METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 57, 4 September 1937, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1937.

The Sun.—liose today, 6.12 a.m.; sets, 5.2 D p.m. Rises tomorrow, 6.10 a.m.; sets, 5.30 p.m.

Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, nil afternoon, nil. Total, nil.

Maximum temperature yesterday, 49.7deg; minimum temperature last night, IS.Odeg; minimum temperature on grass, 44.0deg.

' Mean , wind velocity for 24 hours ending 9 a.m. today, 10.1 m.p.h.

Rainfall In previous 24 hours, O.lCin; rainfall to date this month, o.3Gin; rainfall to date this year, 3.981n; rainfall average for September, 3.20 in; rainfall average from January 1 to tho end of September, 32.87 in.

Barometer, 9 hours, 29.9321n, 1013.6 millibars; noon, 29.932 in, 1013.6 millibars.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.

' Pressure Is at present relatively high to the nortli of Now Zealand and east of the South Island, but a widespread and complex depression extends across the Tasnian Sea on to the North Island. Southerly or south-easterly winds hare persisted on parts of the east coast and about Cook Strait and have been fresh to strong in the latter area. Otherwise winds have been moderate generally in force and rather rarlable In direction, with easterlies and north-easterlies predominating. Except in the west coast and far ■ southern portions of tho South Island, where it has been mainly fair, tho weather has been dull and misty with fairly widespread rain, some rather heavy falls occurring since last night in the northorn half of the North Island.

TODAY'S WEATHER.

Station. Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather.

Weatlier.—B, blue sty, cloud amount 0-3 tenths; BC, blue sky and detached clouds, cloud amount 4-0 tenths; C, cloudy, cloudening: It, continuous or steady rain; 8, snow; JP, precipitation within sight of station i D. drizzle; P, passing showers; 11, bail: Q, squally! h, lightning; T, thunder; T, fog; M, mist: Z. haze; X. hoar frost: I, Intermittent.

Beaufort seals 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. 12-1G; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21 j 0, strong breezo, 22-27; 7, high wind, 28-S3; 8, gala. 34-40; 0, strong galo, 41-48: 10, whole tale, 49-56; 11. storm, S7-65; 12, hurricane.

FORECAST,

Winds. —South-easterly at first about Cook Strait and westerly In, North Auckland; otherwise winds between oast and north-east prevailing; moderate to strong generally aud rising to galo force in places. Barometer. —Fall. Seas.—Bough north :of Kaikoura; elsewhere moderate but rising. ■ Weathor.—Unsettled, dull, and misty, with rain in most districts, heavy falls being probable In many places.

Cnpo Maria V.D. W 3 Russell ...' NW 5 Hokinnga Heads W 4 Kaipara Slg. Stn. .W 3 ManuUau Heads SW 4 Auckland .... WSW 5 Tlritlri W 4 Kawhla SB 1 Tauranga .... ESE 1 Opotiki S 1 Taupo Calm East Cnpe ._... SSE 3 Glsbome ........ E 1 Napior Calm Castlepoint SK 4 Cape Palliscr .. SB. 5 New Plymouth ESE 3 Capo Egmont .. SE 3 Patea ,. S 8 VVanganui J? 1 Foxton Calm Wellington SSE 4 Nelson .'. N 2 Cane Campbell .. S 5 Farewell Spit .... S 4 YVestport „ SE 2 Greymouth E 5 Arthur's Pass .. SVV 1 Kaikoura- S 2 Clirlatchurch ... SW. 5 Akaroa Light .. NE 5 Tlmaru ENE 3 Oamaru NE 2 Duncdin ENE 4 Alexandra Calm Queenstown .... NE 2 Nuggets K 3 Bluff ENE 4 Puysegur Point SB 1 29.91 20.02 29.88 29.87 20.84 29.03. 29.79 29.82 29.82 29.00 29.80 29.87 29.79 29.75 29.80 29.93 20.92 29.09 20.86 29.87 29.91 30.08 30.12 30.11 30.10 30.13 30.13 30.01 30.12 30.03 29.00 CO BCZ 57 BC 59 BCQ 50 C 59 BG 57. C 54 CZ 51 BC 55 O 50 OR 46 OR 53 OMDIS 48 OK 51 OR 50 OU 47 OU 52 C 54 O 52 O 52 OP 53 R 49 OP 50 OU 49 OH — OK 54* C 52 B 39 O> ' 45 OU 41 O 45 OU 46 OMIt 45 OMK 43 CO 40 BC 57 BC 43 O 48. BC 40 BC