METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 13, 15 July 1936, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

t weather . MOON FOR JULY. ' Full Moon, fifth day, 5.5 a.m.; £ast Quarter, twelfth day, 3.58 a.m.; New Moon, nineteenth day,- 3.4tt-.a.m.v Elrst Quarter, twenty-seventh day,' liS.ff a.m.' • '- ■ ' '''■ v'" WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1934.. ,'j .TheJSuu..- Rose today, 7,.13 a.m.; seta, 4;41 p.m.;• '..Rises- tomorrow, 7.12 a.m.; seta, 4.41 p.m., • , ' Bright ';S'urisl(iuGl.—Yesterday: Morning, 2hr ISmlu; afternoon, 4hr lSniin. Total, 7lir Cmtn. Temperature in Shade.—Maximum, 47.0dee. ; minimum,"' 34.3deg.; meau, 40.Odes. , *' Kslnfiill.—Total for' the 24 hours preceding I)' a.m.,:today; nil.' Total to duto during the month, 1.901n. Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the 24 iours.: preceding. Q. a.m. today, 2.6.m.p.h.Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.3751n. Today, 0 a.m., 30.295in; noon, 30.254in. -■■■SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. . An anticyclone has been moving across the Dominion, the centre having crossed the northern portion during last night. At the same time, a. slight low pressure wave passed" to thg south, .but . has had'little effect, fine -'weather^iiaTiusr-' 'continued' to prevail In most 'drs'trkts: '•'- Sdriia- light scattered showers fell S«stßrfldy;-maJOvly; In-lhe far north and northeastern'pnrtS"or;tho North Island, .and hy this morning cloud had .increased In the western and southern districts of the South Island, hut Okuru'was Uho Tonly place where it was raining atift-ivjnio ;\Vlnds-hare been light id moderate ,afid yesterday, except In. the southom half of thb»'_South,-Jslancl,'. sojitherlles predominated, but hy^hi^'mprnuiß the direction had becomo 'raalnly' rio'ftherijv"'; "', ■ '.; •'. ' ' . ': "'•"" K'JJStailoni; ■•.'•)-; .Wind.* Pres. . Totnp. Weathir. CapO'Haria V.U.Calm 30.3'J 32 •' C fiusseii"<i.'iv.-i;';<w.2 30:34'. r.i. . b HoKlKngarHtls..'' W3~: 30.28 • 4!) BCF Kalpara-SlEiSu.-NK 2. ; 30.35 45 BC ' Jlanukau Hds. SB. 1,. 30;37 00 B jLUokland, »..;....S 2. 30.3G 45 UCXI TlrlUri .....',.. 'S 3 — 48 B Kawhla N.I — 41 B Tiiuranga .■J::. Calm ". i10.'42 Sti B. Opbtlld ' .'iliV'.'.V.' 5.2 . 30.3K .38 B ■TauW -.'.a.ii'.V Calm ■•-. -- HO B ' KitstrCßipo ,v. .'..■.S 4 ■ -30.34 34. BZ . Gisbornb NW 3• ■ . 31).33 ' 41 C Njipier.. v.'j.-.-.SS.W 1 ..30.33 !!S. B .Castlepoint'...,,. S \ ."30.28. 45 V :C.iiW'i'iilllsiir. ;•'. Calm '— '4S BC Xew Plymouth .. K'l 30.35 43 BO Ca'p'o -Egm'ont.—Not received.- • . Kutc.q,:.v.>-.Y«.;--.-'N;I-.-' 30.3U ■■ 43 BC Wapganui v*iw.-NJJ 1 ... 30.3'J 3!) 0-'■ Fijxtou ~K3. . ;',« O ■ WollUigtou '.'... N"2"' 30.30 iii C, Nelson Culm 30.33 3.", BC Cape Campbell KNW a 30.23 1« B FiU-eW(illSl)it SW 1 30.31 47 (', Wcstport S3 30.31 -13 CZ Crcynloiltlr-.-;.vv--K'3----30.211 42 - OArlhur's Pass NW 3 —- 34 O Kalkoura W 1 30.22 33 C Clirlstchurch ENB 3 30.22 JU CK Akaroa L'houso NW 2 30.20 42 BC Timaru Calm 30.17 34 OZX Oamaru. ......i,...yar...l .. 3U.13. 35 C Diiheain'.'.;.:':;'. X'2 ' 30.1S 42 C■ ■' Aloiandrit '-//.-;-, NE 1 : — 3t O tlueeuatown •.■■.:'.■ N 1 30.13 3G C NUtfCets ....... N4 30.16 41 BC 81urt"......-., NW 2 30.0» 45 C Pnyaegur. Pt. NAV, 5 30.10 81 C '.' Beutifort scald of wind fbrco, with 'eQulvalent.liKP.h.—l,.:.light air, 2-3; 2, slight breeze, •1-7; 3, Beutlo breeze, 8-11; i, moderate breeze, 12-10: 5, frcsli breeze, 17-21; 6, strong breeze, 22-27; 7,'higii wind, 28-33; S, gale, 34-40; 9, 3trong galo; 41-48; 10, wholo gale, 49-S6: 11, storm, 57-CG: VST hurricane Woather^B, blue.sky; BC, blue sky and detached clouds; C, cloudy; O, overcast; G, glooniy,: dull; U, ugly, threatening; H, contiuuous -or:steady -rain;. S, snow; D, drizzle: P,'. passing showers; It, hall; Q, squally; Tj, lightning;-.T; "thunder; F. ,fog; M, mlat; Z. hawsi.,-•-.".. ■■ ■ .';:■"■;' ■..'■■■.. ■/.._■ ■ ■ ■ ' . . ' . -FORECAST. ..Winds. —Southerly at urst in tho north-east-cru.. portion', of the. North Island, but elsewhero. north-east to northerly; light to moderate generally, but freshening somewhat about Cook and.-Foveaux,:Straits; turning to southwesterlfes later in-tho southern portion of tho South Island. '■•■'.■ '■, : " ' ■ ; Barometer. —A failing tendency. ' V -Seas.—Rather rough about Foveaux Strait and rising later in the Cook Strait area; elsewhere smooth to moderate. ' ■• Weathor.—Fair toflne at first, but scattered rain gradually developing in western districts from Taranakl southwards, and in the southern portion of tho South Island; temperatures niUd. .