METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 112, 13 May 1937, Page 7

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR MAY.

Lustn quarter, fourth day, 0.6 a.m.; new moon, eleventh day, 12.4S a.m.; first quarter, seventeenth day, 6.19 p.m.; lull moon, twentyfifth day. ".8 v.m.

THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1937.

The Sun.—Rose today 6.49 a.m.; sets 4.43 p.m. Rises tomorrow 0.30 a.m.; sets 4.44 p.m. Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning', I.Bhr; afternoon, l.bhr; total, 3.4 hr.

Maximum - temperature yesterday, 51.0deg; minimum temperature last night, 41.0deg; minimum temperature on grass, 33.4deg. Mean wind velocity for 24 hours ending 9 a.m. today, 0.7 m.p.h. Rainfall in previous 24 hours, nil; rainfall to date this month, 1.531u ; rainfall to date this year, 134.5 in; rainfall average for May. 4.mm.- rainfall average from January 1 lo the end of May, 165.Sin. Barometer, 9 hours, 30.319 in, 1026.7 millibars; noon, 30.2871n. 1023.6 millibars.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.

A rather intense anticyclone covered the Dominion yesterday. Winds were light, and variable with southerlies slightly predominating. The weather was fine and fairly mild at most places but there were still some scattered light rains in the north-eastern and far northern portions of the North Island. This morning the central area of the anticyclone lay along the east coast. Winds are tending north-easterly and have freshened in the far north,, where rain is becoming more widespread. A trough of low pressure extends in a north to south direction across the Tasman Sea, the deepest portion being In the north.

TODAY'S WEATHER,

Beaufort scale of wind force, with equivalent m.p.h.—o, calm, 0-1; 1, 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 ; 7, high wind, 28-33: 8, gale, 34-40; 9, strong gale, 41-48; 10, whole.-gale, 49-D6; 11, strom, 57-65; 12, hurricane.

Weather.—B, blue sky, cloud amount 0-3 tenths; BC, blue sky and detached clouds, cloud amount 4-6 tenths; C, cloudy, cloud amount 7-8 tenths; O, overcast, cloud amount 9-10 tenths: G, gloomy, dull; U, ugly, threatening; B, continuous or steady rain; S, snow; JP precipitation within sight of station; I), drizzle; P, passing showers; H, hail; Q, squally; L. lightning; T, thunder: F, fog; M, mist; Z, haze; X, hoar frost; I, intermittent.

FORECAST

Winds.—North-east to northerly; strong In tha far north, elsewhere light to moderate but freshening somewhat.

Barometer.—A falling tendency. Seas.—Hough north of East Cape; elsewhere slinht to moderate.

Weather.—Cloudy to overcast and with Intermittent rain in the far northern and northeastern portions of the North Island; elsewhere fair to. fine but dull, misty conditions and rain gradually extending southwards. Temperatures mild.

Station. Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather. Cape Maria V.D. X 6 30.02 62 OUDG Russell XB3 30.12 61 OCG Hoklanca Heads NE G 30.02 59 0 Kaipara Slg. Sn. NE 3 30.14 55 BG Manukau Heads E 4 • 54 C ■ Auckland ... EXE 5 30.17 58 P Tlrltlrl -\"£ 5 ■ • CO CP Kawhia El 55 C Tauranga SW 3 30.28 54 . OP Opotikl S 1 30.07 54 O Taupo XI 49 . BC East Cape ... SE 3 30.37 55 OU GIsborne NW 2 30.39 50 O Napier Calm 30.30 56 BC Castlepoint ... W 2 30.23 54 O Cape Palliser .. N 2 50 BC New Plymouth SE 2 30.23 55 BZ Cape Egmont .. NE 5 30.17 57 BC Patea / - NE 1 30.30 52 B Wanganui XE 1 30.31 48 BZ Foxtou EXE 4 — 0 Wellington Calm 30.32 48 OZ Nelson Calm 30.30 54 0 Cape Campbell .. W 1 30.29 48 BC Farewell Spit . SE 4 30.22 53 C Westport , SW 4 30.20 49 BC Greymouth .. /.. E 4 30.20 43 B Arthur's Pass. —Xot received. Kalkoura X 2 30.31 47 BC Chrlstchurch NNE 2 30.32 47 OPD Akaroa L'house KE 4 30.32 49 O Tlmaru Var. 30.29 40 OZ Oamaru KW 1 30.29 42 O Dunedln NXE 4 30.27 ,43 BCZ Alexandra Culm —— 29 BC (Jueenstown ... Calm 30.19 30 BC XuBBets N 3 30.26 41 BZ Bluff NE 3 30.20 39 BX Puysepur Point EXE 2 30.19 40 B Station. Wind.