METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Issue 52, 2 March 1935, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR MARCH. ■ NeWjmoon, fifth day, 2.10 p.m.; first quarter, tnelfth day, noon; full moon, twentieth day, 5.1 p.m.; last quarter, twenty-eighth day, 5.21 a.m. (Standard Time.) SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1935. The Sun.—The sun toco today 5.32 a.m., sets G.3G p.m. ■ Hises tomorrow 5.33 a.m., sets 1i.31 p.m. (Standard time*) Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Horning, 4hr 24min; afternoon, 3hr 30min. Total, 7hr-' 50 mm. - -.< Tcmperaturo in Shade.—Maximum, 72.Gdeg; minimum, 55.7deg; mean, 64.2deg. Hainfall.—Total for tha 24 boura preceding 9 a.m. today, nil. Total for February, 1935, 3.40 in. Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. today, 5.6 m.p.h. Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m.. 30.258 in. Today, 3 a.m., 30.216111; noon, 30.20 in. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. ' A southerly change commenced to advance over tho South Island yesterday afternoon. At the sumo time pressure was falling in the north through the influence of a disturbance in the Tropics. ■ This fall of pressure caused the southerly eliango to move northward with increased rapidity and by 9 a.m. this mornins south-easterly or north-easterly winds prevailed over the whole Dominion. Temperatures have fallen somewhat but the weather has remained fine at most places. A few places in the North Auckland area and in tho extreme south-west reported light to moderate rain. TODAY'S WEATHER.

Beaiifon' scale 'of wind force. (Vltto etlulvnlent m.p.li.-l. Ugnt air, 2-3; 2. slteht breeze. 4-7: 8, gentle breeze. 8-11; 4. moderate breeze, 12-16; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21; C, stronfi breeze, 22-27; 7 blßb wind, 28-33: 8, gale, 84-40: '9. strolls Bale, 41-48; 10, whole gale. 49-58: U. storm. 57-68; 12. ourrtcane. ' ;. Weather.—B, blue skj; BC. blue bK? »nd detached clouds: C, cloudy; O, overcast; O, gloomy, dull; D, ugly, threatening; R, continuous or steady rain; S, snow; D. drizzle; P, passing showers; H, hall; Q, squally: L, lightning; T, tbunder: V, ton M, mist; Z, haze. - : ,' ,■'• ■ .-' . ' ;

FORECAST.

. 'Winds.—Moderate to fresh south-easterlies predominating. Barometer. —Unsteady. Seas. —Rather rough on parts of the cast coast north of "Banks Peninsula, and about Cook Strait; elsewhere smooth to moderate. . Weather. —Some scattered rain, in the- far north and a few isolated showers along the oast, coast, but for the most part fair to Fine with moderate temperatures.

Station. Wind. Fres. Temp. Weatner. Station. Wind. Capo Maria V.D. S 5 30.08 65 C Russell SSE 4 30.03 Gli OK Hoklanga Heads BE 3 30.04 (iS BC Kaipara S. Sn. ESE 3 30.11 . fi!) o Mauukau Heads SE 2 30.10 05 o Auckland SE 3 30.13 05 BC2 Tiritlri ■ SB 4 CO OG Kawhai SW 2 63 BC Tauranga Calm 30.15 <;6 O Opotlki SE 1 30.20 67 B Taupo S 1 . 57 BC East Cape ..... S 4 30.14 (i(> OMP Gisborne N 2 30.10 02 O Napier W 2 30.21 (id BC Castlepolut 'S2 30.18 65 B Capo Falliser .-. NW 4 06 BC New Plymouth ESE 3 r.0.18 68 B Cape Egmont ;. K'2 30.17 05 BC Patoa Calm 30.10 C6 B Wangaaui Calm 30.20 (>S BFoxton ...;.... KE 1 03 B Welliugton ■ SE 3 30.22 «1 O Nelson SW 1 /J0.20 (i:i BC Capo Campbell .. S -1 '30.22 (i.'i . BC Farewell Spit .. SE 6 30.20 «S B Wostport SB 2 30.10 «:s B GreyinouUi ..... B.. 2 30.18 -.58 B Arthur's Pass .. Calm —. . i'> \B • Kaikoura S 2 3O.3S 00 B Cliristchureh .. SW 4 S0.2T 61 C AUaroa L'house KK 2 !U)-.27 GO- O:: 1'lmaru-..:.....' S V S0-.2I) ' -.59, '. . ,O . : Oanwu .:....- Calm :iO,.29 03 ,. C_ : Dunediti KE 1 30.31 ab OG , Alexandra —Not received. , '■',- Oueeiistown ... Calm 30.19 |.. ; O NusEets .- Calm 30.17 -.•• r>(. -0 ( Bluf? ■ Nt ,30.S|... 50 BCZ Puysegur Point KE 1 30.2S hi . B/i