METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 87, 9 October 1935, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR OCTOBER,

First quarter, sixth day, 1.9 a.m. i'ull moon, twelfth day, 4.9 p.m. Last quarter, nineteenth day, 5.6 p.m. New moon, twentyseventh day, 9.45 p.m. (Standard Tlmo.)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1935, Tlie Sun.^—Roso today 5.13 a.m.; isets 6.1 p.m. Kises tomorrow 5.12 a.m.; sets 6.5 p.m. : (Standard Time.) ■ - Bright Sunshine.—Ycstorday: Horning, Shr 4Smln; afternoon, 2hr SOtnln. Total, 6hr ISmin. ' • Temperaturo in Shade—Maximum, 56.0deg; minimum, 42.0deg; mean, 49.0deg. Rainfall.—Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. today, nil. Total to date during tho month, 0.53 in.i Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding .9 a.m. today, 4.9 nup.h. Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.141iu. Today, 9 a.m.,- 30.2791u; noon, 30.2191n.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS

An anticyclone now covers New Zealand with highest pressure extending on to tho North Island. Moderate to strong south-westerly or southerly winds prevailed yesterday, but since last night winds have decreased generally In force and" by this morning had changed to northerly in and south of Cook Strait. A few isolated showers fell yesterday, but for the most part the weather was fair to flno and this morning It was flno almost generally.

TODAY'S WEATHER.

Beaufort scald of wind force, with equivalent m.p.h:-l. light air 2-S. 2 slight breeze, 4-7 r S gentle breeze, 8-11, 4 moderate breeze, 12-16; 5 fresh breeze 17-21 6 .strong breeze 22-27; 7 high wind, 2S-SS:' S, ? alc> ,Si~i°K» 9 \ stronß Bale- 41-»8: 10 whole gale. 49-SG; 11. storm 07-66: 12 hurricano.

Weather.—B • blue sky; BC, blue Elcy and detached clouds; C, cloudy: 0, overcast: G gloomy, dull; D. ugly, threatening It. contlnuoun or.Eteadj rain; S snow D drlzzla P passing showers; H hail; Q, squally; L lightning; 1. thunder: F. fo B ; M, mist 1 Z

FORECAST.

Winfis.—Moderate southerly winds, later bocoming variable north of New Plymouth and Napier; elsewhere moderate' but "freshening westerly to uorth-westorly prevailing, rising to Bale force at times about Foveaux Strait. Barometer.—Littlo movement, but a I'alliue tendency in the far south

Seas.—Smooth to moderate, but rising south of Westport and in t'oveaus Strait, Weather.—A continuance of Uuo <ie.it.linr may bo expected tii most districts, but becoming cloudy ia tho west coast and fW southern parts ut tho South Island with showers developing there.

Station. Wind. Pres Temp Wnather Cp. Maria V.D. SB 5 30.36 58 Bussell S3 30.33 5G Hokianga Head3 S S 30.31 61 Kalpara Sig. Stn. S 4 30.35 ' 57 Manukau Hds. SSW 3 30.34 54 Auckland .... SW 3 30.34 58 Tlritirl SSW 4 — 55 Kawhia ...... SW 2 — 55 Tauranga .... Calm 30.31 53 . OpotlM .i..... SE 1 30.22 50 Taupo Calm — 50 East Capo.—Not received. Gisborne ... SSW 5 30.26 5:J Napier ...... SW 3 30.2T 53 Castlepolnt .... SI. 30.22 53 Cape ralllser .. N 1 — 5(> New Plymouth Calm 30.34 59 Capo Egmout .. S 2 30.31 54 Patca S 2 30.35 57 Wanganul .... Calm 30.3D 55 Foxton Calm — '4S Wellington .... N 2 30.2S 55 Nelson NE 1 30.32 Fit Capo Campbell NW 3 30.2G 53 Farewell Spit . NW 4 30.SO 55 Wcstport SI 30.37 JS Grcymouth .... . B 2 30.36 45 Arthur's Pass NW 4 — 41 Kalkoura N2 30.17 52 1 Christchurcli .. E4 30.17 5ii Akaroa L'houao NW 3 30.13 fi7 Timaru Calm 30.13 55 Oamaru N 1 30.07 5(i Dunediti N 1 30.11 ' 52 Alexandra.—Not received. Queenstown ..„. W 3 30.1 n 53 Nuggets ....' WNW 6 30.02 55 Bluff .;. NW 4 30.01 55 Piiysegur PL . NW 8 30.02 53 BC B BC BC. BC BC BC B £ B B ' 0 BC B B B B O O B B B B n (1 O U n BC B BC BC C C C55 B OUB