METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 70, 19 September 1936, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER MOON FOR SEPTEMBER. Full Moon, second day, 12.7 a.m.: last quarter IIbIUIi day, 2-44 P.m.; new moon, six- . teenth day, S.ll a.m.: first quarter, twentyfnurth dny. 9.42 a.m. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19. 1938. The Sun.-Rose today 3.46 a.m ;; sets -5.44 p.m. Rises tomorrow 3.44 a.m.; set* 5.4 c.p.m. P Bright Sunshine.-Yesterday: Morning, shr 24mln; afternoon, 4br 34mm. Total. lOhr 18 1 m Temperature In Shade.—Maximum, sS.4d"egS .minimum. 41.0dcg; mean, 51-2ileg. .„...„- Rainfall—Total for the 24 hours precedinf 9 a.m. todav, O.Oltn. ToUl to date during tn« ""wind.—Velocity of the wind for-the 24 hour* preceding 9 a.m. today, 10 m.p.h. ■ • Barometer.— Yesterday, 9 a.m.. 29.6281n. T*. day, 9 a.m., 29.979 in; noon, 30.027 m. SYNOPSIS OK LAST.24 HOURS. An anticyclone Is moving across the Tasman Sea on to New Zealand and consequently pressure has Tisen considerably all over th» Dominion. Winds have been moderate to strong , generally, south-westerly prevailing yesterdays morning, veering to north-west during, the afternoon'.ind night, hut by this morning south to south-west had again set in generally. The weather was mainly fino yesterday, but soma heavy showers fell during the day In western areas and there were scattered light rains In manv places during list night. This mornini? rain was falling on the east coast of the South Island, but conditions wore improving and tlstwhoro were fair generally. TODAY'S WEATHER.

Beaufort scale of wind force, with equivalent m.p.h.'—l, light air, S-3; 2, alight l/reeze, 4-7:3, gentle breeze, 8-11: 4, moderate breeze, 12-10: 5, fresb breeze, IT-21; 8. strong breeze, 22-27; 7. high wind, 28-33; 8. gale, 34-40: ». strong gale, 41-48: 10. whole gale. 49-56: 11. storm. 57-66: 12. hurricane.. ■.,....■".■ Weather.—B. blue sky: cloud amount 0-J tenths. BC. blue sky and detached clouds: cloud amount 4-6 tenths, .C. cloudy 1' cloud amount 7-8 tenths. 0, overcast; cloud amount 9-10 tenths: G, gloomy, dull. V. ugly, threat..' enlng. R, continuous or steady rain. 8, snow. JP, precipitation within sight of station. D, drizzle. P. passing showers. H, haiL Q, squally, hj, lightning. T (thunder. F, fog. M, mist, Z, haze. X, hoar frost. I. Intermittent.' FORECAST. Winds.—Southerly ■to south-westerly.; stroni at first In parts of the Cook Strait.area and on the east coast of the North Island,, but other- . wise light to moderate; feering to west and north-west later in and south of Cook Strait. Barometer.—A rising tendency, ■-•"■•.■ . Seas. —Rather rough north of Farewell Spit and between ICatkoura and East Cape; else- . where moderate, but rising later about foveaux . Strait. • •'■■' •-■ .'; Weather. —A few Isolated showers at first between Kalkoura and-East Cape and in ths : far north, but otherwise fair to fine. Tempera--lures cold with some frosts. '

Station. _ Wind. Pres. Temp...Weather. . Cape Maria V •D. S 3 30.08 ■ 62 ■ JBU SSW 4 30.03 69 BC Hoklanga Head Is SW 4 20.97 57 BCP Kaipara S. St. SSW 3 30.01 67 C Manukau Head s SW 4 29.98 54 c ' Auckland .. ... SSW 4 '29.96 06 BC . SW 5 — 33 BCP , SW 3 — 57 O Tauranga .... SW 4 29.90 58 B .. S 2 . SE 1 iq Q2 55 B BC East Cape ... Gisborne .... ... S 6 .. S 8 29.90 29.92 56 54 CQ COM2 ..SI 29.99 54 OM Castlepoint ... ..S3 29.97 51 O Cape Falliser . . SW 3 ' 29.91 50 O New Plymouth ..S3 60 BC Cape Egmont . . SW 5 29.92 56 BC .. S 5 29.93 55 O Wanganui ... . SE 5 29.93 55 C Kff 2 — 52 0 Wellington .... . SSE 4' 29.98 50 BO , NE 1 29.94 55 B Cape Campbell .. S 6 29.99 47 OR Farewell Spit . . NE 4 29.90 52 BC SW 2 29.95 59 BC Groymouth ... . SE 2 29.93 47 CZ ' Arthur's Pass . . Calm ■— 40 C . SE 1 20.91 46 OB Cbristchureh . . SW 2 29.97 47 0 Akaroa L'housi ! SW 1 29.96 47 0 .. W 2 29.95 49 • 0 SW 1 29.90 46 B . SW 5 29.00 46 BC Alexandra .... ..El — 4-> B Queensown .'.. . Culm 29.91 43 B JfuBKetta .... XW S 29.90 43 BCI WSW 3 29.92 48 C ruyseRur Ft. NNE 3 29.93 47 C