METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 141, 16 June 1936, Page 3

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, twenty3eventh day, 6.53 a.m. TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1936. The Sun.—ltoso today 7.15 a.m.; sets -S.2S p.m. Klses tomorrow 7.15 a.m.; sets 4.58 p.m. itrlelit Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morninc, ISniln; 'afternoon, lhr 24min. Total,'lhr 42mln. Temperature In Shade. —Maximum, ul.Odeg; minimum, 46.8deg; mean,' 50.-Idee. Rainfall. —Total for the 21 hours preceding 9 a.m. today, 0.211n. Total to date during tho month, 0.951n. Wind. —Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 0 a.m. today, 5.9 m.p.li. Barometer. —Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29.9591n. Today, 9 a.m., 29.737 in; noon, 20.66915. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. A depression has moved on to the Dominion, its centro this morning lying over tho central portion of tho North Island. Dull misty weather has been experienced in most parts of the country and rain has fallen In all but the western and far southern districts of the South Island. Winds which yesterday were light and somewhat variable had by this morning become southerly at many places and strong about the Cook Strait area. TODAY'S WEATHEft.

lieaufort scale of wind force, with equivalent m.p.h.—l, light air, 2-3; 2, slight breeze, 4-7; :i, gentle breeze. 8-11; 4, moderate breezo, 12-16: 5, frssh breeze, 17-21; 6, strong breeze, 22-27 ; 7, high wind, 2S-33; 8, gale, 34-40; 0, stroni! gale, 41-48; 10, whole gale, 49-56; 11. storm, 57-66; 12, hurricane. Weather. —B, blue sky; 80, blue sky and detached clouds; C, cloudy; 0, overcast; C, lUoomy, dull; U. ugly, threatening; K. 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. f OBECAST. Winds.—West to south-west north of Kawhia •ind Tariranga ; variable at first from Canterbury southwards, but later south-westerlies setting In there; elsewhere southerlies to southeasterlies; force, moderate to strong generally and of gale force in the central portions of the Dominion. Barometer.-—Unsteady, but later rising. Seas.—Kough north of Farewell Spit and Kaikoura ; elsewhere moderate, but later rising. Weather.—Still unsettled with rain at times In most districts; some heavy falls lit the central provinces and eastern districts of the North Island; temperature? cold with snow on the ranges.

Station. Wind. Pres. Temp. Weatuer. Cape Maria V.D. W 4 29768 60 BC " Russell .... TOV 5 29.63 53 B Hokianga Heads W 4 29.62 58 BCP Kaipara Slg. StiL W 3 29.60 56 BC Manukau .Heads S 3 . 20.57 57 • BC Auckland .. WSW 3 29.05 52 BC Tirltiri W 2 1 55 B Kawlila E 1 52 OU Tauranga ...... K 3 ' 29.46 51 Oli Opotikl Calm 29.56 53 D Taupo Calm • 47 M East Cape .. SSW 2 29.61- 5 4 OMR Gisborno ME 3 29.53 OMP Napier 8 i 20.G1 53 OU Castlepolnt .— SK 4 29.07 52 K Cape Palliscr ... F. '3 -- - 50 OK New Plymouth . "W I 29.57 52 OD Cape Egmont ... B 3 29.45 54 < P Patca S 1 29.(JO -19 It Wangariui .... *.'alni 20.US 50 OTIC* Foxton Calm 50 K Wellington .... SE 4 29.74 48 OR Nelson S 4 29.BS 53 OU Cape Campbell . SIS 4 29.80 IS OR Farewell Spit.—Not received. West port SW 3 29.67 50 C Greytnouth B 3 20.72 50 KC Arthur's Pass . JSW 2 38 O Kalkoura K 2 29.00 4tf OR Clirlstchurch . SSW 2 29.93 44 OU Akaroa Iithse. ESE 2 29.92 46 .0 Timaru. SB 2 29.93 4\ Jt(*M i Oaniaru Calm 29.90 42 BC !Dune-din NNW 1 29.03 - 45 CZ Alexandra Calm 57 O Uueenstown .... N 2 29.91 110 BX Nutlets NNE 1 29.93 37 It Bin It NNW 1 .29.97 39 B Puysegur Point . E 2 29.92 37 BZ