METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 89, 12 October 1937, Page 4

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. 0.18 a.m.; last quarter, twentyseventh day, 13.56 a.m. (Standard Time.) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12. 1837. TUo Sun.—Rose today, 5.7 a.m.; sets, fi.B p.m. Rises tomorrow, 5.0 a.m.; sets, G. 9 p.m. (Standard Time.) Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, s.!)hr; afternoon, fi.Ohr. Total, 11.9 hr. Maximum temperature yesterday, 60.9f!eft; minimum temperature last night, 48.2deg; minimum temperature on grass, 44.2deg. Mean wind velocity for 21 hours ending 0 a.m. today, 8.0 m.p.h. Kalnfall in previous 24 hours, nil; rainfall to dato tills month, O.SOln; rainfall to date tliia year, 27.431n; rainfall averago for October, 3.5 Un; rainfall average from January - 1 to the end of October, 36.381n. Barometer, 9 hours, 30.1241n, 1020.1 millibars; noon, 30.115 in, 1019.8 millibars. SYNOPSIS OF (.AST 24 HOURS. A weak depression passed in the south list night and consequently light to moderate southerlles have since extended over most of tho South Island, while In the north easterly or northerly winds have predominated. Fair to fine weather has been exporlesced generally, but some scattered light rata has fallen In the far south since last night, and by this morning cloud had Increased over most of the country. Barometers are still fairly high over the Dominion and very uniform, while a depression loeated over the middle portion of the Tasman Sea appears to bo gradually losing intensity. TODAY'S WEATHER. Station. Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather. Capo Maria V.D. SE 2 30.19 60 BC Russell SI 30.20 00 OG Hokiangn Heads NE 1 30.14 57 BC ICalpara S. St. ESE 1 30.10 GO HO Manukau Heads NE 1 — 57 O Auckland Calm 30.19 54 O Tiritlrl S 2 — 55 C Kawhia SE 1 — 59 BC Tauranga ffl SO. 15 58 BC Opotlkl S 2 30.19, 50 BC Taupo SB 1 — V 54 O East Capo S 3 30.16 Nsl OMP Glsborne NW 2 30.18 54 B Napier HE 1 30.11 5" BC Castlepoint .... N 3 30.05 58 B Capo Falliser .. Calm — 55 B New Plymouth EXE 1 30.18 53 O Capo Egmont .. W 1 30.10 57 HC l'atea Nff 1 — 59 O Wangauui N I 30.17 sfi O l'oxton NW 1 — 55 O Wellington .... N 3 30.12 51 <> Nelson Calm 30.12 «l B Capo Campbell . S:i SO.IO ; 51 (I Farewell Spit .. Calm 30.05 5.1 (1 Westport SI 30.10 • 55 B Greymouth .... S 2 50.17 56 BC Arthur's Pass Nff 3 — 41 B Kalltoura S 1 30.14 52 OF Chrlstchurcli .. SW 4 30.16 47 O Akaroa L'house . W 3 30.11 48 OJf Tlmaru SW 2 30.17 51 BCJSS Oamaru W 1 SO.J 9 48 B Dunedln SW 2 30.18 . 81 BC Alexandra.—Not recelvod. Queonstown .. SW 1 30.15 50 O Nuggets SW 2 30.25 45 OMD Bluff 8 8 30.19 48 Oil Puysegur Point ESE H 30.23 43 OB Beaufort scale ot wind force, with equivalent ro.p.h.—o, calm, 0-1; 1. light air. 2-3; 2, slight breeze, 4-7: 3, gentle breeze, 8-11: 4, moderate breeze, 12-16; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21; 6, strong breeze, 22-27; 7, high wind, 28-33; 8, gale, 34-40; S, strong gale, 41-48; 10, whole gale, 49-56 i 11> storm, 57-65; 12. Hurricane. Weather.—B, olue sky, cloud amount 0-3 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; P, passing showers, H, ball; Q, squally; l>, lightning; T, thunder; F, fog; M, mist; Z. haze: X. boar frost; I, Intermittent. FORECAST. Winds.—Light to moderate northerlios at first over tho North Island but elsewhere southerlles and moderate to strong southerlles becoming general boforo morning. Barometer. —Rising tendency. Seas.—Bather rough to rough about Foveaux Sttalt; elsewhere slight to moderate but later rising somewhat In tho Cook Strait area and south of Castlepoint. Weather.—Flno on the west coast of the South Island; elsewhere changeable with scattered and mainly light to moderate rains. Temperatures becoming colder.