METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 22, 25 July 1936, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOB JULY. Full Moon. Hfth'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. SATURDAY, JULY 25. 1936. The Sun.—Hose today 7.5 a.m.; sets 4.49 p.m. Rises tomorrow 7.5 a.m.; sets 4.50 p.nu Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Ml. . Temperature in Shade.—Maximum 46.8degf minimum. 43.3deg; mean, 45.0deg. Rainfall.—Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. today, O.OCIn; total to date during th« month, 5.12!n. Wind.—Velocity of the wind for tbs 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. today, 5.3 m.p.h. ■ .. Barometer.—l'esterday, 9 am., 29.971 in; ton day, 9 a.m., 29.!)29in; noon, 29,935 in..

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.

A shallow depression extends across the Xorth! Island, hut there is little variation in pressure over the Dominion as a whole.' Winds hare been- mostly light or moderate, southerlies having prevailed about and south o£ Cook-Strait and variables northwards. The weather has been fair in the northern and western districts of tho' South Island' and also in Taranaki, but elsewhere - cloudy to overcast' conditions have ruled with- much, mist or tog and scattered rains.

TODAY'S WEATHEH.

Beaufort 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-J6: 5, fresh breeze, 17-21; 6, strong breeze* 22-27: 7, high wind, 28-33; 8, gale, 34-40; 9,/ strong gale, 41-4S; 10, whole gale. 49-56: U e storm. .ru-B6: 12. hurricane.

Weather.—B, blue sky; cloud amount 0-S tenths. BC. blue sky and detached clouds; cloud amount 4-G tenths. C, cloudy; cloud amount T-S tenths. O, overcast; cloud amount 9-10 tenths. G, gloomy, dull. U, ugly, threatening. I!, continuous or steady rain. S, snow. •IP, precipitation within sight of Station. D. drizzle. P, passing showers. H, hail.- Q, squally. L, lightning. T (thunder. F, fog. SI, mist, Z, haze. X, hoar frost. I, intermittent.

FORECAST.

Winds.—Variable over the .Xorth Island; southerlies or south-easterlies prevailing in and. south of Co.ok Strait: fresh In the far south, elsewhere light to moderate, but south -easterlies extending northwards and fresheninz ifmerally, Barometer.—A rising tendency. Seas.—Still a considerable southerty swell south of East Cape, and seas later rising in. that area; rough In the Foveaux Strait area; elsewhere slight to moderate. Weather.—Fair in western distrteu from Taranakl southwards; elsewhere clou&T U> overcast with mist or fog in many places'atfd intermittent showers or misty rain; temperatures cold. ' ■ At a special meeting of the Hutt County Council yesterday afternoon, the new consolidated bylaws of. the Hutt County were formally confirmed. The county chairman, Mr. D. R. Hoggard, presided.

Station. Wind. Prcs. Temn. Weather C. Maria V.D. WSW 2 Hussell S 2 Hokianga Heads . .X 3 Kaipara S.S. \VX 2 Manukaii Heads SW 2 Auckland Calm Tirltirl SI Ka-.vhia XI Tauranga SW 1 Opotiki Calm Taupo Calm East Capo .. WXW I Gisborne ... XXW 2 Xapier SW 1 Castlepoint .... S 2 Cape Palliser ..SI Xew Plymouth . E 1 Cape Egmont .. XE 2 Patea Calm • YTanganul E 1 Foxton Calm Wellington S 2 Nelson SE 1 Cape Campbell .. S 2 Farewell Spit . .■ SE 3 Westport Calm Greymouth .... E 4 Arthur's Pass Calm Katkoura W 1 Chrlstcburch . SW 1 Akaroa L'house Calm Timnru SW 3 Oamam SI Dnnedin ESE 4 Alexandra Ca\m Quepnstown .. ..Calm Xupcets S 2 Bluir SE 5 Puysegur Point SE 6 29.93 53 BC 29 94 DO B 29.85 49 . CF 29.83 46 BCE 29.S9 5S F 29.58 47 F — DO B — 50 B 29.SS 49 BC 29.90 4t BC — 40 BC 29.59 50 OM 29.90 49 BC 29.95 48 B 29.90 47 C — 45 C 29.89 45 BC 29.86 50 BC" 29.88 45 0 ' 29.91 45 OF — 36.. BC 29.93 46 03? 29.92 .41 B . 29.93 43 - BC 29.S8 48 C 29.91 41 BC 2.9 .S9 35 B — 27 B 29.90 43 BC 29.95 42 OMFI 29.95 44 0 29.96 39 029.93 45 OJtR 29.96 ■ 44 OJIK — 40 O 20.99 3S 0 30.02 43 " "0>IR 30.03 47 OMR 30.03 48 OMB