METEOROLOGICAL WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 140, 10 December 1935, Page 5

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR' DECEMBER,

First quarter, third". day, 6.58 ' p.m.; full moon, tentli day. 2.40 p.m.; third quarter, eighteenth! day, 9.27 a.m.; new moon, twentysixth day, 5.19 a.m. (Standard Time.)

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1935.

. The Sun.—Uose today 4.11 a.m.; sets 7.1G p.m. Rises tomorrow 4.11 a.m.; sets 7.17 p.m. (Standard Time.) Bright Sunshine:—Yesterday: Morning. 2hr 18mlu: afternoon,- 7hr. Total, 9hr ■ ISmin.

Temperature In Shade.—Maximum, 70.0deg. minimum, 54;ldeg:; mean, 62.0deg. ,

Rainfall.—Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. toila.v. .nil. Total to date during the month, nil.

Wind.—Velocity of the wlud for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. today.—B.l m.p.h. Barometer.— Yesterday, 9 a.m.. 50.2711n. Today, U a.m., 30.217 in; lioon, 30.2001u.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.

.. The anticyclone which, has persisted over the New* Zealand area since the beginning of the month is now centred east of the North Island, and is losing intensity. Fine, warm weather has continued to prevail generally, a few light showers only having occurred at Isolated places in the western and southern portions of the South Island. Winds have been light and variable, but nortberlies have predominated south of New Plymouth and Castlcpolnt.

TODAY'S WEATHER.

Station. Wind. Ptes. Temp. Weather

Beaufort seals of wind force, with equivalent m.p.h.—l, light air, 2-3; t slight breeze. 4-7; 8 gentlt breeze. B-11. « moderitu breeze, 12-16; 5 fresb breeze, 17-21. 8 strong breeze 22-17; 7 high wlni 88-33; t), tale, 34-40; 9. strong gale, 41-48; 10 whole gale. 49-58. 11. storm 57-66: 12 hurricane. .

Weather.—B, blue ilry; BC, blu« : iky ■ and fletacbed clouds; C, cloudy; 0, overcast; G. gloomy, -dull; D.; ugly, threatening; R. continuous or steady rain; S, snow; D, drlixle: P, passing showers; H. hall; q, squally; h, lightning; T. thunder: F. fog; U. mist; Z. btze.

FORECAST.

Winds.—Still light to moderate and variable In most places, but with northerlies predominating and freshening in and south'of Cook Strait. / ' ■

Barometer.—A, falling, tendency. Seas.—Smooth to m'oderdte, "but rising somewhat on' tlie west' xoast and about Foveaux Strait. , f ' . ' . ' . ' .

Weather.—^Still fair to fine" in' most districts, but some scattered light rain In Westland and In the far south. Temperatures warm.

Cape Maria V.D. Calm 30.29 68 BC Russell..;... ESE 4 30.28 G5 0 .IIoktanga.Hds ..SI 30.21 6G BC Kalpara Slg. Stn.—Line Interrupted. Manukau Hds. SSW 3 — 03 B Auckland .... SW 2 30.38 68 BC Tirltirl .... S .3 - —; .63 JJCZ Kawhla ...... SW 2—69 BC Taurarisa ...... Calm 30.29 69 ' B Opotlkl N 1 30.20 72 B .Taupo '. ...SI — 65 0 East Cape SW 2 30.25 64 BZ Glsborne- S 6 30.26 68 B Napier E 2 30.24 69 B Castlepolnt ■....'NE S 30.33 61 B Capo.PuUlser ..El — 70 '■" B New Plymouth".; X 1 30.26 6(i C Cape Esmont WSW 2 30.32 64 O Patea ............ X 1 30.20 66 O Wanganul .... NE 1 • 30.28 69 B : Foxton .:...„. W 1 — 65 B .Wellington .. NSW 5 30.22 66 C Nelson N 1 . 30.26 61 OJIP Cape Campbell ..N 2, 30.21 67 B Farewell Spit .. 8.2' 30.25 65 O Westport ...;.. W'2 30.26 65 BC Greymouth ....SW'2 30:26' 62 -M Arthur's Pass jNW 1 • — 71 B ' Kalkoura'. ..... NE 2 30^19 67 . B Christchurch .. NE 2 30.17 65 B Akaroa I/house NE 1 30.18 63 M Tlmaru Calm 30.20 66 BC Oamaru NE 2 S0.H 66 B Dunedln El 30.18 63 B Alexandra.—Not rscelved. Queenstown.—Not received. Nuggets."..'.'...'-Cslm- 30.11 6E BCZ, Bluff . ... NW 1 30.12 . 62IB Puysegur Vt.:. ; NW 6 30.09 63 B -'