METEOROLOGICAL.

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 137, 11 June 1936, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL.

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER MOON FOR JUNE. Full Moon, fifth day, 4.52 p.m.: last quarter twelfth day, 11.35 p.m.; new moon, nineteenth day, 4.45 p.m.; first quarter, twentyseventh «lay, (i.G3 a.m. THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1936. The Sun.—Rose today 7.12 a.m.; set 3 4.28, ii.in. ltlses tomorrow, 7.13 a.m.; Bets, 4.28 ' llrlght Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, nil; afternoon, lhr. Total, lhr. Temperature In Shades-Maximum, JS.Odefr., minimum, 40.1de(t.; mean, 44.5deg. | ltalnfal).—-Total for the 24 hours preceding g I) a.m. today, 0.201n. Total to date during the month, 0.44 in. Wind.—Velocity or the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. today, 9.3 m.p.h. Baromctor.— Yesterdny, 9 a.m., iS.OOOIn. To day, 9 a.m., 30.:iS4in; noon, 30.390 m. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Moderate to strong south-westerly to southerly winds and cold changeable conditions with scattered showers prevailed yesterday in most districts, while a depression was moving o!T the Dominion. The latter has now disappeared eastwards and an intense anticyclone extends on to the country, the centre this morning being over the southern half of the South Island. Showors were still falling at scattered places between Cook Strait ancT Gisborne, but generally a. decided improvement was in. evidence this morning, although temperatures were cold everywhere, winds , still being* mainly

I southerly; I

. TODAY'S WEATHER. II

Beaufort scale of wind force, ifitb equlrtlent m.p.b.—X, light air, 8-3! 2, slight breeze. 4-7; 3 gentle breeze, 8-11; 4, moderate breeze, 12*16: 5. fresh breeze, 17-21; 6, strong breeze, 21-27; 7, high wind, 28-33; 8, gale, 34-40; B, strong gale, 41-48; 10, whole gale. «#-56; XI. storm, 57-«6; 12, hurricane. . Weather.—B, blue «ky; BC, blue «kj and detached clouds; 0, cloudy; 0, overcast! U. gloomy, dull; 0, ugly, threatening; B. continuous or steady rain; S, snow; D, drUzle; p, passing showers; H, hall; Q, squally; h, lightning; T, thunder; F. »og; M, mist} Z, bate. ■ FORECAST. Winds.—Moderate to stfong, but decreasing southeriles from Canterbury northwards; light to moderate northerlles thence southwards, and northerlies gradually extending to beyond Cook Strait and later freshening. Barometer.- —Rising over the North Island, llttia movement over the South Island. ■ Seas.—Bough but decreasing north of Farewell Spit, and between East Cape and Banks Peninsula: elsewhere slight to moderate. Weather.—Some passing showers at first In eastern districts between Cook Strait and East Cape, but improving, and elsewhero fine; some rain developing tomorrow In the far south. Temperatures cold with many frosts,' i ! |

Station. Wind. Pre». Temp. Weather. Cape Maria-V.D. ESE 6 30.30 55 CQ lliissell S 5 30.24 52 33 Hoklanga Hds. .. S 4 30.24 j5 BC Kalpara SiB Sn. SW 5 30.24 ul B Manukau Hds. .. S 4 30.28 48 B Auckland SE 4 30.29 45 B Tlrltlrl SE 4 — 4i B Kawliia ...... SW 1 — «■ B Tuuranga SW » 30.27 45 B Opotlkl ........ S 5 30.26 49 B Tauuo N 1 —~ 48 B East' Cape S( 30.21 48 BZ Gisbome .... SSW 5 30.26 47 OPQ Napier S 4 30.29 4a B Castlcpolnt.—not received. Cape PalHser ., SW 4 — 46 CP New Plymouth SW 3 30.31 47 BC : i £2n si b Wanganul S 5 30-37 41 BC I'oxton . Calm — 40 .BC Wellington ,«••••-£ 4 30.38 44 OP Nelson SB 1 30.39 36 B Cape Campbell SW 4 30.38 48 B Farewell-Spit ...E 1 30.34 48 B Westport SE 2 30.3G 41 BC (Jreymouth E 4 30.3 j 36 B I Arthur's Pass Calm — . » Kalkoura .... SSW 2 30.46 43 BC Clirlstchurch WSW 2 30.43 36 BC Akaroa I/house SW 5 30.39 4o BCQ Timaru NW 1 30.44 3., BZ Oamaru SW 1 30.41 34 B Dunedln W1 30.40 46 C Alexandra ...... E 1 — ~ 5 Queenstown .... N 1 3 "-4® ® Nuggets NW 3 3 S'!?* 1? 2 Bluff K 1 30.34 45 O Puysegur I't. NXK 4 30,36 43 B