METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Issue 20, 24 January 1935, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR JANUARY

isen Moon — MNh day 45U |> m , ftrgi. quar ler twelfth day »25 am, full moon twen lletb thy 3M tm.. last quarter iweDtv ■Ilililb day 7.2 V a.m. istiindard time.) * THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1935. The i>iin —Kobe toJay 443 ara , sets, 721 p.m. Itlaes tomorrow,. 4.46 a.m.; sets,' 7.20 pm fst mdird Time ) Bright Suushlnc—Yesterday: Morning,. 6hr 3()iuln afternoon, blir 36mln, total, Uhr 6min Temperatures in Sh ide —SI ixinium 14 sd(.g, minimum 01 OdeK me in G7 Bdeg Kainlill —lotil for the il hours preceding ■) am, today ml Total to date during the mpntb, ;l.GUia.

Wind—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding Sam totlaj, 13 1 mp b Barometer —Yesterday, 9 am, 20 889 in To dij, 9 am, 29 uuiln

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS

An Intense depression now covers New /eaUnd md is centred o\er the southern portion North-west to west' winds have Increased in force, inrt since last night giles have been blotting In pUtcs eiptcnlly In the central sitfia.% Cunditlons ilso haVe become unsettled In tno western districts from Tiranakl south wards and in the southern part of the South Islind with run at mmv places but elbewhere it was still mainly fair this morning.

TODAY'S WEATHER.

Beaufort' scale ■ of'wind .force, with- equivalent m.p.h-—l, light air, -2-S; 2, slight breeze, 4-7: 5,1 gentle breeze, 8-11 r; 4, moderate breeze, 12-16; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21; 6, -strong breeze, 22-27; 7 high wind, 28-33; 8, 'gale, 34-40; 9, strong gale, 41-48; 10, whole gale, 49-56; 11, rtoriri, 57-661 12, hurricane. Weather.—B, blue sky; BC, blue sky and detached 'clouds:' C, cloudy; 0, overcast; G; gloomy, dull; V, ugly, threatening; X, continuous or siendy rain; S, snow; D, drizzle; P, ■passing showers; H, tiall; Q, squally: L, lightning; T, thunder; F, fog; M, mist; Z; haze.

FORECABT.

Winds —Strong winds to galci; westerly northof Greymbuth and Akaroa, bticklnß to soutliI westerlies within the next t«enty-four hours; elsewhere southerly. 1 Barometer—Unsteady, bnt rising shortly. I Seas.—Heavy on . the west coast between Grevmouth and Cape Egmqnt; moderate north of East Cape; elsewhere rough. Tides.—Good. Weather—Unsettled and squally, with rain In most, districts and some heavy falls from Tarnnakl southwards. Temperatures becoming cooler.

Station. Wind. Pres, Temp. Weatner. Cape Maria V.D. NW 4 29.98 75 B Jfmsell .......S3 20 i*2 09 B Hokianga Heads X 3 29 92 69 BC Kaipara Slg Stn AW 3 2f> 93 71 BC Manukau Heads SW 4 2') «6 6 1) C Auckland ,.,,W! 29.89 72 BC .Tlrltlrl \V 2 70' B Kawhia W 5 71 BC Tauranga ... Calm 29 S6 72 B Ojotiki '.;... SW 1 29.85 • 6!) B Taupo i. NAV 3 • .. . 5S ' I! East Cape .... 7 20 87 7.) BZ Gisbomo .... NWB -2D.78 .72 B Kapief ..... NW 3 29:71. 74 B Castlepomt .. NW 7 29 19 70 BC Cape PaUlser NNW 7 73 'C Sew Plymouth ..' W 4 29.84 70 OP Cape Kgmont .. SW 5 29.82 t.7 C Patea ...... XW 8 29 80 70 B Wanpanul .. InW 3 i9 76 OS BC Foxton ....... W 6 -—- 59 BC1* .Wellington .. NW 7 20.30 06 OCJ Nelson NK 5 Z9."2 6S C Cape Campbell 4 29 ') J ' 68 O Farewell Spit .. NW 5 2D 69 7') BC Wcstpqrt XS bi OR Greymbuth ..,.N 6 29.51. 62 K Aitlmr's Pass . NW 2 .12 It KalUouta .. NE 2 29.42 0"« -C Chrhtchurch ..KK3 29 >"> 71 BC Akaroa L'houae N'7 2<) 31 7U OOQ Timaru SI 29.U 3* OK O.iroani SE 3 29 36 ri% OR |Dnnedln S4 29. J9 36 OG .Alexandra.—Not rerehed. iqueenstown .. NW 1 29.38 — BC Nugsets .. WXW 4 29 32 52 C Bluff ........ W 6 29.38 .-58 CQ !:Puyse«ur -Point .W5 29.46 H BC