METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 88, 11 October 1937, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

MOON FOR OCTOBER.

New moon, fourth day, 11.28 p.m.; first quarter, thirteenth day, 3.17 a.m.; full moon, twentieth day, U. 13 a.m.; last quarter, tweutysuvcntli day, 1-.5U a.m. (Standard Time.) MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1937. The Sun.—Hose today 5.9 a.m.; seta CO p.m. Rises tomorrow 5.7 a.m.; sets 6.8 p.m. (Standard time.) Itright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 5.9 hr; afternoon, Olir. Total, ll.Ultr. Maximum temperature yesterday, fiS.Sdeg; minimum temperature last night, 45.7deg; minimum temperature ou crass, 35.9d0tr. Mean wind teloeuj tur H Uuurs endina !) a.m. today, • 2.3 m.p.h. Jialnt'all In previous 48 hours, nil; raintall to date this month, fI.UMn ; ralnuU to date this year, 27.'13 i»; rainfall average for October, S.olin; rainfall average from Jauuary 1 to Hie end of October, 36.38 in. TUronieter, 9 hours, 30.2221n. 1023.1 millibars ; noon, 30.225 in, 1023.0 millibars. j SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS. During Saturday while the last portion of a depression was crossing the North Island 1 moderate to strong south-westerly to southerly winds woro accompanied by showers In eastern and northern areas, but elsewhere fair to tine weather prevailed. By Sunday morning, however, an anticyclone had enveloped the Dominion, and the weather has sinco been flno almost generally, with light to moderate and rather variable winds. Xight temperatures have been cold, with frosts at various places, especially in the South Island. TODAY'S WEATHER. Station. tVlnd. Pros. Temp. Weather. Cape Maria V.D. -NT. 3 30.23 G7 EC Kussell SK 6 30.28 58 O Hokiangu Heads X 3 30.20 til JiC Kaipnra .Sig. St. JSNK 2 30.27 57 C Mauukuu Heads K 2 — 57 JIC ( Auckland ... XXE 2 30.29 57 O Tirltiri H 1 ~ W >' i KawUia K 3 - — ;»>*> IIC Taurauga SB 2 30.26 58 II Oputiki H 2 30.39 r.7 BO Taupo SW I — ..1 »C East Capo ... SSK U-- 30.30 .11 <J Glsborno NW 1 30.30 si C A-apler Calm 30.27 51 OZ Castlepoint.—Not received. Cope Palllser ...Hi — 03 I! New Plymouth ..N 1 30.29 55 II Cape Egmont ...N.'J 30.25 !itf 1! Patea N I. - »« 1! Wangauut XEI 30.28 .11 K ioxtun Calm — <;} ]\ Wellington .. NNW 3 i.0.22 oi_ J. \el«on Calm 30.00 ">>. J> Cape Campbell ..X 4 30.20 .13 It Farewell Spit .NW 3 30.24 -s.\ IIG Westport Calm 3U.L. : >A « Ureyznouth >- 2 00.2.i .1 u Arthur's Pass .NW 2 - 4i J! Kalkoura X 1 30 18 M 11 Christchurch ... K 4 30.1tS j.4 1U Akaroa L'liousc W 1 30.17 »4 15CM Timaru SKI 30.18 ul CM Oamaru NE 2 0.18 48 1 Dunedin SW 3 30.10 49 B Alexandra Calm — bi J. Queenstown .. NW 1 — Nuggets.—Not received. Bluff Ni , 30.1 L > -- "g Puysegur Point ..X i ol Beaufort scale ol wino torce with equivalent m.p.h.-O. calm, 0-1; 1, light Air. 2-3, 2 slight breeze, 4-7; 3, gentle breeze, 8-11. I. moderate breeze, 12-16; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21: 6, strong breeze, 22-27; 7, high wind, 28-33; 8, gale, 31-40; 9, Btrona gale, 41-48; 10, whole gale. 49-56; It. storm, 67-6j: li. ourricane. Weather.—B, olue sky, cloud amount O-S tenths; BC. blue sky and detached clouds, cloud amount 4-6 tenths; C, cloudy, cloudenIng; R, continuous or steady rain; S, snow, JP, precipitation within sight of station; D, drizzle; I', passing showers; fl, hall; Q, squally; L, lightning; T, thunder; F, fog; M, mist: Z. baze: X. boar frost; I, Intermittent. FORECAST. Winds.—.Easterly at first over the northern half of the North Island, but otherwise northerns prevailing; light to moderate generally, but freshening about and south of Cool; Strait. Barometer.—A failing tendency. Seas.—Slight to moderate generally, but later rising in the Cook and Kovuaux Straits areas. ~ , , . Weather.—Pair to fine in most districts. Clouding over and rain setting in shortly, however in western and southern portions ot the South Island, and gradually extending northwards over districts with a westerly aspect. 1 Temperatures mild. _____