METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 96, 20 October 1934, Page 5

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR OCTOBER. New moon, ninth day, 2.3D a.m.; first Quarter, sixteenth day, e.59 a.m.; full mooa, twenty-third day, 2.31 a.m.; last quarter, thirtieth day, 7.52 p.m. (Standard Time.) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20. 1934. The Sun.—The sun rose today 4.55 a.m.; sets (i. 1ft p.m. Rises tomorrow 4.54 a.m.; sets 0.18 p.m. (Standard Tlmo.) Bright Sunshine. —Yesterday: Morning, nil; afternoon, 6min; total, 6min. Temperature in Shade. —Maximum, 51.5deg; minimum, 39.1deg; mean, 46.8deg; Rainfall.—Total for the 24 hours preceding 8 a.m. today, O.OGin ;* total to 1, date during the month, B.43in. Wind. —Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. today, 4.1 m.p.h. Barometer. —Yesterday, 9 a.m.,'29.907in ; today, 0 a.m. 29.917in; noon, 2[>.91in. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Cold and cloudy weather was experienced yesterday and last night, drizzling rain or showers falling in most districts, with moderato to fresh southerly to south-westerly winds predominating^ Since last night, however, the front portion of an anticyclone, the centre of which lies over the north Tasman Sea, has moved on to the. Dominion, and, except for a few isolated showers, conditions this morning were much improved. TODAY S WEATHER. Statiou. WiuU. Pros. Temp. Weather. Cape Maria T.D. SW 5 30.11 62 BC Kussell S 4 30.07 51 . 1)(J Jlokiauga Hds. SW 5 30,12 37 BCP Kalpara Sig. Sn. SW 5 30.13. fi I C .Manukau Hds. . SW 5 29.92 52 BC Auckland ..... SW 3 30.10 58 B(J Tlrltirl ....... SW. B . 00 .PQ Kawhia SW li ■ SI • OU Tauranga SW 4 29.97 .55 B Opotlkl SW 3 29.94 53 BC Taupo S6 48 BC East Cape ... SW 1 29.87 54 B Gisborne XW 1' 29.88 55 ' B Napier SW 1 29.90 54 B Castlepoint S 2 29.87 54 ■ B Capo Palliser . W 4 . 57 BC New Plymouth . SW 6 30.02 53 BC Capo Egmbnt .. SW 5 30.01 5:! BC Patea WB 29.99 53 BC Wangauui W 6 29.97 58 ' BC Kotton ...... SW 3 —.-' S3- BC Wellington ..:.. W 2 -29.92 • 53 C Nelson .<.... SE, 3 29.93 51 BC Capo Campbell KW 2 29.90 47 BC Farewell Spit . SW 4 29.93- .57 C. Westport S 2 30.05'. 4S BCP Greymouth .... NE ?.' 30.01 54 O Arthur's Pass .XW 1 40. .B Kalkoiira.—Not receded. Christchurch . SW 2 29.86 52 B/S Akaroa 'L'houso SW 5 29.84 51 BCQ Tiraal . u S 1 29.89 4S B Oamaru ■ SI 20.8S "'2 «: Dunediu SW 4 29.82 50 B Alexandra S3 50 B<^ Qucenstown S3 29.88 .). BC VucRcts S 6 29.87 45 BCP Bluff ...... SW'5 29.91 4fi BC Puysegur Pt. SSW V 30.06 4.4 CP Beaufort scale of wind force, with equivalent m.p.h.—1, light air, 2-3; 2, slight breeze, 4-7; 3. gentle breeze, 8-11; 4, modcrnto breeze, 12-16; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21; G, strong breeze, 22-27; 7, high.wind, 28-33; 8 pale, 34-40: 9, strong Bale, 41-48; 10, whole gale, 49-56; 11, storm, 57>l>6; 12, hurr'\veather.—B.. blue sky; BC, blue sky and detached clouds; C, cloudy; 0, overcast; G, gloomy, dull; U. ugly, threatening; B, continuous or steady rain; S, snow; D, drizzle; P passing showers; H, hail; Q, squally; li. lightning; T, thunder; F, fog; M, mist; Z, haze. . . . . ' .