METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 96, 20 October 1937, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER < MOON FOR OCTOBER. New" moon,'' fourth day, 11.28 p.m.; fir*t quarter, thirteenth day, 3.17 a.m.; full moon, twentieth day, V.lB a.m.; last quarter, twentyserentb day, 12.56 a.m. (Standard Time.) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1937. The Sun.—Rose today 4.55 a.m.;, set* 6.1T p.m. Rises tomorrow 4.33 a.m.; sets"6.lß p.m. (Standard Time.) Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, s.3hrs afternoon, G.Olir; total, 11.3 hr. Maximum temperature yesterday, 55.2deg; minimum temperature last night, 39.2deg; minimum temperature on grass, 29.6deg. Mean wind velocity for 24 hours ending f a.m. today, 5.2 m.p.h. Rainfall in previous 24 hours, nil; rain. tall to dato this month, 0.451n: rainfall to dati this year, 27.r>8in; rainfall average for October, 3.Dlin; rainfall average from January 1 lo the end of October. 36.33tn. Barometer, 9 hours, 30.1351n, 1020.5 millibars; noon, 30.1211n, 1020.0 millibars. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. A moderate anticyclone has continued cover the New Zealand area, and an extensive depression the western half of the Tasmaa Sea. South-easterlies prevailed yesterday about and north of Cook Strait, and were strong In parts of tho latter area, but by this morning winds had become more variable In direction and light to moderate In force. During yesterday there was considerable . cloud in eastern areas, and this morning it was mainly overcast In the western and far southern portions of th* Squth Island, but otherwlso the weather baa continued to be fair to fine.