METEOROLOGICAL
WELLINGTON'S WEATHER
FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1937.
The Sun.—Blscs today G. 43 a.m.; sets 4.52 p.m. Kises tomorrow (i.41 a.m.; sets 4.01 p.m.
Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: MoruluK, 4.S hours; afternoon. 4.3- hours; total, 9.1 hours.
Maximum temperature yesterday, 55.7d.i.: minimum temperature last night, 40.0deg; mini, mum temperature on grass, 32.2deg.
Mean wind velocity for 21 hours ending U a.m.- today, 4.2 m.p.h. *
Hainfal) iv previous 24 hours, nil; rainfall to date this, month. O.Slin; rainfall to date this year, 12.23 in; rainfall average for May, 4.101n; rainfall average from January 1 to tbo end of May, 16.581n.
Barometer, 9 hours, 30.0441n, 1017.4 millibars; noon, 30.024 in, 101U.7 millibars.
SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS,
Pressure is still rather low to the- southeast; ■ but has risen everywhere under the- influenco of an anticyclone which. lias been gradually extending from the north Tasraan Sea' on to the Dominion. Scattered rain rtas experienced yesterday iv the far north and south some rather heavy .falls occurring at places In the former area, but elsewhere tlie weather was fine, and by this morning It had become flno practically generally. Winds were mainly from between south-west and west yesterday, and strong at some exposed coastal places, but this morning they' wero generally of only light or moderate force and directions were more variable about and south of Cook Strait.
Beautun skua- ot wind miw with equivalent mp.h 0. culm 0-I.'l. IWH air, 2-3; 2. slight breeze 4-7 3 gentle bree/.e S-ll 4 moderuto breeze 12-18 '5. fresh breeze 17-21 6, strung breeze li-11 1 high wind 2S-3S. 8. gale. 31-40 9 strone sale. 41-4S 1« wh»le Kale. 40.50 11 storm. 57 85 12. mirrleviu Weather.-.B blue sits clouo amoum 0-3 tenths B( blue sky and detached clouds; cloud amoum <t-6 tenths C cloudy, cloud amoum 7-8 tenths O overcast. cloud amount 8-10 tenths fi gloomy lull 0 udy. thrtatenlns li. contlnunus or steady rain a. snnw. JP Drecipllation within sluht at station. D drlzz'e. P. nassine showers H, hall Q. Bqually. 1.. llghtnlnß T, thunder. F. fog. M. mist Z. liazo V hoar-frost I. Intermittent.'
TODAY'S WEATHER. Station. . Wind. ' Prea. Temp. Weather. Cape Maria V.D. S 5 Hussell S3 iloklauga Heads . S 5 Kaipara S.S. SSW 4 Manukau Heads S 2 Auckland .... SSE 2 Tirltlrl ...... SSE 4 Kawhia E 1 Tauranga SK 1 Onotlki ..-..-*> SW 1 Taupo ....... Calm Kast Cape S 4 Gisborne W 3 .Vaplcr ;. Calm Castlepotnt .... S 2 Cape Pallisor .. SW 5 New Plymouth KW 1 Cape- Egmont lt SE 2 1'atea KB 2 Wanganui ...-. NE 1 Foxton Calm Wellington Calm Nelson Var. 2 Capo Campbell SW 3 Farewell Spit .. W 1 Westport S 2 (freymoutli E 4 Arthur's Pass .. Calm Kalkoura N 2 Chrlstcburcli W 1 Akaroa I/.H. SW 2 Tlmaru SW 2 Oamaru SW 2 lluneriln W 4 Alexandra .... Calm Queenstown .... W 3 XuBBOts NW 2 Bluff NMV 3 1'uysoRur PI. NXW 5 30.1G 58 BC 30.08 !>3 K 30.05 D7 BCP30.05 HI C 30.06 52 1! — . 52 BC — 51 B 30.02 • 4!) JJ 30.04 42 M — 40 BC 29.09 D2 BCZ 30.01. 51 ii 29.98 50 . BC 29.04 50 O — 49 HC 30.07 50 BO 30.0B 47 B 29.94 47 B 30.07 44 U — 42 C 30.04 40 1i 30.015 43 B 30.03 47 B 30.00 48 U 30.07 4i BC 30.08 37 ■ C — 2S IJ 30.00 40 BC 30.02 40 BC 29.90 51 C 29 90 45 BZ . 29.94 50 B 29.91 51 C — 40 BC 30.01 34 C 29.92 47 C 29.93 49 O 29.91 ■■ 53 . C
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 107, 7 May 1937, Page 3
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