METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 26, 30 July 1937, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1937. The Sun.—Rose today 7.1 a.m.; sets 4.53 p.m. Rises tomorrow 7.0 a.m.; sets 454 nm Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning 4 7hr • afternoon, 4.4 hr. Total, S.lhr. ...-.' minimum temperature last night, 4j'.Ddeg • minimum temperature on grass, 32.3deg. Mean wind velocity for 24 hours, ending I) a.m. today, 2.8 m.p.h. Rainfall in previous 2-1 hours, nli; rainfall to date this month. 3.93 in ; rainfall to date this year 22.501n; rainfall average for July. 4.8oln; rainfall average from January 1 to the end of July. 2r>.74in. -. v ~.V •' Barometer. 9 hours,' 30.230 in, ■ 1023.9 millibars; noon. 30.2^2in, 1024.1 millibars. "

Weather.—B, blue sky. cloud amount U-3 tenths; BC, b.'ue sky nnd detached clouds, cloud amount 4-G tenths; C, cloudy, cloudenIns; R, continuous cr steady rain; S, snow; JP, precipitation within sight of station: D. drizzle; P. passing showers; H, hall, Q, squally; L, lightning; T, thunder; F, tog: M. mist: Z. haze: X. hoar frost: I. Intermittent. Benuforc scale of wind force, n-ltli equivalent ra.p.h.—o. calm, 0-1; 1, light air, 2-3; 2, sllclit breeze, 4-7; 3, gentle breeze. 8-11: 4, moderate breeze, 12-16; 5, fresh breeze 17-21; G, strong breeze, 22-27; 7. high wind. 2S-S3; S. irale, 3-1-40; 9, strong Bale, 41-4S: 10, whole calo. 49-50: 11. storm, 57-03: 12 hurricane. FORECAST. Winds.—.Moderate south-westerly to southerly winds veering to west and later north-west over the South Island. Barometer.—Little movement. Seas.—Rough but decreasing north of Farewell Spit. Rather rough with a considerable southerly swell south of East Cane, but gradually moderating. Elsewhere slight to moderate. Weather.—For the most part fair to fine and mild, but rain developing shortly In western and far southerndistricts of the South Island.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. anticyclone with highest pressure over the Xorth Tasman Sea has moved slowly on to the Dominion. >'orth-westerlles or westerlies prerailed yesterday In the Cook Stralfarea," hut otherwise winds have;been mostly southtwesterly and yesterday were,strong In places. Changeable conditions and .scattered : showers have been experienced In western districts,: but the weather, has been fair to fine elsewhere and by this morning it had become fair almost generally, winds having decreased everywhere in force. ' ' TODAY'S WEATHER. Station. Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather. Cape .Maria V.D. S 4 30.36 55 ~"G Kussell SI 30.31 "53 B Hoklanga Heads S 4 30.26 55 CUP Kaipara Sig. Stn.-^Xot received. .Alanukau Hds. SSW 5 50 C Auckland SW 4 30.20 53 BC TiritJri SW 4 57 KCQ Kawhia S 2 54 B Tauranga Calm 30.22 50 B Opotikl Calm 30.22 30 B ' Taupo Calm 45 B East Cape .... S1V 3 30.11 51 BZ Gisborne ..... XW 2 20 21 44 C Napier S\V 1 30.24 49 BC Castiepoint S 2 30.27 4S BC Cape Falllser . SW 2 47 BC New Plymouth . SW 3 30.23 52 BC Cape Egmom .. SW 4 30.23 52 B Patea Calm 30.24 46 B WanKanui W 3 SO.25 45 BCZ 1'oxton Calm 42 B Wellington .... Calm 30.24 46 OZ Nelson SW 2 30.24 40 B Cape Campbell SW 1 30.22 45 HC' Farewell Spit S 1 30.21 4" B Weslport SI 30.24 45 C fireymouth E2 30.24 44 O Arthur's Pass .. Calm ■ 2!) BC Kalkoura W 2 30.16 44 B Chrlstchurch .. SAV 1 30.23 31 BZ Akaroa Lthse. . SAV 6 30.21 ' 45 B Tlmaru XW 1 30.20 35 XGC Oamaru AV 2 30.10 38 O Dunedin SAV 2 30.24 43 C Alexandra Calm • 30 O Queenstown W 2 30.19 34 C • Xuggets .... L... AV 3 30.21 41 OZ Bluff WXW 2 30.19 44 O^[ I'uyscgur Point . X 5 30.17 45 C