METEOROLOGICAL
WELLINGTON'S WEATHER
MOON FOR SEPTEMBER,
New moon, fifth da.v, 10,24 a.m.; first quarter, thirteenth, day. 8.27 a.m.:'full moon, twentieth day, ll.a p.m.! last Quarter, twontysoventb day, G. 13 p.ni. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. 1937. Tho Sun.—-Hose today 6.5 a.m.; sots 5.33 p.m. Klsos tomorrow C.3 a.m.; sets 0.31 p.m. Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Horning, i!3h*; afternoon, 2hr; total, 3.3hf.-■■■■ • Maximum temperature yesterday, 57.Meg; minimum temperature last night, 46.2deg; minimum temperature on grass,1 42.2deg. Mean wind velocity for 24 hours ending II a.m. today,. 1.8 m.p.h. Hainfall In. previous 24 hours, 0.021n; rainfall to date this month, f1.591n; rainfall to date tilts year, 24.21 in; average rainfall for September, 3.20 in; rainfall aTerage- from January 1 to the end of September, 32.8"1n. Barometer, 9 hours, 29.7701n, 1008.1 millibars; noon; 29.8011n, 1012.2 millibars. \
SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.
Sinee1 last ntglit tho northern depression has passoa away eastwards, but a sharp secondary lias been crossing tho South Island. An anticyclone Is now approaching across the Tasraan Sea with Its centre over the northern portion. Tho weather lias been rather unsettled \rlth scattered light rain in most districts, but East Capo reports .having hail as .much .as 1"4 points. During yesterday winds . were moderate and somewhat variable, but by this morning westerlies or south-ivesterlles were prevailing and winds had Increased In force, especially is the far north and on the east coast of the South I Island.
TODAY'S WEATHER.
Weather.—B. blue sky, cloud nmounl 0-3. tenths; DC, blue sky and detached clouds, cloud amount 4-8 tenths. C, cloudy, cloudeuIds: X continuous or steady rain; B, euowi JP, proclpltutlon wltliln sight of stations D, drizzles P. passing showers! H, ball; (J, squallyl h. llghtnlnßi T, thunder; F. fogi HI, mistj 2. liazo: X. boar frost: U Intermittent. , Beaufort scale of wind force, witfl equlf palenl m.p.h.—o, calm, 0-1 sl. Uebt nit. 2-3; 2, slight breeze, i-1 ; S, gentle brocza, 8-11: 4, moderate broeze, 12-16; 5, fresh breezo, 17-21; 6, strong brcezo, 22-27 s 7, hlgb wind, 28-33 i 8, gale, 84-40; 0, strong gale, 41-48 i 10, whola calo. 40-56; 11, storm, D7-CD; 12. liurrlcntio.
FORECAST. Wilds.—Moderate to strong South-treat to southerly winds, of Bale force In places, espoelally about Cook Strait and on (lie cast coMt aontli of Cnstlepolnt. Barometer.—Rising. Sens.—Moderate south of Farewell Spit and north of East Cape: elsewhere becoming rough. Weather. —Fair to fine In western districts of the South Island: elsewhere cool and changer able with passing showers, hall la places, and snow on tlio ranges, but Improving later la western and northern districts.
Statlou. Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather. ; Capo Maria V.D. S 9 30.00 55 CQZ I ltussell.—jfot received^ Hokianga Heads S 5 29.o-t g."> bcp Kaipura Si|f. St. S 0 SO.S3 IH c IManukau Heads SSW 5 -- -r>i i; Auckland .... SSB 4 2!).i)3 03 o iTIritlrl S 5 — 31 31CZ1 i Kiuvtila SW 1 — 58 ■ 3J Tnurnnffft ...... W 1 29.85 . B6- >O Opotiki .. Calm 29.87 511 0 'J'/uipo ., Calm — ' 40 BC East Cape . NE 3 29.85 '57 OZ " Rlsbprno XK 3 29.S7 57 <; Napier SW 2 29.7!). .'.(! It Castlepolut ... K\V 5 29.72 no C Capo Falllser ■ NW (t • — . ' RS ■ 1JCQ Now Plymouth WSW i 29.S9 iil BC Capo Egmout ..SW 5 29.88 r.l BC l'atea SW 4 — 5t . O Wangabul .... KB 4 . -2!>-85 54 C Foxton WNW. 5 — 51 0 i Wellington .. NNW-1 29.77 53 C XOlson SW I 29.T8 5S H Cairn Campbell NW 4 29.B9 52 Ji' farewell Suit .. NW G 29.71 HO BC Westport E2 29.88 '18 OMR Oreymouth E 2 . 29.90 W BC Arthur's Pass NW 7 — 39 O Kalkoura S 5 29.S2 ,-il KO IMiristcinirch .; SW 5 29.86 4» > BAknioa h.U. . SW 3 29.S3 4!) V'A Tlmaru NW 3 29.80 511 ' K Oamam .../:. SW 5 29.82 49 I! Dtmedln .... WSW 8 29.77 43 BC Alexandra S 5 — 30 BO Queenstown .- SW It 29.SS <lli B Nureots SW B 29.82 4L BCGM Bluff SW 3 • 29.SS 49 CV , Puysegur Tt. WSW.T 30.03 47 CPQ
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 60, 8 September 1937, Page 4
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