METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Issue 87, 9 October 1936, Page 5

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR OCTOBER. Pull ,moon, flrgt day, 8.31 a.iv:; last quarter, seventh day.. U.DS |)lm'.; new muon, Jlfteenth' day, 9.50 p.m.; flrst quarter, twenty-fourth day, 3.24 a.m.; full moon, thirtieth day, 5.2S p.m. (Standard Time.) . ~...:. . . .j FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1936. . j The Sun. —Rose today 5.12 a.m.; sets 6.5 p.m. ltisea tomorrow 5.10 a.m.,- stls 6.U p.m. (Standard Time.) Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday:. Morning, nil; afternoon, nil. Total, nil. . I Temperature:'in ' Shade.—'Maximum/ D7.2deg; ! minimum, 50.2deg; mean, s'J.7deg.- : : ; italnt'ali.—'t'Oi.u tor ins H h..urs 'prreediug 9 a.m. today, nil. Total, to date during the month, O.TSin. . ......... j Wind. —Velocity ot Uio . wind for 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. today, 21.S in.p.li. 0 Barometer. —Yesterday; 9. a.m., 30.01' in. TpdajV'y a-;n-> 'B.T2SIn; nooti, 29.64u.ii. / SYNOPSIS OF LAST -24 HOURS. Pressure continues high to ' the north', will le a succession of rather intense westerly, de-. liressions is crossing the southern part of XewZealand.. Moderate to strong ; west to northwest winds havo prevailed, reacbtns gale force at times in most places south of, New Plymouth and Napier and strong gales in some places, especially about: Cook Strait. Yesterday was,mainly fine In the far north' and fair to cloudy in eastern. districts, but" elsewhere conditions were cloudy to overcast with rain-at times and some heavy falls occurred last night In:the far south and Westland. -This morning cloudy to overcast conditions with intermittent rain still prevail from the Cook-Strait area southwards, and It Is still mainly fine in the far north. ;..- : TOOAY'S WEATHEBJ

Oeaufort scale pi wind force, with equlva ient m.pJh.—l. Hslit itr, 2-3; 2. gligh. 4-7; 3 gentle breeze, 8-11; «. moderate breeze. 12-16' 5, tresb breeze, 17-21: 6. strong breeze. 22-27". 7 hich wind,-28-33;' 8.6a1e. 34-40; 9. strcine gale. 41-48; 10. wnole eale 49-56: 11 itnrtir ST-fifi. 12. hurricane.: Weather.—B; blue eky: cloud . amount 0-3 tenths / BC. blue sky and detached clouds; cloud amount 4-6 tenths.. C, cloudy, cloud amount 7-8 tenths O. overcast; cloud amount 9-10 tenths G. gloomy, dull ■ U. ugly, threatening. E, continuous or steady rain S, snow JP. precipitation within 6lght of station. D, drizzle. :P; passing, showers, a. bail. -Q. squally. L, lightning. T' (thunder. P, fos. SI. mist, 'Z, naze. X. hbar frost: .'. I. iutermlttent. '.-'.' . ~'. ,-L'".' rdpecAST -. .■. ■'.; ~',;.. ,'.\Vißds'.—Strong' north .to north-west yiiida to gales and'at times strong gale In places'; later backing to west or south-west- in many places., ' •Barometef.'MJnst'ea'dy.with a falling-tendency.. Seas— Rough to.high .in the- Cook- and Foveaux Strait areas and,, becoming ■ rough elsewhere on the west • coast. Moderate In 'coastal waters on; the east coast, but rough oft shore-south-of' Castlepoint. • • Weather.—Unsettled and stormy with rain : at times in most ■ places but only scattered In oastern districts." Thunder, prohahle in places. Temperatures mild.. , ' . ....". . . ,;;

Station. 1 Wind. P'res.. Temp. Weather. C. Maria V.D. NNW-2 -30.21 C2 B Russell WNW 4 30.21 . til C ' Hukianga Heads N 4 ,30.21 .. U7 : BC Kaipara Sg. Sn. NW 4 30.19 • 02 BC JIanulsau Hds. NW 4 .30.18 57 11 Auckland .. WNW 1 30.15 63 IS Tlritlrl „ KW3 : -^-' 02 BO Kawhla ...;..'. S3 ' —' 64 BC Tauaanga W3, . 30.12 64 BC Opotiki NW 2 30.14 62 BC Taupo ...... NW 1 ■ . — .>', 55/ .• 0. East.Cape .... SW 4. ■ 30.05 , 65 , C> GlsbOrno .... NW 5. 30.01. 67 BCQ Napier NW'2 '28.95 '63 CZ Castlepolnt ... NW 0 / '.20.73 61 0 - Cape Palliser NW 7 '■■.- , 60 BC New Plymouth . N4 30.03 el OU Capo Egmont '.. N 5 • 29:95 61 C Patea■.......'. NW-6 29.96 '76 BC Wangauui .....NW. 5/; 29.91, ; 69 BC Toxton ! W T 59, O W'elliugton ...'NWS * 29.72 . 57 _' OQ Nelson ■.:...-.. N 5' 29.75- 00 C |C. 'Campbell NNW 7 . 29.59- .B0 . BC I'arewoll Spit . NW. 5 ,29.S5, 57 OZ. Westport'.' NNW 5.-' 29.75 56 OR . Greymoiitli ..:. ;NW ,8 29.63 ■ 55 K .: Arthur's Pass.—Not receivea. ■.: - . *■ Kaikoura ....; NW 2 29.43: ,64. BC Christohurch .. NW 5 ,29.42 67 CJE Akaroa Lthse. ;KW6' '29.39 ' —' BCQ Tiniaru .... WNW 3 29.3.4 '62 O Oaraaru ..SI- 29.38.. '54 O Dunedln WNW 1 29.35. 55 C Alexandra. —Not received. . • . Queenstown , .. Calm 29.37 52 O Xiiggets .. NW 2' 29.31' 50 CZ Bluff ......WNW 6 2D.31: 52 BZ Puysegur Pt. NNW 7 29.31 , 49 BCP