METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Issue 79, 2 April 1936, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1936.

MOON FOR APRIL. Full moon, seventh day, 10.16 a.m.; third quarter, fifteenth day, 8.51 a.m.; new moon*, twenty-second day,. 12.3. a.m.; first quarter, twenty-eighth day, 10.46 p.m. . Iho Sun.-^Rose today, 6.7 a.m.; sets 5.43 p.m. Rlsea tomorrow, 6.8 a.m.; sets 5.41 p.m. (Standard Time.) Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 3hr 18mlu i afternoon, one 12mln. Total, Bhr 30 mm. . .'.'■.. Temperature in Shade.—Maximum, 62.7deg.; minimum. 53.3deR.; mean/ SB.Odee. ■ . Rainfall. —Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. today, nil. V/ind.—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. today, 7.6 m.p.h. Barometer. —Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.053 in. Today, 9 a.m., 30.189 in. Noon, 50.177 in.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.

. An anticyclone still extends over the North Island, the centre being west of the Auckland Peninsula. A slight low-pressure wave crossed southern New Zealand last night, while a fairly Intense westerly depression. has been covering the south Tasmati Sea. Some scattered light rains have occurred on the west coast and In the southern portion of the South Island,'but for the most part the weather has been fair, mild, and hazy. Southerly breezes have ruled in the northern part of the North Island, while elsewhere northerlles have prevailed, light to moderate mainly in force, but strong in, parts of the.' Cook and Foveaux Straits areas. At Puysegur Point a north-west gale was blowing at. 9 a.m. today.

TODAY'S WEATHER.

Beaufort scale of wind force, with equivalent m.p.h.—l, light air, 2-3; 2, slight breeze, 4-7-;'8'gentle breeze, 8-11; i, moderate breeze, 12-16; 5. fresh breeze, 17-21; 6, strong breeze, 22-27; 1, high wind, 28-33; 8, gale, 34-40: 9, strong gale, 41-48; 10, whole gale, 40-56; 11, storm, 57-66; 12, hurricane. Weather. —B, blue sliy; BC, blue sky and detached clouds; C, cloudy; 0, 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; M, mist; Z. haze. FORECAST. Winds. —Moderate southerlles to south-west-erlies north of New Plymouth and Napier,, veering temporarily to westerlies; elsewhere moderate to strong north-west to westerly and later backing to south-west. Barometer.— Unsteady. g eas .—Bough south of Cape Egmont and about Cock and Ifoveaux Straits; elsewhere moderate. :. Weather. —Scattered and Intermittent rain In districts with a westerly aspect and in the southern half of the South Island; elsewhere mainly fair to flno. Temperatures moderate.

Station. Wind. Pre3. Tern] Weather. Cape Maria V.D. SI 30.33 . 62 C - Russell. —Not received. . . , ...... IloManga Heads S 3 30.21 64 C Kalnara Sig. Stn. W 3 .. 20.27 63 BC ' Manukau Hds. SW 7 30.27 01 0 Auckland .... SW 3 . 30.2T .84.,. 0 Tlritirl .... SW 4 — 61 CG Kawhla W 1 — 63 0 ' Tauranga ■ S 1 30,20 61 B . . Opotikt .... SSE'2. ■ • 30.23 54 B . Taupo Calm — 49. B East Capo ... SW 1 30.1S 30 BZ Gisborne ..:. NNW 2 30.10 56 ' B Napier ••■ Calm 30.23 59 B Castlcpoint .... N 2 30.12 67 B. Cape Palliser ..El — 54 BZ New Plymouth Calm • 30.29 61 O Cape Egmont WSW 3 30.23 61 C Patea NW 1 30.20. 62 O Wanganul .... Calm .20.19 63 OZ ... Foxton ...... Calm — 62 O Wellington .. NW 5 S0.19 61 BZ ' Nelson ...... KE 1 -30.18 59 Z ■ ■■■■ Capo Campbell N5 30.12 -57 .BZ. Farewell Spit .. Calm 30.10 60 BZ Westport SI 30.23 56 BC Greymouth .... E 2 30.24 . 55 BC Arthur's Pass NW 4 ' •— 50 BC Kaikoura. .... NW 1 30.09 57 BC Christchurch .. KB 2 30.01 58 CZ Akaroa L'house NW 1 29.98 T2 BZ Tlmaru NW 3 29.95 71 C Onmaru NW 3 29.92 70 BC Dunedin NNW 5 ' 29.01 63 C Alexandra.—Not received. ■ Cjueenstown - .. NW 2 -29.93 60- C Nuggets.—^Not received. ■ Bluff NNW 4 ' 29.82 61 OG Puysogirf Pt. NW 8 29178 ' 62 OZP