METEOROLOGICAI

Evening Post, Issue 11, 13 July 1936, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAI

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER }

MOON FOR JULY,

Full Moon, fifth day. 5.5 a.m.; Last Quarter, twelfth day. 3.58 a.m.; New-Moon, nineteenth day. -2.4? a.m.: First Quarter, twenty-seventh day 12.6 a.m ' '•• ■ MONDAY, JULY 13, 1938.,, Tho Sun.—Rose today, 7.14 a.m.; sets 4.39 p.m. Rises tomorrow 1.13 ajn.;. sets 4 .It P" Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, Ih'r; aftcruoon, 3Ur 24min; total, shr 24min. : Temperature In Shade—Maximum, 56.3 dee; minimum, 42.3deg; mean, 49.3deg. » >. . Rainfall—Total for the 4S hours preceding 9 a.m. today,: nil. Total .to date durinc the mouth; 1.90 m. - ■■''~ Wind. —Velocity of the' wind for. the 4* hours preceding 0 a.m. today, 5.3- m.p.h. Barometer. —Yesterday,' 9 a.m.. 30.3251n; t»» day, 9 a.m., 30.239U1; noon, 30.2511n. ■" SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS. ; Slight depressions passed in the south dur- f ing both Saturday. and Sunday nights, but liressuro has remained above normal generally and is now rising with the advance :ot an intense anticyclone across the Tasman. Sea. Sbmo scattered, rains occurred, In." western and far southern districts but the weather for the most part has been flno during.'the-weekend, with light and variable winds prevailing.-;. Since last night, however, winds have become southwesterly or southerly almost generally: and hare freshened considerably. Some light rain fell in the night on parts of the east coast or the South Island, but this morning,-except- n the far north, the' weather was still mainl> fair though temperatures were colder. TODAY'S WEATHER. Station Wind. Prey Temp. Weather. Cape Maria V.U.-SW 4 3033 jt S C^ S3S3U-£^.-S 94 -83. LSo . Ka'uara SIR. Sn. S\V 5 30.30 50 -, C ilanukau Hds. SSW 4 30.27 04 O Auckland ..... SW-i 30.26 53 BO .- Tirltiri WSW4 50 ■ CP : fSSSga-::::-swS- £n »i .«c ;. Opotiki SW2 30.21 41 . C j Taupo -SW4- 46 O -. East Capo ... SSW 2 30.12 48 BC Gisborne ■ NW 2 30.16 47 BC , Napier ...... S\V 2 30:16 48 BC : Castlepoint ..... S3 30.16 50 C . Cape Palllser .. S\V 5 -— : 48 CNew Plymouth SW 4 30.2 aSJ OM . Cape Egniont.—Not received. ; Patea SW 5 30.23 51 I? Wanganul SW 5 30.22 50 BC ; Foxton SI 43 B Wellington S5 30.24 47 B Nelson SW 1 30.21 45 B Capo Campbell .. ,S 0 30.23 49 BCQ Farewell Spit ... NY 2 30.21 48 -B Westport E2 30.27 43 BCZ Grevtnouth E 2 30.24 46 BC Arthur's Pass . Calm -— ,2!» BX Kalkoura ...... S3 30.19 47 BC ChrlstchurcU ... N 1 80.25 40 B . Akaroa I/house SW 8 30.16 46 BCa Tlmaru SW 1 30.26 40 B' Oamaru S3 30.22 44 B . Dunedin SW 8 30.15 44 ,B Alexandra SW 1 38 B Queenstown ... Calm 50.32 35 !B Nuggets W5 30.26 42 BCZH Bluff WSW 3 30.27 46 ■ BCZ Puysegur Point N4, 30,37 42 »CM Beaufort scale of wind force, wltb equivalent m.p.h.—l,-light air* 2-S; 2,-.gllght breeze, 4-7; 3, gentle breeze', 8-11; 4, moderate breeze, 12-16: 5i fresh breeze, 17-21: 6, strong breeze. 22-27: 7,-. high .wind, 28-33; S, gale, 34-40; 9. strong gale, 41-48; 10, whole gale. 49-56: 11, storm 57-6G: 12. hurricane. Weather.—B. blue sky: BC-blue , sky..and detached clouds; C, cloudy; O. overcast; G, Bloomy, dull; U, ugly, threatening; B. continuous or steady raln;,S, snow; D, drizzle: P, passing showers; H, halI;-Q, squally:; L, llKhtulng; T, thunder: F. fog: M, mist; Z, haze. . ■ fORECASI - ; ;■ . Winds.—Moderate to strong south-west- : t» southerly winds of gale force at first •in exposed positions on the east coast, but 'later decreasing. . " .' ■Barometer. —Rising slowly. • • ' '.' i ■' Seas.—'Rough couth of East Capo,' with i. heary^southerly swell; rather rbugli ,to roußll north of Farewell Spit, but later decreasing; elsewhere moderate. • . I . ; ■; Weatlier.—Sonio passing showers ..north' of Eawhia; olsewherq fair to1 fine* but, later;somo scattered showers iv . Westland . and .-the fair south; temperatures cold. . ' ■ •• ' ■ MUSICAL AND DANCING iEJtTBAVA. . • • GANZA.; - ; .. . . — ' —*♦: ""•'•.' A musical and dancing extravaganza will be presented in the ■ Concert Chamber of the Town Hall on Monday, July 20. Features of the ■ programme will be a carnival scene in costume by the choir of St. Joseph's' Church, fifty performers presented by Phyllis Oliver, and a song and dance number Iby Wyn Chown's ballets. Miss Vedras Remmers will be seen in an entirely new Spanish number, and Bryan Ash* bridge and Melva Doney will present # charming duo. arranged for them by. Mi-.' Joseph Knowsley. The-, extrav^ ganza has been arranged to assist !• sending Master Ashbridgc abroad H continue his dancing studies. •