METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 144, 19 June 1937, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR JUNE. Last quarter, second day, 4.54 p.m. iceW. raonn, ninth day, 8.13 a.m.: first quarter, six-i ttenth day. 6.33 a.m.: full moon, twenty-fourth| •lay, 10-30 a.m.......'.', . < ■ SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1937. The Sun.—Hose today, 7.16 a.m.; sets, 4.21. p.m. Jtlses tomorrow, 7.10 a.m.; sets, 4.28 p.m. Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 2.lhr; afternoon, 3.lhr. Total, 5.2 hr.' ; ... .Maximum temperature yesterday, : 45.3degj minimum temperature Inst night, 30.4deg; minimum temperature on grass, 32dcg. - Mean wind velocity for 24 hours "ending 9 a.m. today, 10.3 m.p.h. - •' Rainfall in previous 24 hours, trace; rainfall to date this month, 1.94 in ; rainfall to/date this year. 17.27 in; rainfall average for June, 4.31 in; rainfall average from January .1 to the end of Juno, 20 89in. ,- Barometer, 9 hours, 30.0271 m 1016.8 millibars; noon, 30.003in,'1016.0 millibars. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. While pressure has been' fairly low to th« east an anticyclone has been advancing slowly towards lhe Dominion. Southerly winds have predominated and during yesterday and ■ last night were' strong and squally about Cooli Strait and on the east coast, where they wei"3 accompanied by occasional passing \. showers. Some scattered rain also fell in the far north and south, but elsewhere the weather, i was mainly fair to fine and by ; this morning conditions hart become fine almost generally,' tha southerlies having decreased in force. Temperatures have been extremely cold, - sharp .frosts occurring in many parts last.night. TODAY'S WEATHEfI. , Station. Wind. Tres. Temp. Weather, Cape Maria V.D. E 3 30.15 . 49 B Hussell SE 4 30.12 48 BC Hoklnnga Heads.—Not received. Kaipara S. Stn: XE 2 30.10 47 . BC Maniikaii Heads ..S3 . 41 B ; Auckland Calm 30.09 • -4"> B Tiritil-i SSE 4 48 8 Kawhia SE 1 . .. : 42 : B Tauranga SW 1 30.02 43 B OpotiM Calm 30.03 36 B | Taupo S 4 — 4f B East Cape ...... S 5 29.93 47 BC* Gisborne SW 5 20.97 49 OQ Napier SW 3 29.94 46 BC Castlepoint ...... S 2 29.96 45 BC Cape Palliser .. SW 5 42 B New Plymouth .. S 2 30.04. 33 B. . , Cape Egmont .. SE 1 30.04 40 - BPatea SE 1 30.00 41 B Wanganui NE 1 30.10- '42 "- B Foxton Calm .38 B , Wellington NW 1 . 30.03 44 B Nelson Calm 30.05 31 B Cape Campbell .W 1 30.00 42 B Farewell Spit .. SW 1 30.02 44 B Westnort S 2 30.07 39 BC / Weymouth Ei ,30.05. 33 BC , Arthur's Pass ...Calm 22 - B \ Kaikoura SW 2 30.06 42 B ! Clu-istcluirch .. SW 1 30.00 30 - BX . Akaroa Light .. \>'. 2 30,01 45 B i Timaru SW 1 —-• 33 BZX Oamaru -.-. SW 2 29.07 37 B Dunedin WSW 4 29.94 42 . . B Alexandra Culm —— -35 B Quceiistown ... .W 2 30.07 29- BC Nuggets SW 5 29.90 .42 BC Bluff "WSW 5 29.97- 46.- CI Puyscgiir Point .JV 4 30.10 41 o.' Weather.—B,' blue sky, cloud amount 0-3 tenths; BC, bluo sky and detached clouds, cloud amount 4-6 tenths; C, cloudy, cloud amount 7-8 tenths;-O, orercast, cloud amount 9-10 tenths;, (i, gloomy, dull; U, ugly, threatening; It, continuous or steady rain; S, snow: JP precipitation within sight of station; D. drizzle; P, passing showers; H, hall;, Q, squally; L, lightning; ,T, thunder; F.fog; M. mist; Z, haze; X, hoar frost; I. Intermittent. Beaufort scale or 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, 12-10; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21; 6, strong breeze, 22-27 ; 7., high. wind, 2S-33; S, gale, 34-40; 9, strong gale, 41-4S; 10, whole gale, 49-56: 11, storm. 57-63; 12, hurricane. . , ■■■.■■■ FORECAST Winds.—South-west to southerly prevailing mainly light lo moderate but freshening at time! on the east coast south of East Cape. Barometer. —A rising tendency. Seas.—Rough at first between Cape Palllsei . and East Cape and a heavy southerly swell thenco southwards but moderating gradually/ elsewhere slight lo moderate. Weather.—Fine almost generally, but an bcea< slonal light shower still probable In east coa^ districts. Cold night temperatures with somj sharp frosts. '- *