METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 59, 10 March 1936, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

TUESDAY. MARCH 10, 1336.

Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday, Morning, lhj ISmin;, afternoon, 24mln. Total, lhr 42min.

Temperature In Shade.—Maximum, 58.0deg.j minimum, 47.0deg.; mean, 52.5dcg. Rainfall.—Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. today, 1.20 in. Total to date during the month, 2.U7in. Wlnd.-rVeloclty of the wind for the 24 houri preceding 9 a.m. today, 10.0 m.p.h.' Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29.485 in. !•• day, 9 a.m., 29.603 in. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. An intense and extensive depression still lies east of the Dominion, the barometer at Chatham Island this morning being as low as 28.97 inchc3. Moderate to strong south-westerly winds have predominated, reaching gale forca in places, but since last night winds have moderated considerably owing to the advance on to southern New Zealand of a. fresh low-pres-sure wave.. Cold, unsettled, and squally weather has been experienced with rain ta most'parts, heavy falls occurring yesterday and last night in the eastern districts of the South Islaud and the Cook Strait area. This morning, however, though showers were reported at scattered places and it was still mostly cloudy, conditions were much improved from those ruling yesterday.

Beaufort scale of wind force, with equivalent m.p.h.—l, light air, 2-3; 2, slight breeze, 4-7; 3 gentle breeze. 8-H; 4 moderate breeze, 12-16; 8, fresh breeze, 17-21j 6, strong breeze, 22-27; 7, high wind, 28-33; 8, gale. 34-40; 9. strong gale, 41-48; 10 ( wholo 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; R, continuous or steady rain; S, snow; D, drizzle; P, passing showers; H, hall; Q, squally; L, lightning; T, thunder; F. fog; AI. mist. Z, haze. FORECAST. Winds. —Westerlies prevailing at first smitb' of New Plymouth and Napier, but later southwesterlies or southcrlies again becoming' general; force moderate to strong and rising t» gales at many places. Barometer. —Unsteady, but a rise probabl* later. Seas.—High north of Farewell Spit and at times south of Castlepoint: otherwise rough wltli a heavy southerly swell. \Yeather.—Cold, squally, and changeable, with rain at times in most districts; snow at the ranges and hall In places.-

Station. Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather. Cape M.V.D. WSW 6 29.87 64 BC(J Russell .... S5 29.74 -.62' BC Hokianga Heads.—Line Interrupted. . ■ . Kaipara Sig. Stn.W 5 29.76 59 CP Manukau Heads W 7 29.74 58 OP Auckland .. WSW 5 29.72 63 OP Tiritlri WSW 5 — 60 CP Kawhia .... WSW 5 — 62 CP Tauranga .. SW 2 29.65 60 BC Opotiki SW 1 29.65 57 BC Taupo SW 2 — 55 BC East Cape- .. WSW 4 29.60 61 CS Gistiorne ... KW 4 29.57 60 BC Napier SI 29.60 60 BC Castlepoint .. SW 5 29.55 52 OP Cape Palliser SW 8 — 53 OR New Plymouth SW 4 29.53 60 BC Cape Egmont .. W 5 29.5S 63 BC Patea SE 1 29.60 58 O Wanganui .. KW 1 29.61 58 CO. Foxton Calm — 56 O Wellington S2 29.60 52 O Nelson .. KB .1 29.57 57 • O Cape Campbell S 5 29.56 52 O Farewell Spit SW 2 29.55 60 BC Westport Calm 29.59 57 BC Greymouth ... E4 29.57 52 B Arthur's Pass . Calm — 37 B Kaikoura .... SW 3 29.59 50 C Christchurch . SW 4 29.60 48 BC Akaroa L'House SW 4 29.58 51 OU Timaru S 2 ' 29.60 44 BC Oamaru SW 1 29.58 47* BC Dunedin SW 6 . 29.59 53 BC Alexandra.—Not received. Q.ueenstown .. w 2 29.68 45 BC Nuggets N 4 29.56 50 C Bluff WS 29.64 54 CP* Puysegur Pt. NE 2 29.65 51 N OD

TODAY'S WEATHER.