METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 40, 17 February 1937, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR FEBRUARY. Last quarter, third day, 11.34 p.m.; new moon, eleventh day, 7.4 p.m.; first quarter, nlghtecntb day, 3.20 p.m.; full moon, twenty3ftb day 7.13 p.m. (Standard Time.) WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1937. The Sun.—liose today, 5.10 a.m.; sets, G. 54 p.m. Jllses tomorrow, 5.18 a.m.; sets, 6.5:S p.m. (S'aiulnrd time,) .Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 6hr iiOniin; iil'tcrnoon, 51ir 42mln. Total, 12hr limin. Temperahire in Shade.—Maximum, 72.Gdeg; uiinimum, jldeg: mean, (i'J.iidvg. Uaiiifull.—Total for the 24 hours preceding !! a.m today, nil. Total to date during the nioiiili, UKiln. Wind.—Velocity of tlio wind for the 24 liours preceding 9 a.m. today, 10.5 m.p.h. liiirometer.—Yesterday, !» a.m.. 29.581 in. Today, 0 a.m.. 25.390 in ; noon, 29.572 in. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. The anticyclone mentioned yesterday is now located over Hie north-eastern portion of tlie Tasninn Sea but lias decreased in intensity. Pressure has fallen again over the South Island, where a series of rather shallow westerly depressions continues to pass. Yesterday the went her was fine and warmer in most places tliout'li scattered showers still fell in the far south. During the night there has been scattered rain in most western districts and sliios have become more cloudy. Temperatures have again fallen in the south. The rainfall reported has generally been light, but Okuru had 3.50 inches. Moderate to strong west and north-west, gales still being experienced at some places. TODAY'S WEATHEB.

Beaufort scale ot wind force, with equivalent m.p.h.—i. light air, 2-3; 2. slight breeze, 4-7; 3, gentle breeze, 8-11; 4, moderate breeze. 12-16; 5, fresh breeze. 17-21; 6. strong breeze, 22-27; T, Dlßli wind, 28-33; S. Rale. 34-40: 9 stroll!; gale. 41-48; It) whole cale 49-56? 11 storm. 57-B6; 12, hurricane. Weather.—B. blue sky; cluuo amount 0-3 lentils 80, blue sky and detached clouds, cloud amount 4-tt tenths. C, cloudy; cloml amount 7-8 teolhs 0. overcast; cloud amount 0-10 tenths G glnom.v. dull U. ucly. (hreateuliiE. X, continuous or steady ratn S snow. .IP precipitation within sight of station O, drlzzlo. P, paaslne showers H. hail. Q. squally. L, lichtiilni! T, thunder. F, fos. H. mist Z naze X hoar frost I. intermiiieni FORECAST Winds.—Suuih-westcrlles prcvullliiß north of Kiiwhiii iind Ensl Cape, elsewhere north-west to south-west but southcrlics later becoming more seiicral. .Moderate to 'strong ■gciicrnll.v and still of Kalo force at times in exposed poslUons. Barometer.— Unsteady. Sens—JlfideralD north of Kiisl Cape: ruimh north of Farewell Spit, south, of Uunedin. anil in the Cook Strait area; elsewhere rather rouyli with a considerable swell. Weather.— Cloudy to overcast In districts with a westerly uspect- with rain .at . times; elsewhere- mainly-fair-to flue, but showers extending occasionally to scattered parts of eastern districts, more especially of the South Isliiud. Temperatures becoming Colder.

station rtiuil I'res Temp Weatber Cnpo Maria V.D. SW 1 30.03 Hussoll S\V 3 21).!lli Hokianga Heads S\V 4 2«.i)a Kaipuru S. Sin. SW 4 29.07 Manukau He.ids . W 4 ■ Auckland SW 4 29.92 Tiritiri WSYV 4 Kuwhia W3 Tauranga W 3 20.S? Opotiki SW 3 30.SO Taiipo SW 8 East Cape .. 1VX1V ;i 2!l.n Gisborne XW 5 20.0!) Napier WSW 2 20.GO CastlcpoiMt XW 5 20.33 Cape l'alllsor .. NW 7 -—- New I'lymoiitli .. W I 29.81 Capo Egmunt ... \V ii 2!I.S1 Potcii W Ii 2!(.S1 Wangnijui ... W.WV ii 2D.77 Foxton XW 7 — Wellington .. XW G 29.H!) Nelson XW 2 29.S2 Cape Campbell XW 7 2!US Farewell Spit .. \V 4 29.(ill Wcstport SW 3 ■ 29.72 GroymouUi ... iW 4 29.08 Arthur's Pass KW 3 Kaikoura N\V 2 20.4G Cliriatcliurcli .. NW 6 '2(1.34 Akaroa Light XW 4 29.SI Timani XW 4 29.36 Oamarii SW 3 29.3« Uiincdln SW 9 29.25 Alexandra.—Xot received. Quecnstowu S 4 29.42 XiiBircts \V8 29.:i3 Iilulf W (i 29.39 Puysogur Point SW 5 20.56 C2 02 .'03 (i2 (i2 (il 62 64 (!2 02 50 1)1 til OS Ijl) 58 i;:; 01 (ii (50 Ii2 59 (iO 56 51 43. 60 70 on 42 49 51 'J8 40 O B CM O O c JJ ]! BC HO O UCZ I! HZ . <: (i o c o 0 oc 0(1 BC OC! c CP OP K HC B nc II HC BQ HC HCQ C.Y, CP