METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 17, 21 January 1937, Page 5

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER MOON FOR JANUARY. Last quarter, fifth day. 1.5:2 a.m.; new moon, thirteenth day, 4.17 a.m.; flrst quarter, twentieth day. T.S2 a.m.; full muuu. tweuiy-seveuth day. <1.43 a.m (Standard Ttrae.l THURSDAY. JANUARY 21, (937. The Sun.—Rose today 1.42 a.m.; sets T. 22 p.m. Rises tomorrow 4.43 a.m.sets 7.-2 p.m. (standard Time.) Hright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 3hr 30min; afternoon, 61ir 42min; total, lOlir 12 mln. Temperature in Shade. —Maximum, ~3.odeg; minimum, 32.7deg; mean, u^.Sdes. ItuinfiUl.—Total for the 21. hours pi ending 0 a.m. today, nil; total to date during the month, 2.S:.iu. Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 0 a.m. today, 4.S m.p.li. Baromettr.—Yesterday, ;t a.m.. 2A.333in; today, 1) a.m., 2!J.3,'!lin; noon. 29. jlOin. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. I'rcssure Is still low lo the south and east, but has risen slowly over the Dominion with tlifl approach of a slight anticyclone across the north Tasman Sea. A rather extensive and complex depression is, however, located ovei (lit? western Tasman and moving eastwards. Winds between west and south-west have predominated, and yesterday- were, strong «"il fi'iualiy in many places, but by this morning liicy had decreased neariy everywhere in force. A few light showerß have occurred at Isolated places, hut for the most part the weather h;is been fair to cloudy and has gradually improved.

TODAY'S WEATHER. I Statiuu v> ind. I'res l'euii). Weather j Cape Maria Y.D. S 1 2f1.7!> G1 CZ Hussell SW ;j 2D.ii> 63 Holilanga Hernia SW 3 29.74 til tT Kaipara Sis. St. SW 1 2;i.73 tl.'l O Munukau Heads SW 4 2!).72 (i.i KC Auckland .... SW 2 21'.71 I'm Tirltlrl SSW 3 <■- CO Kawhla SW 2 Tauranga X 2 2IUIS t>3 Opotikl ........ Calm 20.1 it lit HO Taupo SW 2 -- <i 0 It East Cape .... So 2f1.."i" ti'l W-Z (iishoruo SW 1 211.5S 71 UC Napier SK 1 20.."».S liii B Castlepoint ... >"W Si 29.51 63 B Cape Pallisor .. Calm -- 72 I> New Plymouth .. W 4 . 29.112 OS HC (.'ape Egmout .. W I 2f1.U1 63 lit" l'litea \Y 8 2H.UI i>- "C Wanganui .... XW 1 I 63 l ;| ' Foxton >"W 6 - - liC Wellington .... N" 3 !t Nelson SW 1 V;i.:>l '' Cape Campbell NW t 2!i..")2 6.1 Farewell Spit SW 2 2i).."> I till H Westport S 2 20.63 66 )>( Z Greymouth E 2 20.U1 o7 I'.L Arthur's Pass NW :i I 5 Kalkoura SI 2?.53 6"> K Chrlstchurch ... E 1 I 60 < Ak-aroa L.II. .. NE 2 20.33 00 O Timaru NN'E 2 - 63 ' /> Oarnaru NEt 2!'."it ■"> It Dunedin SW 2 29.31 H Alexandra.—Not received. Queenstown ... Calm 29.53 '.yl « Xuggets W •"> 29.47 ;j3 EC Bluff WSW 3 29,45 II l I'uysegur Point X 4 29..>2 .>■> UC ~Beaufort scale ot wind force, with equivalent m.p.li.—l, light air, 2-3; 2. alight breeze, 1-7; a gentle breeze, 8-11; 4, moderate breeze, 12-1G; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21; 6. strong breeze. 22-27 ; 7, high wind, 28-33; 8, gale. 34-40: 9, strong gale, 41-48: 10, whole gale 49-50: 11, storm, 57-66; 12,. hurricane. Weather.—B. blue sky: cloud amount u-3 tenths. BC, blue sky and detached clouds; cloud amount 4-0 tenths. C, cloudy; cloud amount 7-8 tenths. O, overcast ; cloud amount 9-10 tenths. G, gloomy, dull u, "uy. threatening. It, continuous or steady rain. &, snow. .TP, precipitation within sight of station. D, drizzle. P, passing showers. U- bail «. squally, h, lightning. T, thunder, f, fog. M, mist. Z. haze X. hoar frost I. intermittent. FORECAST Winds.—Moderate south-west to west veering gradually to liortherlies and becoming strong south of New Plymouth and Napier. Barometer. —Unsteady. Seas. —Itough about Cook and 1 o\l;ui\ Straits; elsewhere slight to moderate, but rising somewhat on the west coast of the bourn * S Wen'ther.—Fine at flrst, but gradually clouding over In western and far sonthefii districts with rain developing from Taranaki soutllivards. Temperatures becoming warm.