METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 79, 30 September 1936, Page 14

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR SEPTEMBER.

Full Moon, second day, 12.7 a.m.; last quarter, .ishth day, 2.44 p.m.; now moon, sixteenth day, 5.11 a.m.: Orst quarter, twentyfourth day. 3.42 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1936.

Tho Sun.—Rose, today 5.27 a.m.; suts 5.53 p.m. Rises tomorrow 5.26 a.m.; sets 5.5G p.m. (Standard Time.)

Brlprht Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 2hr ISmin; afternoon, 4hr 42mln. Total, 7hr.

Temperature In Shade.—Maximum, SG.'dcg minimum, 42.Cdctc; mean, 49.(kles.

Rainfall.—Total for the 2i hours preceding 9 a.m. today, nil. Total to date during the month, 2.44 in.

Wind.—Velocity of. the wind for tho 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. today, 4.8 m.p.h.

Jiarometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29.805 in. To day, 9 a.m., 29.573 in; noon, 29.5G11n.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.

An anticyclone centred near Xorfolk Island now extends on to North Auckland, where pressure has risen considerably. At the samu timo pressuro has been falling in the far south with the approach of a westerly depression across the south Tasmnn Sea, Winds wore moderate southerly yesterday except in the far south, where west to north-westerly provailed. By this morning moderate west to north-west predominated iv most districts ami had become strong in places about and uoulli of Cook Strait. Conditions have continued flue generally except for scattered showers in some districts.

TODAY'S WEATHER.

Beaufort scale ol tvlnd fores, with equlva lent m.p.li. —t. light air, 2-3; 2. slighi wotzb 4-7; 3 gentla breeze, 8-11; 4, moderate breeze 12-10 5, fresh .breeze, 17-21; 6. strong breeze, 22-27. 7. tilgli wind, 28-33: 8. pale, 34-40: 9, strong Kale, 41-4S; 10. whole eale 49-SG: 11 stiiiin r.7-ii(j. 12. hurricane.

Weather.—B, blue sky; cloua amount 0-3 tenths. BC. blue sky and detached clouds; cloud amount 4-6 teuths. C. cloudy ; cloud amount 1-8 tenths O, overcast; cloud amount 9-10 tentha G. gloomy, dull. U, ugly, threatening. R, continuous or steady rain S, snow JP. preclpitatlou within Bight of station. D. drizzle. P. passing showers. H. hail.. Q. squally. L, lightning. T (thunder. F, fog M mist, 'L. haze. ,X. hoar frost- I. intermittent

FORECAST

Winds.—Westerly, at first over tlie North Islam], Otherwise north-westerlies prevailing but backing to westerlies again later over the southern half of the South Island; moderate to strong about and soulli of Cook Strait and In places of gale force; elsewhere light to moderate but ■ decreasing.

Barometer. —Unsteady, with a falling tendency.

Seas. —Becoming rough south of Capo Egmont and in the Cook and Kofeaux Strait areas; elsewhere light to moderate. '

Weather. —Uain probable In western and southern portions of the South Island, and extending gradually over moat districts with a westerly aspect. Fair in eastern districts. Temperatures mild.

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Station. SVind! Pres. Temp. Weatlier. C. MarlaV.D. 'WSW 2 30.21 CO Jtusse!) WSW 3 30.13 57 Hokianga Heads . S 4 30.11 39 Kaipara Sig. St. S\V 3 20.13 . 54 Manuliau Hds. WNW.3 30.12 51 Auckland .. WSW 2 30.13 05 'I'iritlri —Not received. Kawhia S\V 2 — 05 Tauranga Kl 30.11 53 Opotlkl SE 1 30.00 45 Tiuipo S 2 — 02 East "Cape—Not received. » . Gisborne NNW 1 30.00 52 Napier SW 1 20.»!> 00 Castlepoint NE 4 20.85 00 Cape Palliscr ..Calm —• 52 New Plymouth .. W 3 30.01 5l! Cape Egmont .. W 5 30.03 51 Patea Wl 30.01 . 53 Wanganui NW 5 30.00 54 Foxtou W 2 — 53 Wellington N i 20.S" 51 Nelson SW 3 29.01 03 Cape Campbell NW (i 20.82 50 Farewell Spit .. W 4 20.1H 51 Westport yw 2 30.00 4U Groymouth E 2 30.00 45 Artimr's Pass . XW 1 — '11 Kaikotira N 1 20.77 -17 Chrlstcliurch . EMS 2 211.72 52 Akaroa Light NW 3 29.07 53 Tlmaru Calm 29.03 41 ■ Oamaru NW 1 -'J-<>"> ;1Wunedln NE 1 20.00 4'J Alexandra N 2 — ul) (Juocnstown—Not received. N-Uffficts .... NNW 3 29.52 40 Bluff NW 4 20.57 u2 Puysogur l'oint—Not received. BC UC MCP C P.S C EC ]i ?° liC B U li ){ (J c nc 1!CP BO 15 15 ]J V, t:P ct* 3iC 11 o aic o IX c ii nc uc