METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 106, 1 November 1934, Page 15

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR NOVEMBER.

Sevt Moon, seVentli day, 4.14 p.m.; first auarter, fourteenth day, 2.9 p.m.; full moon, twenty-first day, 3.56 p.m.; last quarter, twentyninth day, 0.9 p.m. .^Standard .Time.) . . THURSDAY, NOVEMBER I, 1934. Tho Sun.—The sun rose today 4.39 a.m.; sets G. 31 p.m. Rises tomorrow 4.37 a.m.; eets C.32 p.m. (Standard Time:) Bright Sunshine.— Yesterday:. Morning, 6hr 18mln; afternoon, 6hr 86min; total, 12hr 54 m Temperature In Shade.—Maximum, G6.Bdeg; minimum, 4T.9dc(r;-mean, 57.4deg. Rainfall.—Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 am. today, nil; total for October, 6.501n. Wind —Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding-9 a.m. today, 7.1 m.p.h. . . Barometer.— Yesterday,' 9 a.m., 30.286 in, today, 9 a,.m.j 30.107; noon, 30.101n. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOUHS. An anticyclone still extends across the Dominion, but slight depressions have been passing both to the north and south. Consequent y winds have been rather variable and mostly light to moderate, but northerlles predominated yesterday in and south of Cook Strait. ■ Scatr tered rain has fallen Bince last night in tho far north and south, but otherwise the weather has continued to be flne and temperatures generally mild.

Beaufort scale of jvind force, with equivalent m.p.U.—l, light air. 2-3.; 2, slight breeze, 4-7; 3, gentle breeze, 8-11 i 4, moderate breeze, 12-16; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21; 6, strong breeze, 22-27; 7, high wind, 28-33; 3, gale, ,34-40; 9, strong gale, 41-48; 10, whole gals, 40-56; 11, storm, 57-66; 12, hurWeather.—B, blue sky; BC, blue sky and detached clouds; C, cloudy; 0, overcast; G, gloomy, dull; TJ, ugly, threatening; R, continuous or steady rain; S, sno\v;/D, drizzle; V, passing showers; H, hail;1 Q, squally; L, lightning; T, thunder; F, fog; M, mist; 2, haze. FORECAST. .. Winds.—Moderate to fresh westerly :to southerly winds. . Barometer.—A rising tendency. Seas.—Bather rough about Cook and Foveaux Straits; elsewhere smooth to moderate. Tides.—Poor. Weather.—Mainly fair to cloudy, but some scattered showers likely, more especially on the east coast and in the southern districts of the South Island. Temperatures becoming COOler. —

Station.. Wind. 'res. :emp. 'eai ler. Cape Maria V.D. SE 5 30.16 62 B Russell ...... SE 3 30.23 G5 BCZ Hoklattga Heads S 2 '30.24 65 BC Kaipari;. Sig. St. E 3 30.26 03 CZ Manukau Heads SW. 1 30.23 63 B Auckland SE 2 30.21 64 BC Tiritirl E 3 — 61 B Kawhla ... SW 3 ■ — ■■ ■ 63 BC Taiiranga Calm. 30.21 65 B Opotikl ........ Calm 30.30 Go BC Taupo ........ W 2 — 53 BC East Cape ....". S 1 30.19' .57 B Gisborne ' NXW 2 30.18 65 B Xapler El 30.1" 53' ,B Castlepoint ..... N 3 30.03 63 . i B Cape Palliser ;. E 1 — 64 B New I'lymouth SW 3 30.22 58 B Capo Egmont SW 3 30.24 57 B ■ Patea XW 4 30.23 58 BC Wangaaul .. WNW- 1 30.23 62 . B' Foxton N 1 — 58 i BC WeUington .. NXW 4 30.10 50 B Nelson SW 3 .30.11 58 B ■- Cape Campbell N 6 30.07 56 BC Farewell • Spit ■.. SI -30.13 -65 B Westport SW 2 30.22; 53 C Grcymouth E 2 ' 30.25 54 O Arthur's Pass XW 1 ■ — 40 B Kaikoura .... SW 3 30.07 ,r>8 BC Chrlstchurch . .• SW 5 30.08 58 C Akaroa L'house W 4 30.0G GO BC Timaru Calm 30.13 57 B Oamaru Calm 30.12 '59 C Duncdin Calm 30.10 56 OR 1 Alexandra.... Calm- ' — 5S 0 Queenstown :..' SW 1 i30.0T 5o O Xuehets SE 4 30.10 49 O Bluff ESE 3 30.08 49 OR Puysesur Pt.' ..■ E 2 30.08 48 OR

TODAY'S WEATHER!