METEOROLOGICAL
WELLINGTON'S WEATHER,
MOON FOR AUGUST.
Full\Moon, third day,'3.lT p.m.; Last Quarter, tenth day, 8.29 a.m.; New Moon> seventeenth day, 2.51 p.m.; First Quarter, twenty, fifth day, 5.19 p.m.
THURSDAY. AUGUST 6, 1938,
The Sun. —Rose today 6.53 a.m. i sets 5 "p m. Itises tomorrow 6.52 am.; sets 5.1 p.m.Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday; AfUrnoon, S» mln; total, 36mtn. . > Temperature in Shade.—Maximum, 52.2deg; minimum. 46.0 dcc; mean, 49.1deg. - Bainf all;— Total for the 24 hours preceding 0 a.m. today, 0.03 in; total to date during- the month, 0.44 in. .■.-'/■ i Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the-24houn preceding: 9 a.m. today, 14.7 m.p.h. Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.201 in; io» da>, 0 a.m.. 30.062 in; noon, 30.018tn.
SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.
A series of rather deep westerly depressions continues, to cross the Tasman. Sea ,and- New Zealand, i and < consequently moderate. to. strong north, to north-westerly winds haTe,pr.cva.lled, occasionally rising to gale force In places." The neather has been mild, cloudy, ~and unsettled generally with widespread and In places heavy rain in districts with a westerly aspect and in. the far south. Only a few isolated light, showers haio occurred so far in. the eastern coastal ureas, conditions there having been mois of ft changeable nature. ■ "~ ' '
TODAY'S WEATHER.' - •
Beaufort scale of wind force,; with' equivalent m.p.b.—l, HRht air, 2-3; 2, Blight'breeze. 4-7; 3, fecntlo breeze, 8-11; 4, moderate breeze, 12-10: 5, fresh breeze, ,17-21',; 6,.strong.breeze, 22-27; 7; high wind, 28-33; 8; gale, 34-40; 9, strong Rale, 41-48; 10, whole sale,.- 40-5B; 11, stnrni S7-GG:'l2, hurricane. • • • ,■ Weather.—B, blue sky; -cloud ambunt^o-3 tenths. BC. blue sky and detached clouds; cloud amount 4-6 tenths. C, cloudy;' cloud amount 7-8 tenths. O, overcast; cloud am'oimt 9-10 tenths. G, gloomy, dull. / U, ugly, threatening. 'R, continuous'or steady rain; S, snow. JP, precipitation within sight of station.-, :.'D, drizzle. P, passing showers. H, hail,-- Q, squally. L, lightning. T (thunder. F. fog. M, mist, Z, haze. X, hoar frost. I, intermittent.
FORECAST. '
Minds. —North to north-west; moderate to strong Kenerally and reaching gale forfe in places In and south of Cook Strait, backlnn later to south-westerlies. . " >. Barometer.—Unsteady. '.'■'■ Peas.—Hough south of Capo Egmpnt -and' In the Cook and Fovcaux Straits -areas'; eleewners slight to moderate. . . "
Weather.—Mainly fair In eastern districts; elsewhere squally and changeable with rain at times, and Inter rain exteutjlne to scattered parts of eastern districts. Temperatures colder tomorrow-
SUtlon. Wind..; Pres. ■, Tempi Wejith«r. Capo Maria V.D. Calm 30.25" 54 'O" Russell W! 30.32 ' 55 ■ BCP Hoklauga Heads N 3 30.23 • 51 <• B.O Kalpara Sir. St. X3 30.21- 50- BCManukau Heads SW 1 30.20 54 «..B~. Auckland Calm 30.19 53 BC Tirltirl KW 3 — 54" " EC Kan Ilia SW 1 — 52 C Tnuranga Calm 30 20 48 BC Opotikl Calm 30.28 -48 O.i Taupo Calm — 45 . O" East Cape X 4 30.18 52 'CGisborne KW 4 • 30.15 ''54 ' O" Napier SB 1 30.14 53 B Castlcpilnt .. XIV 5 30.04 55 B Capo Palllser KW 6 — . 4S ISC New Plymouth ..El 30.15 ' 54 OMB Cape Eftmont -.. X 2 30.13 54 . BC Pa tea XW 3 30.15 54 BC. Wanganbl X 1 30.IT 50 B Foxton '.. X 2 — 53 O Wellington .. XW 4 '30.00 51 " O Xelson SE 1 30.12 42 ' O" Cape Campbell XW 5 29.9S 49 • BO Farewell Spit . W 1 30.12 4T B . Westport Xn 4 30.12 49. C Grcvmoulh Jf 5 30.0S 51' B, Arthur's Pass XW 2 ' — ■■■■ 42 ' K' KalKoura XW 1 29.90 47 "C f Cliristehuicli .. EXE 2 29.90 44 CZ Akaroa L.H. KW 2 - 20.SC 56 . • BC Tim.iru XE 1 29.82 47 "'BCD Oamaru Calm 29.79 49 BC Uuncdin N2 29.77 '52- ■ 0-,^ Alexandra .... Calm ' — 41- ■ '■.■■-C-- ' Qucenstown Calm 29 76 42 .OH XucKOli) X4 ,S9.7X, 44 . 0 : BUiir N 4. 29.67 46 OK Pujsegur Pt. 'XW! '29.62 48 "OMPQ
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