METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 149, 21 December 1936, Page 15

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR DECEMBER.

Last Quarter, sixth day, 5.50 a.m.; New Moon, fourteenth day, 10.55 a.m.; First Quarter, twenly-flrst day, U .p.m.; Kull Moon, twentyeishUj day. 3.30 p.m. (Standard Times.) MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1936. The "Sun.—Rose today 4.14 a.m.; sets 7.24 p.m. Rises tomorrow 4.14 a.m.; sets i.20 p.m. (Standard Time.) Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, Cnr 24mln; afternoon, 4hr 48mln. Total, llhr Temperature in Shade.—Maximum, 72.0deg; minimum, 57.1deg; mean, G4.6deg. Kainfall—Total for the 48 hours preceding 9a7m. today, nil. Total to date during the month, l.lDIn , . . a Wind.— Velocity of the wind for the 48 hours preceding 9 a.m. today, :11.3 m.tUi. Barometer.— Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29., bun. loday 0 a.m., 29.79Cin; noon, 29.i88in.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS.

Whllo an anticyclone has continued to cover the north Tasman Sea and northern New Zealand, a series of, slight westerly depressions has been passing to the south. Consequently moderate to fresh winds between south-westerly and westerly have predominated. The weather was fair to tine generally on Saturday, but since Saturday night have been rather changeable over the South Island with scattered rains, while some heavy falls have occurred in the western and far southern portions. Showers have also been reported at a few Isolated places on the west const of the North Island. Temperatures for the most part have been mild to warm, but by this .morning had become cooler in the/southern half of the South Island. . .

TODAY'S WEATHER.

Station. Wind. Pres. Temp, Weather.

Beaufort scale of wind force, with equivalent m.p.h.—l, .light air, 2-3; 2, Blight breeze, 4-7; 3, gentle breeze, 8-11; 4, moderate breeze, 12-18; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21; 6, strong breeze, 22-27; 7, high wind, 28-33; 8, gale, 34-40; 9, strong K.ilo, 41-48; 10,' wbole gale, 49-50: 11, storm, D 7-66; 12. hurricane. Weather.—B, blue sky; 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, Bloomy, . dull. U, ugly, threatening. R, continuous or steady rain. S, snow. .IP, precipitation within sight of station. D drizzle. P, passing showers. H, hall. Q, squally. L, lightning. T, thunder. F, foK. M, mist. Z. haze. X, hoar frost. I, Intermittent. FORECAST. Winds —Moderate' soutli-weslorlles north of Kawliia and East Cape. JOlaewhcre moderate to strong south-west to north-west prevailing and reaching (jalo force at times.about Cook Strait. Winds variable, however, ■in the far south, with south-easterlies predominating at first. Barometer.— Unsteady. S eas —Rough j n the Cook Strait area: rather routh on the west coast of the South Island; elsewhere slight to moderate. Weather. —Cloudy to overcast in Hie southern half of the South Island, with mist, or foe in places and intermittent rain. Elsewhere mainly fair and warm, but isolated showers In districts with a westerly aspect.

Cape Mnrla V.D. W 1 80.13 64 0 Russell ........ W. 3 30.06 112 00 Hokianga Heads SW 3 30.01 ' 63 BC Kaipara Sic St. SW 3 30.03 .62 0 Manuka u Heads SW 4 30.01 62 0 Auckland .. WSW. 2 ,30.01 Bo C Tlrltiri ..... WSW 4 , < — 61 0 Kawhla SW 2 ■— 64 0 Tauranga .... SW 2 20.9(i 67 0 Opotlki ...... SW 3 20.90 68 B Tauno SW 2 — ■ Gl O East Capo ... NW 3 20.83 68 B Gisborno NW 2 29.84 71 B Napier SW 4 29.9(1 76 B Castlepoint ... NW 6 29.70 G5 B Cape Palliser. NW 4 — 68 B New Plymouth ,,W) 29.97 6li BC Cape Bgmont .. AV 3 2D.96 Ii7 BC Patea NW 4 29.97 H3 BC Wunganul .... KW 4 29.99 65 BC Foxton WNW 7 — fit OC Wolltnglon ... NW 6 29.8ft 03 0 Nelson NW 4 29.81 69 C Cape Campbell NNW G 29.70 C8 BC Farewell Spit ...W5 29.86 (13 BZ Westnort NWS 29.90 01 r Oreymouth .:.. .NW 4 29.87 H9 OM Arthur's Pass . NW 3 — H2 . O Kaikoura. ../... N 1 29.68 fi4 V. Chrlstchurch ." NE 2 29.61! / 57 OK Akaroa LiSlit. WNW 2 29.03 58 O Tlmaru SI 29.B8 55 fi Oarnani SB 1 29.0I! a5 OMR Dunediil ..... ENB 4 ■ 29.69 49 OMB Alexandra.—Not received. ■ . Queenslown — 29.62 52 OP Nueeets SK 29.68 47 OR Bluff SB 3 29.64 40 OR Puysegur Point SB 3 29.56 4S OMR