METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Issue 86, 11 April 1936, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

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, 10.40 p.m. SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1936. The Sun.—Rose today. 6.1t a.m.; sets 5.2S l>.m. Rises tomorrow 6.17' a.m.; sets 5.27 p.m. (Standard Time.) Bright Sunshine.— Yesterday: Morning, 3hr; -afternoon, 4hr 30min; total, 7hr 30min. Temperature tn Shade.--Jlaximum, 6S.ldeg; minimum, 53.2deg; mean, 60.6deg. Rainfall. —Total for the 48 hours preceding 9 a.m. today, nil. Total to date during the month, 0.23 in. Wind,—Velocity of the wind for the 48 hours preceding 9 a.m. today, 4.5 m.p.h. Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.234 in; today, 9 a.m., 30.2551n; noon, 30.234 in. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS. A very slight depression crossed the southern half of the South. Island oh Friday, but pressure has continued above normal over the New Zealand area as a whole, an intense anticyclone having remained centred to the east. A few isolated showers have occurred, mainly in the far north and south, and on the east coast, but generally fair to fine and mild weather has prevailed. Wiuds have been light to'moderato and mainly northerly, but by this morning had become more variable in direction. . ....

TODAY'S WEATHER.

Reiufort scale of wind force, with equivalent p -1, light air, 2-3; 2, slight breeze. 4-7 ■ 3 gentle breeze, 8-11; 4, moderate breeze, 12-10 i 5. fresh breeze, IT-21; 6, strong^ breeze, <n »T: 7 high wind, 28-3S; 8, Rale, 34-40; 9, strong gale, 41-48; 10, whole gale, 49-56; 11, slorm 57-OG: 12, hurricane. Weather.—B, blue sl;y;. BC, blue sky and detached clouds; C, cloudy; 0 overcast; G. gloomy, dull; TJ, ugly, threatening; B|, continuous or steady rain; S, snow; D, drizzle; p passing showers; 11, hall; Q. squally;.!, lightning; T. thunder; P. fog; M, mist; Z, haze. . i FORECAST. AVinils. —Easterly to northerly north of Kawhia and East Cape ;■ elsewhere northerly; light to moderate generally, but freshening somewhat In the far south; later winds backing to southerly in southern districts. . ~ ■ barometer.—Little movement, ■ but falling temporarily In the south. Seas. Moderate to rather rough north of East Cape ami on the west coast of the South Island: elsewhere slight to moderate. ; Weather. —Mainly fair to fine and mild, but some light scattered rain still likely in the far north and south and also in the western districts of the South Island. A conference of representatives of the P.E.N. from England and other countries will be held at Buenos Aires for ten days commencing on September 6. Mr. Johannes Andersen and Miss Jessie Mackay are honorary members of the parent body in London, and will attend the conference as the New Zealand representatives. In consequence of this, it has been , decided that Mr. Andersen1 should first proceed to London to attend a conference of American and English historians which is to be held at the University of London early in July, before proceeding to the Argentine in September.

Station. Wind. Pres. Tem] i. Weather. Cape Maria Y.D. XE i 30.12 66 BCZ Russell ' SE i 30.15 67 BCP Hoklanga Heads -\ 2 30.13 67 BC Kaipara Sin. St. XE 3 30.17 63 B Manuka u Heads.—Not received. Auckland SE 3. 30.22. 6o BCP Tiritirl WE 5 . — Jo- OZ Knwhla SE 4 — >* Wu Tauranga SE 3 30.23 60 BC Opotlkt SE 2 30.31 61 BC Tauuo .' Calm — . oo o Kast Cape E. 5 30.28 63 OUP Oiaborne .... NXW 1 30.31 06 CM Xapier W 1 , 30.32 62 B/ Castlepolnt ...>. N,l 30.22 62 -B SrSuV..0^ 30l5. |, | Wangamil XB 1 30^0 6o BC/ Jim 30.26' m bz Arthur's Pass Calm - »2. O Chrlstchurch ... B4 30.18 55 O Akaroa Vho.... | « B c § J. lmanl, J7l 30.12 53 BC Oamaru '; * .,,,, nr\r nmiedln > - , 3(ui s* iil"u Alexandrn.-Xot received. . Quecnstown .... Cain. SOU 5.1 O »3 bxbI mw -w ol"'■"seguVro'mt Calm 3flL04__5u__C__