METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 1, 2 January 1937, Page 14

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER MOON FOR JANUARY. Last quarter, fifth day, 1.52 a.m.; new mow thirteenth day, 4.17 a.m.; first quarter, twen tteth day, 7.32 a.m.; full moon, twenty-seventli day, 4.45 a.m. (Standard Time.) SATUROAY, JANUARY 2. 1937. fhe Sun.—Rose today 4.22 a.m.; sets 7.28 p.m. Rises tomorrow 4.23 a.m.; sets 7.28 p.m. (Standard Time.) Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, Ohr Omin; afternoon, lhr. Total, lhr 6min. Temperature in Shade.—Maximum, 72.2desi minimum, 56.2deg; mean, 64.2deg. Rainfall.—Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. today, 0.021n. Total to date during tb« month, 0.021n. Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. today, 4.7 m.p.h. Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29.594 in. Today, 9 a.m., 29.755ia; noon, 29.746iu. z SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS. During Thursday and Friday while pressure was high to the east a shallow depression lay to the west and since last night the latter has been crossing the Dominion. Dull, misty weather has been experienced with rain in nearly all parts of the country.; Friday was a particularly dull day though tempetaures were warm everywhere with light north-east to northerly winds predominating. By this morning winds had changed to south-westerlies in the far north and although there was still considerable cloud about, the weather had improved in most districts. TODAY'S WEATHER.

Beaufort scale of wind-force, with-equiva-lent m.p.n.—l, light air, 2-8; 2, slight breeze, 4-7; 3, gentle breeze, 8-11; 4, moderate breeze, 12-16; 5, fresb breeze, 17-21; 6, strong breeze, 22-27; 7, olgb wind, 28-33; 8, sale, 84-40; 8, strong gale, 41-48; 10, whole gale. 49-56; 11, storm, 57-66; 12, hurricane. Weather.—B, blue sky; cloud amount O-I tenths. BC, blue sky and detached clouds; cloud amount 4-6 tenths. C, clcudy; cloud amount 7-8 tenths. O, overcast; cloud amount 9-10 tenths, G, gloomy, dull. D, ugly, threatening. R, continuous or steady rain. S, snow. JP, precipitation within sight of station. D, drizzle. P, passing showers. H, bait Q, squally. L, lightning. T, thunder, f, fog. M, mist. Z. daze. X. boar frost, I, Intermittent. FORECAST. Winds.—South-westerly north of Kawhfa and East Cape; elsewhere variable but mainly between westerly and south-westerly; force iight to moderate but strong in parts of the Cook Strait area. Barometer.—Unsteady. Seas.—Slight to moderate but rather rough at times about Cook Strait, Weather.—Matnly fair to cloudy at. first, but showers or misty rain probable at isolated places; later, however, unsettled conditions and more general rain again setting in. - •

Station. wind. fres. Temp. Weather. Cape~Maria V.d7SE~2 ZSTST -- 70 B Bussell W 2 29.75 66 0 Hokianga Heads . S 3 29.93 71 BC Kaipara Slg. Stn. S 2 29.86 63 C Manukau Heads SW 4 29.87 75 B Auckland SW 3 29.89 68 BC Tlritirl SW 3 — 64 BC Kawhia SW 2 — 72 BC Tauranga Kl 29.78 79 -BC? lOpotlki NE 2 29.79 - 69 OP Taupo Calm — 63 0 East Cape ... NNE 5 29.78 63 OMRI Glsborne MV 2 29.75 70 C Napier Calm 29.71 71 BC Castlcpolnt NE 2 29.69 70 BC Cape I'alliscr KW 2 — 63 B New Plymouth . W 2 29.80 68 BC Cape Egmont .. .N 2 29.80 67 • BC. Patca Calm 29.79 62 B Wanganui W 1 29.S0 68 BC Foxton SI -- 67 BC Wellington .... NW 4 29.76 65 B Nelson NW 2 29.76 65 B Cape Campbell . N 3 29.72 67 B Farewell Spit NW 3 29.77 61 B(3 Westport NE i 29.76 64 0 (Jreymouth. E 2 29.75 . 62 C Arthur's Pass NW 2 — 59 BC Kaikoura NE 1 29.70 70 BC Christchurch .. SW 3 29.70 62 O Akaroa L'house NW 1 29.67 68 BO Tlmaru E 1 29.68 61 OD Oamaru NE 1 : 29.72 60 ■ O Dunedln Calm '29.72 58 CF Alexandra.—Not received. (Jueenstown .. SW 1 29.72 63 B Nuggct3.—Not received. Bluff..... wi 29.70 59 OM Puysegur Point Calm 29.71 62 B