TODAY'S WEATHER.
Beaufort scale of wind force, with equivalent m.p.h.—l, light air, 2-3; 2, slight breeze, 4-7; 3, gentle breeze, S-ll; 4, moderate breeze, 12-16; 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, 49-56; 11, storm, 57-66; 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 0-10 tenths. G, gloomy, dull. U, ugly, threatening. R, continuous or steady rain, b, snow. JP, precipitation within sight of station. D, drizzle. P, passing showers. H, hall. Q, squally. L, lightning. T, thunder. F, fog. M, mist. Z. haze: X, hoar frost, I. intermittent. FORECAST. Winds.—Moderate to strong north-east to north north of Greymouth and Kaikoura; light to moderate southerlies thence southwards and southerlies extending tonight over most of the D B^o'Seter.—A falling tendency fn the central areas; elsewhere a rising tendency. Seas.—Rather rough to rough about Cook Strait but decreasing tonight; elsewhere slight Weather.— Cloudy to overcast with mist or foir in many places. Rain probablo with some heavy falls In the central provinces. Temperatures becoming cooler. An improvement is probable tomorrow.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 154, 28 December 1936, Page 4
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203TODAY'S WEATHER. Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 154, 28 December 1936, Page 4
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