METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 61, 9 September 1937, Page 5

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR SEPTEMBER,

New moon, fifth day, 10.24 a.m.; first quarter, thirteenth day. 8.27 a.m.; full raoon, twentieth day, 11.2 p.m.: last quarter; twentyseventh day. 5.13 p.m. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1937. Tho Suu. —The sun rose todaj', 6.3 a.m.; seta, 5.84 p.m. Itlscs tomorrow, 6.2 a.m.; sets, 5.35 p.m. Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 2.8h; afternoon, 2.7h; Total, 5.5h. ■ Maximum temperature yesterday, 59.1deg.; minimum temperature last night, 42.6deg.; minimum temperature on grass, 3SJieg. ' Mean wind reloclty for ii hours ending B a.m. today, 8.9 ra.p.h. Rainfall in. previous 24 hours, nil; rainfall to date this month, 0.59 in; rainfall to date this year, 24.211n; average rainfall for September. 3.201n; rainfall average from January 1 to the end of September. 32.871n. Barometer, fl hours, 30.2161n, 1023.2 millibars; noon, 30.204 in, 1022.8 millibars.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.

Pressure Is still rather low to the cast of the South Island, but has risen over the Dominion with the approach of an anticyclone, the centre of which extends across the North Tasman Sea. Southerly winds have prevailed and yesterday were strong in many places, but by this morning they had decreased generally In force and in the southern portion of the South Island had changed to northerlles. Cool and rather changeable weather has been experienced with showers at a few scattered places, hut though still mostly cloudy, an Ira-, provement was in evidence this ■ morning in most districts.

TODAY'S WEATHER.

Weather.—ll, Dlue sky. cloud aiuouM 0-3 tenths; CC. blue suy and detached clouds, cloud amount 4-6 tenths, C, cloudy, doudeuIng: It, continuous or stead; rain; S. snow; JP, precipitation within sight of station; D. drizzle; P passing showers; U, ball: Q, squally; L, lightning; T, thunder; F. foj;: ill. mist. Z haze: X hoar frost: I. Intermittent. Ueaufort scale of wind force, with equiralent ru.p.h.—o calm, 0-1; 1, light air 2-'Jt 2 slight breeze, 4-7: S, gentle breeze. 8-11: 4, raoderato breeze, 12-16'; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21; 6, strong breeze, 22-27: T. high wind. 28-33; 8, gale. 34-40; 9, strong gale, 41-48; 10, whole tale, 49-56: 11, storm. 57-65; IS.) hurricane. I

FORECAST.

Winds.—7,lglik to moderate south-westerly or sonllicrly nt.first, north of Wcatport and Kalkoura ,■ llclit to moderate but freshening nortliRrlles thonoo southwards and extending crndunlly northwards over the southern portion of the North Island. Jlnrometer. —A fulling tendency in the south: elsewhere little movement. Sen a.—Tinther rough at first nutween Cape Campbell and East Capo: otherwise slight, o moderate but later rising about Foveaux Strait. Weather. —Itain probable In Westland nnrl the far south; otherwise fair. Temperature* becoming Dilld«r.

Station. Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather. Capo Maria Y.D. S.W 5 30.24 51 0 Kussell S\V 4 30.17 57 BCZ ' Hoklausa Hds S\V 4 30.10 55 CJI Kalpara Sig. Sn. WSW 4 30.13 Si O Manutaiu Hds. SSW 2 . — 58 BC Auckland N 1 30.17 54 0 Tlritirl WSW 2 — 53 OZ Kawhla SE 1 — '55 B Tauranga .. WSW 1 30.13 53 BC Opoliki S 1 30.18 52 B Taupo SI — 47 BC East Cape- S3 30.33 59 C.MZ Glsbome SW 3 30.1S 50 OJ1" Napier S5 30.19 49 BC Ciistlepoint .....S3 30.18 47 O Cape Palllser ,.. S 3 ■ — 4G OG New Plymouth SE 4 30.10 52 B Cape Egmont .. SK 2 30.14 52- B Patca S3 - 52 O Wiinganut E 1 30.19 5.1 0 Toxton Calm — 47 BC Wellington .. SSE. 4 30.22 47 O luiolson Calm 30.20 DO 0UDI3 Capo Campbell .. S 5 30.20 43 BC Farewell Spit .. N 4 iiO.jr. ■!!> O ■ Westport E 2 30.16 .r>0 O jGrcymoutli >' 4 30.19> 43 OM lArtliur's Pass Calm — 31 K Kaikoura S-2 30.20 47 B Cliristchurch .. XJ5 1 30.21- 4G BZ , Akaroa L'houso WSW 1 30.20 4(j BCZ Timani 1 NW I 30.18 47 BCZX Oamaru NW 1 30.1,!)- .39 B Uunedin KW 1 30.11} 47 BZ Aloxundra ....• N -2 ■ — 39 BC Queenstown .. Calm 30.09 37 BC 'Nuggets N 1 S0.12 43 BZ Blull NW 1 30.10 43 BZ PuyseRur Pt. .. XE 4 30.00 42 C