METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 17, 21 January 1938, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1038.

The ,Sun.—ltoso today, 4.12 a.m.; acts, 7.'23 p.m. (Standard Time.) Uright Sunshine. —Yesterday: Mornlnt', 3.6 hrs; afternoon, ii.ilhrs. Total, s.Bhrs. Maximum temperaturo yesterday, JS.ldeg.; minimum temporaturo last night, Ol.Sdeg.; minimum temperature on trass, 47.5dcg. Mean wind velocity tor 24 lioura. ending U a.m. today, 2.9 m.p.h. ' Rainfall in previous 24 Hours, nit; rainfall to date thin Qiontn 1.571u; rainfall to daw this year, 1.87 in; rainfall average for January, 2.SS9In; rainfall average from January 1 lv Uie end of January, a.Sttin. Barometer. 3 hours, 29.0591n, 1014.5 millibars; noon, 2!).9261u, 1013.4 millibars. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. A slight anticyclone now envelopes tho Dominion, its centre being located over tho North Island, but barometers have commenced to fail in tho south with tho advance of a depression across the Tasman Sea. Consequently winds havo become mainly northerly over tho South Island, but otherwise they havo been rather variable in direction and light to moderate In force. Tho weather has been flue and. warm generally, hut scattered low cloud and togs were reported early tills morning in tho western and far southern coastal areas of the South Island.

Beaufort scale ol wind force, with equivalent m.p.h—o. calm. 0-1 j 1, lleut air, 2-3 j «, slight breeze, 4-7; 3, gentle breeze, 8-11; 4. moderate breeze, 12-18; 6, ftesb breeze. 17-211 a strong breeze, 22-27; % high wind. 28-83; 8, sale 84-40; 9, strong gale, «l-48; 10, whole la c 49-56; 11. storm, 67-65; 12, hurricane. Weather.—B. blue efcy. cloud amount 0-3 tenths; BC blue sky and detached clouds, cloud amount 4-6 tenths; C. cloudy, doudening; R. continuous oi steady rain; 8, snow. JP, preclpitation within sight of station; D. drizzle; P. passing showers; H, ball; Q. »iuaUy; §!' lightning; T, thunder; F. fog;, M, mist: Z. haze- X. hoar frost: I. Intermittent.

FORECAST.

• Winds.—UgUt to moderate and variable, with northerlies soon prevailing and later freshening about and south of Cook btralt. Barometer.—A falling tendency. ■■,■■ Seas—Slight to moderate, but later rising about Cook and Foveaux Straits. , Weather.—Fine generally at first, but clouding over in western and southern district, of the South Island and rain gradually developing. Temperatures warm to hot.

Wind. Prcs. Temp. Weather. Cape Maria V.D. E 1 Itussell SE1 Hokianga Hds. SE 2 Kaipartt Sig. Btn. S 2 Manukau Hds. WSW 2 Aucklnud .... SE o Tirltiri SSVV 3 Kawnia ......... W 1 Tauranga .... Calm Opotlld S 1 Taiipo Calm East Cape .. SSW 2 Gisborne ...... NW 1 Napier NE 3 Castlepolnt .... N 1 Capo Palliser .. E 3 N-w Plymouth Calm Capo Egmont .. SE 2 Patea Calm Wanganui El Ofoxton ...... Calm Wellington .... NW 3 Nelson Calm Capo Campbell NNW 5 Farewell Spit ..El Westpori .... S 1 Greymouth E 2 Arthur's Pass NW 2 Kaikoura Calm Olirlstcliurcl) ENE « Altaroa L'house NE 2 Timaru S 2 Oamoru Calm Dune Jin N 1 Alexandra .... Calm Queenstown .. Calm Nuggets .. .. NE 1 Bluff Kl Puysegur Pt. NW « 29.98 29.99 29.9B 3U.U8 29.97 30.00 30.06 29.88 30.01 29.92 29.93 29.97 29.98 29.98 29.9U 29.97 29.89 . 29.98. 29.98 29.96 29.SJ 29.89 29.88 29.85 29.86 29.88 29.85 30.07 29.82 29.80 80 BC 73 BZ 70 BC 71 BC 79 B 72 B 69 C 70 BZ 73 B 69 BC 66 BC 67 BC 67 BC 69 BC 65 B 64 B 66 B 64 BC 72 B 67 B 66 B 71 BC 71 B 66 B 65 BC 61 OZ 61 O 68 BC 66 B 63 " BZ 73 B 69 B 64 BC 62 CZ 60 B 65 B58 O 53 B 63 CQ