METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 100, 29 April 1937, Page 11

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

] MOON FOR APRrL. . ! Last quarter, fourth day, 3.23 p.m.; new;' moon, eleventh day, 4.40 p.m.; first quarter^ eighteenth day, 8.4 .a.m.; full moon, twenty-, sistu day, 2.54 a.m. (Standard Time.) THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1937. > The Sun.—The sun rose today 6.33 a.m.;j sets 5.2 p.m. Klses tomorrow G. 30 a.m.; seti.!. 5.0 p.m. • . ■• ■ ■;■ Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 4.3 hr Si afternoon, 4.Shr. Total, O.lhr. : » Maximum temperature yesterday, 52:4degr;f minimum temperature1 last night, 40.2deg; minUj mum temperature on Brass, SO.Sdeg. : JMeau wind velocity for 24 uours, ending 9 a.m. today, 2.S ni.p.h. j. Rainfall in previous 21 hours, nil; rain«" fall to date this month, 2.22 in; rainfall to date* this year, 11.541n; rainfall average for AprilJ--3.64in, rainfall average from January 1 to1 tUa( eii'l of April, 12.48 in. ■ i Barometer,' 0 hours, 29.!)7!)in, 1015.2 milll-: bars; noon. 20.0GSin; 10M.8 millibars. . . ■ ' '. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. An anticyclone of slight intensity now ex-« tends on to the Dominion with hichest pressured across the northern portion. A depression,-! however, covers the western Tasman Sea and i 3; moving slowly eastwards. South-westerly winds.; prevailed yesterday and were strong at, a few exposed places oa the East- Coast, but otheri! wise light to moderate. A few isolated showers; also occurred In the latter area, but generally,; the weather has been flue and clear, anddur-4 ing last night some sharp frosts were experl-! enced in various parts of the country. ThiSj morning winds were everywhere light and.-!, directions more variable with a tendency for northerlies -to set in from Cook Strait southwards. TODAY'S WEATHER. .

Benufort scale of wind force, with equivalent! 3.-40;' 9 strons gale. 41-48; 10 whole calej /.i -!■■ II storm 67-65; 1-- hurricane. | 40Wci'acr'-B blue &: cloud amount 0-31 Jls.BC, blue sky and detached clouds cloud amount 4-6 tenths. C, cloudy; .cloud amount ™-S tenths. 0. overcast; cloud amount l" 10 tenths. G. Bloomy,, dull. U. Ugly, threatening R. continuous or steady rain. S* "now. jpf precipitation within sight of station. D, drizzle. P, passing showers. H. hail. .Q. squally. li. llEhtnlnn. T, thunder. F,: °f Jimist. Z. liazo. X. hoar-frost. I. Intermittenu FORECAST. -. ! .^Vlnds —Ueht to moderate and variable a Roulh-westcr.llea prevailing at Orst north OH Kawhta auct'Tauranga. but northcrllcs grndua.H lv hecomlni! general and freshening about and! south of Cook Strait. i niSSif ri..n B! ..t^ alTeaH^-4"ine Fcen;ernlly trat 'first, but rate developing la southern Westlnnd and the fari south and- amending eradually m-cr dlsfrlcts with a westerly aspect. Temperatures miwerji

Station. Wind. Prea. Temp. Weather^ Cape Maria V.D. X.15 1 30.08 Itiisscll ........ S-2 30.07 Hoklnnga Heads N 3 30.02 Kaipnrit S. Sin. SW 1 30.08 Manukan Heads SW 2 • Auckland .... SW 2 30.07 Tiritiri W 2 Kawliia K I ■ Taurang'a .... Calm 30.07 Opotiki ........ SI 30.03 Tamio Calm • East Capo -S3 30.01 (ilsborno MV 3 30.02 Xaplor Cnlin 29.95 Ciistlcpolnt- SI . 2U.94 Cape ralliscr .. W 2 New riymouth EXE 2 30.01 Cine F-mwit W 2 30.00 Patca >'w l 2fl-n"J jWnnRanur X 1 3IMH \V 0emT>Bto'ir.".;;'Ca'lm , 23.98 Xekon Calm 29.01 (.'ape Campbell S 3 2U.M ■Farowcll Spit .. SW 1 20.08 Westport SSE 1 20.9S Greymoutli .... E. 2 . . 29.99 Arthur's Pass Calm. —— Kaikoura XI" 30.2S Tlmaru W 2 ■ 20.9!) Anniarii SW 1 29.93 nun "din ...... Calm 29.97 29.9C \ ic-'Cts .... SE3 29.94 n uff w ! -!)-n(i Fuysogur Point N 4 29.91 C2 BC .■ 56 BC 1 0!l C i CO C ■ ■• 55 C i' 55 . C- 1 51 BC ' r>i ■ b ■ , 43 B : 37 B ' ': S3 IS j 1 It ■ 47 IS3 ' 53 ■ O r.s bc D3 O Bl O . 40 BC ' 50 B 41 B 48 B 49 B 48 C 45 C 9 9 C is b ; 35 BZ . . 47 O ' ■■• 39 BX3 " 36 "B 43 B .. 38 0 ■.•■• 43 BC ,. 43 C 48 O