METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Issue 17, 20 July 1936, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR JULY.

Full Moon, flfth day, 5.5 a.m.; Last Quarter, twelfth day, 3.58 a.m.; New Moon, nineteenth day, 2.49 a.m.; First Quarter twenty-seventh day 12.6 a'.m . • MONDAY, JULY 20. 1936. The' Sun.—Rose today. 7.9 a.m.;? sets,:4;<!s p.m. Rises tomorrow 7.9 a.m.; sets 4.46 p.m. Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 2hr 54min; afternoon, 4hc 24uiln. Total, ■ 7hr ■ ISmln. ' ■ . Temperjture in Shade.—Maximum, 58.1deg; | minimum, 43.9deg; mean, Sl.Odeg. Balnfa!].—.Total for the 48 hours, preceding 9 a.m. today, 0.74 in. Total to date during th» month, 2.71 in. ■ . . Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. today, 10.5 m.p.h. Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29.6251n. Today,9 a.m., 29.8C11n; noon, 29.894ta. _,

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS,

A scries of depressions crossing the Dominion during tlio weekend was responsible for .very "changeable weather. On Saturday - boisterous northerly to north-westerly winds blew, accompanied by cloudy to overcast conditions and ralu In most districts, heavy falls occurring in western areas. By Sunday morning the wind had decreased nearly everywhere and an improvement had set in, soino scattered rain only falling during the day 011 the east coast of th« Xorth Island and the West Coast of the South. During Sunday night, however, pressure increased fairiy rapidly and a general ■ change to fresh to strong southerly winds has since taken place. Kalu again became general In the night and a decided drop in temperature, has been accompanied by snow on sonic of the South Island ranges. . '. , • ' ' : .

TODAY'S WEATHER,

Ucuufort scale of wind force, with equivalent m.p.h.—l, light air, 2-3; 2, slight breeze, 4-7, 3, gentle breeze, 8-11; 4, moderate breeze, 12-16 5. fresh breeze, 17-21; 6, strong breeze, 22-27. 7, high wind, 2S-33; 8. gale, 34-40; 9, strong gale, 41-48; 10, whole gale. 49-SG: 11, storm 57-118. 12, hurricane. ,

Weather.—B, blue sky; BC, blue sky and detached clouds; C, cloudy; 0, overcast; G, mouuiy. dull; U, ugly, threatening; It, continuous or steady rain; S, snow; D, drizzle: P, passing showers; H, hail; Q, squally; L. lightning: T, thunder: V. fog: M. mist: Z. haze. - ■

FORECAST,

I Winds.—Moderate northerlies at first in the north-eastern portion of the North lslanJ, but moderate to strong southerly to' southwesterly winds soon becoming general. Decreasing tonight and backing to west and north-west In the southern half of, the South Island. . Barometer.—Rising. Seas.—Eather rough to rtjugh generally. Weather.—Cold and changeable with showers at times in most districts, but Improving later except on the West Coast of the South Island.

People in Britain are eating much more fruit. Through the Port of Lonr don alone, 530,000 tons were imported last year.

Station Wind Pies. Tcnip. Weatber, C. Maria. V.D. SW 5 Kussell ...... B\V 3 Hokiauga heads SW 4 Kaipara Sg. Sn. SW 5 -Mauukau Heads SW 6 Auckland ...WSW S Tlrltiri WSW 4 | Kawhla SW 2 Tauranga SW 1 Opotiki ■ S 2 Taupo Calm East Capo .... W 2 Glsborne NE 2 Napier NE 2 Castlepolnt ... NE 5 Cape Palliser .. S S New Plymouth . SW 5 Capo Eginont .. W 5 Patea ...... WSW 5 Wanganul N 1 Poxtou ...... NW 2 Wellington *.. SSE 3 Nelson SE 1 Cape Campbell . S 5 Farewell Spit . SW .3 Westport SW 2 Greymouth ..... S 2 Arthur's Pass . SW 1 Kaikoura W 3 Oiiristchurcli . SW 5 Akaroa Lthse. . SE 4 Timaru 1. NW 4 Oamaru .... SW. 1 Dunedin SW 3 Alexandra .... Calm Queenstown .. NW-1 Nuggets N 3 Bluff WNW 2 Puysegur Pt. NN'E 3 29.98 29.97 ' 29.98 29.95 29.93 29.39 29.89 29.91 29.88 29.84 29.76 29.88 29.S6 ' 29.S7 29.88 . 29.S7 29.82 29.82 29.80 29.80 29.90 29.00 29.90 29.96 30.02. 30.03* 30.02 30.04 30.03 29.99 30.05 52 E 55 BC 52 ' CP 54 ' O 50 3CP 51 , PZ '52 C 4T BC 47 O 4f O 47 BZ 53 BC 56 O 49 OD 49 CR' 49 CP 50 i {) 48 -O 48 v, OP 49 O 45 OK 41 O 4S 0' 4ti UC 45 BC 42- 1IC 52 S ■13 OK 42 OH 43 OK 38 V, 36 B 41 B 31 OP 34 C 39' BC 43 BC3C 38 U