O Wellington-' XIV C 30,13 -51 O Nelson KB 1 30.14 57 0 Cape Campbell NW G 30.013 53 O Farewell' Spit NW 4 30.1S 5« O' Westport ...... W 4 '30.17 55 OMR "Grfeymoutir ..'.'.' SW 3 '30.11 »i Sin Arthur's Pass NW 2 — ; 4- r> It KalUoura .• W. 2 30.02-: 55 O Cliristcburch .. Culm 20.99 47 O Akaroa L'house Nt1 3 29.97 57 BC ; Tlmaru ....... SI 29.97 50 C Oamaru ...;... N" 1 29.97 49 C : Uunedtn ...... Ciilm 29.90 48 C Alexandra ... Calm — 3S C Queenstowu . .. N'W 2 29.93 49 BC Nuggets ...i... S3 29^91 52 BC . Bluff ....NW2 29.92 47 BC I'uysegur. Pt. . W-7 29,98 46 CPQ

Oeaufon scale ol tvlna force with equlvs lent m.p.h..—l, tlgbt air. 2-3; 2. ellstit breeze, 4-7; 3. gentle breeze, 8-11; «. moderatt breezs. 12-16: 5, fresh breeze, 17-21; 6, strung oreezo, 112-27; 7, high trlnd, 28-33; 8, gale. 84-40; 9, «trong gale, 41-48; 10.. whole gale. 49-06; 11. itorm. 51-65; 12, burrlcauo. ,■>...

Weather —B. Div» suyj BC, plus sky and cletaclied clouds; C; cloudy; O, overcast; O, Bloomy, dull; U, ugly, threatening; It, coutluuoua or steady rain; S, snow; D, drizzle, I', passing showers; H, hail; tj, squally; Ti, llShtnlng: f, thuudcr: b\ fog; M, mist; Z, baze. . ' ■ ■ .

FORECAST,

'Winds.—Moderate to >strong and in places reaching:, gale force; north-westerly prevailing I at llrst from Canterbury northwards; elsewhere west to south-west, ami a more definite change to, southerly atlvanclnK. from the south, during Ihc next 24 to 36 hours. . , ; . . Barometer.—Rising In the south; elsewhere falling slowly. ;; ' ' ' - ■- j Seas.—Rough on the west coast and about! Cook and Foveaux Straits; elsewhere moderate. - ■ . Tides.—Moderate.. | Weather,—Cloudy to overcast with rain in most districts; some snow on the hipth levels of tho South Island. Te'mpcratures becoming colder. ...■■■!