METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 98, 27 April 1935, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR APRIL. ■ New moon, 'iilrd day. 11.41 p.m. First quarter, eleventh day, 5.12 a.m. Full moon, nineteenth day, 8.40 a.m. Last quarter, twenty-sixth -day, 3.50 p.m. (Standard Time.) SATURDAY. APBIL 27, 1935. The Sim.—Rose today 6.32 a.m.; sets 5.5 p.m. Rises tomorrow 6.33 a.m.; sets 5.4 p.m. (Standard Time.) \ ■ Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning,. 4hr lgmin; afternoon, 2hr 24mln. Total, 6hr 42min. Temperatures In Shade. —Maximum, 65,8deg; minimum, 53.8deg; mean", 59.8deg. Rainfall.—Total for the -24 hours preceding 9 a.m.' today, O.Olta. Tofiil to date during the month, 1.45 in. . ■ ■:, . ■'-. Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the 24 houra preceding 9 ,a.m. today, ' 5.5 m.p.h. . , . ; Barometer.—Yesterday, »■ a.m.,'29.9641n; today. 9 a.m., 29.8541ni: noon,, 29.858 in. ; '/ ; SYNOPSIS OF .LAST 24 HOURS, i / , ; During Friday moderato westerly winds preY dominated? and, Except in the far south,- -where showery conditions were experienced;, ; the weather wail mostly fair to fine. .In the night, however/ a depression Crossed the Dominion and winds turned to: southerly in many parts and freshened somewhat. Consequently, tho weather has since become cold and cloudy and scattered rain has fallen, more especially In the central areas and the southern half of the South Island. An anticyclone now extends on to southern New Zealand, while pressure Is rather low over the rest of the country-

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, 12-10; 5, fresh i breeze, 17-21; 6, strong breeze, 22-27; 7 high .wind, 28-33; 8 gale, 31-40; 9 . strong gale, 41-48; 10 whole cale, 49-56; 11, storm, 57-66; 12 hurriiime. '■ !' ■.' :. •'■'■'■ -: Weather.T—B, blue sky; BC blue: sky and ' detached 'cloud 3; C; cloudy;. O, overcast; G, igloomy, t dull; U, ugly, threatening; It, continuous or steady rain; S, snow;,D, drizzle; P, ■ passingunowera; H, hail; Q, squally; L, lightning; T, thunder; F, fog; M, mist; Z, -hazoV. ' ; :. ;■-:.. 1 ■•.•-': ■' ■■■'■' ■ forecast. •-. '■'-■' '■ '■•>' 'y Winds.—^Moderate to strong south.; to southeast, reaching gale force at times about Cook ;Stralt, • ■ ' .'.-:: •■■■•• 1 Barometer.—Unsteady. , , " \ Seas.^—Moderate south of. Farewell Spit aiid inorth of East Cape; rough In the Cook Strait elsewhere rather rough' to rough. .. :. Weatiier.—i'lne in western districts of, the ■ South Island; rain on the east coast of the iNorth Island and at scattered places elsewhere. Temperatures cold.

TODAY'S WEATHER.

Station. Wind Prea. Temp. We»tn«r C. Maria V.D.-'WNW 3 29.92 63 BC Russell S3 30.00 CO IS . Hoktanga Heads N 3 29.88 59 BC Kalpara Slg. Sta. W 4 29.83 (ill C Manultau Heads SW 1 29.86 01 B AuoklanU .... Calm 29.85 02 BC Tiritlrl ' SW! 61 ISC Kawhia S3 58 CZ Tauranga ;... Calm , 29.82 56 BC Opotikl S 1 29.85 55 B Taupo N 1 48 BC East Cape.—Not received. Gistorhe- .... NW1 20.83 50 B Napier ». W 1 29.84 54 BC Castlepoint .... S 1 2!).S1 00 O Cape PalUser .. E 2 ■ ■ 5( BC New Plymouth . W 4 29.79 59 0 . Cape Egmout .. N 3 , 29-77 50 On Patea Calm , 29.83 59 O Wanganut ..*.. KB 1 29.85 58 OR Foxton XI SB O Wellington .. SSE 3 29.83 Sii OP Nelson . SE 1 29.84 '50 O Capo Campbell < S « 29.85 S(! BCQ Farewell Spit . SB 4 29.81 55 OR We'Stport SE 2 29.7li 57 BC Greymouth K 4 29.84 57 C Arthur's Pass "MV 2 -— 43 O Katkoura S3 2>.!)0 , 56 O Cbristchurcli .. SW 4 30/10 51 OG Akaroa Lthse. .. S S 29.98 ,53 O . Timaril SW 2 30.07- i\> ,, C Oamaru SW 3 30.03 50 -OR Duncdln S4 30.12 - S3 OP Alexandra.—Not received. Qucenstown. —Line Interrupted. Nugftets SK 4 30.12 47 0 Bluff SE 3 30.12 51 O. Puysegur Point SE 2 30.08 DO B