METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 136, 5 December 1935, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER *

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1935: The Sun.—Rose today 4.12 a.m.; sets 711 p.m. Rises tomorrow 4.11 a.m.; sets 7.12 nm. (Standard Time.) Bright Sunshine—Yesterday, morning 6hr 42min; afternoon, 4hr. Total, lOhr 42mlni Temperature in Shade.—Maximum, G5 2'dee~ minimum, 54.1deg; mean, 59.6deg. v Eainrall.—Total for the 24 hours preceding' 9 a.m., nil. Total to date during the month, nil. Wind.—Velocity of the wind for tlie 2*-hours preceding 9 a;m. today,' 6.7. m.p^. Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 3f1.3461n. To." day, 9 a.m., 30.309 in.' . - ■.•

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. V- • Except for 'some light, isolated'showers' or misty rain in tho western and far southern districts, the weather has continued to be finis and warm generally under the influence of an extensive anticyclone. Yesterday winds were mainly northerly 'and light to moderate' but strong north-westerlies blew in parts •of the Cook and Foveaux Straits areas. By this morning they, had become light nearly eTervwhere and more variable in direction.

TODAYS WEATHER.

Beaufort scale of wind force. «ritli caulralent m.p.h.—l, light air, 2-3; 2 tligbt breeze, 4-J: S eenUe breeze. B-11. 4 moderato breeze, 12-16; 5 fresh breeze, 17-21; 6 strong breeze 22-27; 7 bieh wind. 28-33: 8, gale, Sl-40; 9, strong sale,' 41-18; '10 whole gale. 49-SG; 11. storm. 51-6e: 12 hurricane.

Weather.— ii, blue sky; BC, blot sky «.nd detached clouds; C, cloudy; 0, orercast; G, Cloomy, dull; D, ugly, threatening; R. continuous or steady fain; S, snow: D, drtzala; P, passing showers; H. hall; H, equally; L, Ugbtnlng; T, thunder: F, teg; M, mist; Z, b&ze.

FORECAST. Winds.—Light to moderate generally; ndrtlieasterlies prevailing north of Kawhla and Kapier; elsewhere north to norlh-westerlies. Barometer. —Little movement. Seas.—Slight to moderate. Weather. —For the most part fine and -warm, but cloudy and misty in. western districts^ from Taranaki southwards, with, scattered light rain, more especially in South. Westland and the far south.

.Station. Wlndl Pies. Temp. Weather. CapeMarlaV.D. NE 4'; "30;35 65 C Russell SB 1 30.36 68 BC Hokianga Heads N 1 30.29 64 BC Kaipara Sig. Stu. S 1 30.34 65 B Manukau Heads N 1 30.35 68 B Auckland ..... SW 2 30.36 64 BC Tiritiri SW 2 — 62 BCO Kawlila SW 3 — . 63. C Tauranga N3 30.35 66 B Opotlkl Calm 30.31 63 Jt Taupo Calm — 59 . B East Capo W 1 30.32 63 B2 Gisborno SSE 2 30.32 71 B Napier K 2 30.30 6S B Castlepoint S 2 30.33 66 B Cape Palliser.. KE 1 — 72 B New Plymouth. W 2 30.44 6i OMB Cape Egmont- .. W2 ,30.43 61 O>1 Patea K2 30.39 64 O Wanganui ..... NE 2 30.36 -66. BC Foxton Calm — 66 BC Wellington .... KW 2 30.31-65 B Nelson KB 1 30.33 62 OM Cape Campbell.—Not received. Farewell Spit..SE 3 30.32 61- O Westport SW 4 30.32 «2 BC Greymouth S3 30.33 5S ; 5t Arthur's Pass. Calm — 66 B Kalkoura S 2 30.32 65 B Christchurch .. XE 2 30.33 65 B Akaroa L'house NE 2 30.31.' «5 ' BC TImaru Calm 30.33 63 B Oamaru : KE 1 . 30.34/ 61 R Dunedin XI 30.36 63 B0 Alexandra .... NEl — 67 BC queenstown N 1 30.31 • 5S B Nuggets NE 2 30.36 49 F Bluff SSE 4 30.38 52 ODM Puysegur Pt. WNW 2 ' 30.37 55 OM