METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 20, 25 January 1938, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1938.

'J'liu Sun. —llose today, 4.47 a.m.; sets, T. 20 ii.m. (Standard lime.) Urlght Sunshine,—Yesterday: Nil, Maximum temperature yesterday, 54.5deg; minimum temperature last night, 48.Sdeg; minimum temperature on grass, 48.7deg. Mean wind velocity for 24 hours ending 9 a.m. today, 19.7 m.p.h. liainfall in previous 24 hours, 0.82 in; rainfall to date this month, 5.161n; rainfall to date this year, 5.161n; rainfall average for January, 2.891nj rainfall average from January 1 to the end of January, 2.891n.

Barometer, 9 hours, 2f1.932in, 1013.6 millibars; noon, 29.9621n, 1014.6 millibars.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.

The,disturbance which has been affecting the Dominion is now. centred east.,of the Auckland Peninsula and pressure is rising over tho Dominion, an anticyclone having extended across the Tasman Sea on to southern New Zealand. South-east or southerly winds, have prevailed and are still strong and of gale force at places about and north of Cook Strait but light or moderate over most of the South Island. The weather has improved In the western and southern portions of the South Island but elsewhere has continued to be cloudy to overcast with rain* over much of the North Island.. Falls have been heavy at places in the North Island «nd particularly so In tho Glsborne and Hawke's Bay areas. Temperatures have been] cold everywhere. j

Beaufort scale of wind force, wltb equivalent m.p.H.—o. c«im, 0-1 (1, Utfbt «lr. 2-Si I, slight breeza, 4-7; 8. gentle breeze, 8-U: «, moderate breeze, 13-16; 6. fresh breeze. 17-81; 6. strong breeze. 22-87; T high wind. 28-83; 8.. gale, 34-40; 9, ttrong gale, 41-48: 10, whole sale, 49-56; 11. storm. 6T-65; 12. hurricane. Weather.—B, blue tkj. cloud amount 0-3 tenths; BC blue sky and detached clouds, cloud amount 4-8 tenths; C, cloudy, eloudenlng; B. continuous or eteadj rata; ?, mow. JP. pwclpitation within sight of station; D.. drizzle: P, passing showers; H. hailf Q. «9"»"7i £• lightning; T, thunder;. P. fog; M,, mist: Zr hn/e: X. boar frost; : 1., Intermittent. ,

FORECASI

Winds. —foutlierly to south-easterly; mainly light 'to moderate- south of Farewell ■■ Spit and Kaikoura; elsewhere moderate to strong generally and still of gale force in places, especially; about. Cook Strait but' slowly moderating. , ,

ltaromcter.— Rising.' . ,»;',»• i ' Seas.—Rough to high in the Cook Strait area and rough elsewhere north' of Farewell bplt and Kaikoura; slight to moderate thence soutuWcather.—l'air to flue.in western and southern districts'of the South Island; elsewhere changeable and with further scattered rains hut more especially between Cook Strait and East Cape. Improving gradually- _ Temperatures* cold.

Wind Prea. Temp. Weather. Cape Maria V.D. S 8 20.55 70 .B Russell SW 1 29.55 66 BZ Hoklanga Heads S 3 29.53 73 BCP Kaipara Slg. Stn. S 3 29.55 6S , C Mnnukau Heads . E 3 52 0 Auckland .... SSE 4 .29.56 63 C Tirltiri E 4 64 CP Kawhla S 6 67 0 Tauranga ...... \V 3 29.53 58 OB Opotlkl ........ SE 1 29.58 68 0 Taupo 8 1 58 OR East Cape .... SW 1 29.57 — OP Gisborne SW 2 29.62 68 BC Napier E 4 29.74 60 OMR Castlepolnt ....".. S3 29.86 ' 53 ' OK Cape' Palli3er .. SSB 6 —— ' 54 OG New Plymouth SE 8-9 29.95 57 OP Capo Egmont.—Line out of order. Patea S 8 60 0 Wanganui SE 5 29.88 59 0 Foxton ....» SI 61 0 Wellington .... SSE 7 29.93 55 OQr -Nelson ......... Calm 29.84 65 B Cape Campbell ..8 8 29.97 56 00. Farewell Spit ... E 7 29.80 59 BC Westport SE 4 29.80 64 BC Greymouth .. BNE 6 29.86 59 B Arthur's Pass" SW3'-- 46 O Kalkoura S 4 30.10 54 O Chrlstchurch ... W 2 30.10 52 O Akaroa Light SW 3 30.08 57 O Timaru ,. SW 1 30.08 57 OJZ Oaraaru W 1 30.12 56 O Bunedln NK 1 30.09 VI O Alexandra NE 1 06 U Queenstown .... SE 1 30.00 54 C Xuggets B2 30.07 04 BC Bluff E 2 30.06 58 CK Puysegur Point SE 7 29.98 52 BQ

TODAY'S WEATHEB.