METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 95, 23 April 1935, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER MOON FOR APRIL. New moon, 'hird day, 11.41 p.m. Tlrst quarter, eleventh day, 5.12 a.m. Full moon, nine-, teenth day, 8.40 a.m. Last quarter, twenty-sixth day. 8.50 p.m (Standard Time.) TUESDAY, APRIL 23,' 1935. The Sun.—Rose today 6.28 a.m.; seta 5.11 p.m. Rises tomorrow 6.29 a.m.; sets 5.10 p.m. (Standard Time.) ■ Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 3hr 30mln; afterneon, 36min. Total, 4hr 6min. Temperatures In Shade.—Maximum, (iideg; minimum, 53.5deg; mean, 57.8f1eg. Rainfall.—Total for the 72 hours preceding 9 a.m., today, O.Mln. Total to date during the month, 1.21 in. Wind.—Velocity of the !wind for the 72 hours preceding 0 a.m. today, 3.3 m.p.h. Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.2151n. Today, 9 a.m., 29.9311n. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. The recent anticyclone is now centred east of the Chatham Islands and a depression has moved on to the Dominion, one centre of which Is located west of» Cape Jlaria Van Dleman. Rain fell yesterday In the northern and east coast districts of the North Island, but elsewhere the weather was mainly fair to cloudy. Since last'night, however, dull, misty conditions have extended over practically the whole cf the Dominion and rain has set In in most parts, heavy falls having : occurred In the | Auckland and Bay of Plenty areas. Moderate to strong north-east winds have predominated and have increased to gale force at places in the Auckland, Peninsula..

Beaufort scale of wind force, with equivalent m.p.h.—l, light air, 2-3; 2 slight breeze, 4-7; 3 gentle' breeze, 8-11; 4 moderate breeze, 12-16;' 5, fresh breeze, IT-21; 6, strong breeze, 22-27; 7■ high Wind, 28-33; 8 gale, 34-40; 9 sttons gale, • 41-48; 10 whole gale, 49-56; 11; storm, 57-66; 12 hurricane. "• . . .... | Weather.—B, blue sky; BC blue sky and detached clouds; C, cloudy; O, overcast; G, gloomy, dull; U, ugly, threatening; B, continuous or steady rain; S, snow; D, drizzle; V, passlngVshowers; H, hail; Q, squally; L, i lightning; T, thunder; F, fog; 11, mist; Z, hazo. ! FORECAST. Winds.—Moderate to strong north-east to north reaching gale force In places. Barometer. —Unsteady . with a falling tendency. ' ■ ■ Seas.—Rough to high north of East Cape ; rough on parts of the east coast and In the CooK Strait area, and off shore north of Farewell Spit; elsewhere smooth to moderate. Weather.—Cloudy to overcast with mist or fog in many places. General rain probable; some heavy falls in the North Island with flooding In parts of the, Auckland Province. Temperatures mild.

Station. tvioa Pn Temp. Weather Cane Maria V.D. N 7 29.83 63 0 Rubscll X 5 29.94 63 OR Hoklauga Hds. N. 3' 29.8B 65 OR Kalpara SIR. St. X 7 29.87 03 OR.U Matiukau Heads X£ 8 ■ 29 84 03 OK Auckland X.V'll 5 29.93 05 OK Tlrltln XXE 8—64 'OMB Kawhia XE 2 — 04 OH Tauranga .... KE 4 30.03 63 R Opotikl NE 3 30.14 61 11 Taupo ........ 'NE 3 — . ■ 53 O East Cape X6 30.16 64 OMP Glsborne NX£ 5 30.09 64 O Napier XE 4 30..03 63 O Castlepolnt ... SE 4 29.93 «1 OD Capo Palllser .. Calm —- : 62 O New Plymouth EXE 3 29.36 61 O Cape KKmont .. N 7 29.85 61 O Patea Calm "29.95 61 O • WanganuL Calm 29.97 .62 OP Poxton El — 61 D Wellington .... S3' 29.93 60 OP Nelson XB 4 29.91! B0,. O Cape Campbell.—Not received. FareueU Spit XE 6 29.87 61 OMH Westport .... EXE 4 29.80 63 OR Greymouth E 3 29.80. 56 P Arthur's Pass NW 1 — 49 R KalKoura N 2 29.82 57 O Chrlstchurch . E.NE 4 29.87 37 OMR Akdroa L'houso N — - 29.81! 61 OU Tlmaru N 2 29.87 52 O Oamiiru NE 1 29.82 51 C Dunedln N 4 29.84 55 O Alexandra Calm — 42 P Queensto«n .. Calm -' 29.81 4i O XuSBets X 3 29 81 48 BC BhiiT N 1 29.79 48 B Puysegur Point NE 1 29.74 ' 53 B

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