METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 78, 1 April 1936, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

Wednesday, april i, 1936. The Sun.—ltose today, 6.6 a.m.; sets, 5.43 ; p.m. Itises tomorrow, 6.7 a.m.; sets 5.43 p.m. (Standard Time.) . -' . Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 4hr 12miu; afternoon, 3hr 24min. Total Bhr 6min. ' ■ Temperature in Shade. —Maximum, 58.0deg.; minimum, 43.2deg.; mean, OO.Gdeg. lialnf all.—Total for the 24 hours precedine , 9 a.m. today, nil. Total for March, 1936, 4.64 ia. Wind. —Velocity of the wind for the 24 houri preceding 9 a.m. today, 4.0 m.p.h. Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29.890 in. Today, i) a.m., 30.0511n; noon, 30.06i)in. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Light showers have fallen at a few isolated places in the western and southern parts '- of the South Island, but the weather generally has been fair to fine. Bouth-westerly winds predominated yesterday and were Btrong in a few exposed positions, but otherwise light to moderate, while by this morning the. direction had become northerly over most of the SoutU Island and also between Cook Strait and Glsbornc. An anticyclone extending over: the North Tasman Sea and the' North Island" has intensified somewhat, but a depression -now covers the South Tasman, and is moving towards Southern New Zealand. TODAY'S WEATHER.

Beaufort scale of wind force, with equiTta lent m.p.h.—l, light air, 2-3; 2, slight breeze, 4-7; 3 gentle breeze, S-ll; 4, moderate breeze, 12-16; 5, fresh breeze,' 17-21;-6, strong breeze, 22-27; 7, high wind, 28-33; 8, gale, 34-40; 9, strong gale, 41-48; 10, whole sale, 49-56; 11* storm, 07-66; 12,. hurricane. .-.-•. '.'Weather.—B, blue sky; BC, bluo sky and detached clouds; C,- cloudy; O, overcast; G, gloomy,' dull; U, ugly, threatening; B, continuous or steady rain; S, snow; D, drizzlej P, passing showers; H, hail; Q, squally; L. lightning; X, thunder; F, log; M, mist; Z, haze. ■•■■■.■ ■•.■'■■■ FORECAST. ' i Winds.—Moderate south-westerlies north of Kawhia and Napier;. elsewhere west to north* west prevailing; moderato but Increasuig. Barometer.—Little movemont in the north! falling in. the south. . ;. Seas.—Rather rough to rough south of Cap* Egmont; elsewhere moderate but rising later about Cook and Foveaux Straits. Weather.—Becoming unsettled In western districts and in the southern portion of the SoutU Island, with rain developing; elsewhere fair Temjeraturcs milder. / ■ ...

Station. Wind. Pres. Temp. Weatheij Cape Maria V.D. SE 2 30.20 Cl ' BC Russell .■ SW 3 30.21 64 BC Hokianga Hds. ..S3 30.15 63 BC Kaipara Slg'Sn: SW 3 30.20 ' 60 0 Manukau Hda. SSW 3 30.19 57 - BC Auckland .... SSW 3 30.20' 61 C Tiritiri ...... SSW 4 — 59 C Kawhia SW 3 — 62 BO Tauranga ..'.". SW 1 30.14 55 B Opotlkl ....SI 30.12 54 B Taupo SW 3 — . ; 54 BC East Cape ... SSW 2 30.12 58 B* Gisborne NW 3 30.10 55 ' B'i Napier NW 1 30.13 53 B Castlepoint K! 30.05 58 BC Cipe Palllser NNW 1: . —. 51 • BC New Plymouth .. W 2 30.12 61 BC Cnpe Egniont WSW 4 .34.15 58 BC Patea ...... WSW 5 30.12 57 BC Wanganui ...... W5 30.09 58 Btf . Toxton Calm — 54 BC WellinBton K2 30.05 55 C Nelson SE 1 30.07 52 BC Cape Campbell NW 3 30.03 51 BC ' Farewell Spit WSW 2 30.08 54 BC Westport E 2 30.15 4!) 0 Greymouth ;. E2 30.15 48 Oil* Arthur's Pass NW 2 ' — 41 BC Kaikoura N 2 30.04 49 BC Christchurch ENE 4 29.98 51 C j Akaroa L'house Calm 29T98 5S O )' Timaru S 2 29.96 49 O | Oamam NB 2 29.92 52 BC j Dunedin N 2 29.91 51 BC , Alexandra—Not received. . j Queenstown .. NW 1 29,91 50 B Nuggets ....... NE 3 29.87 46- BO i Bluff KE 1 29:82 53 B : Puysegur Pt. .. NW 7 29.81 60 C