METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 23, 28 January 1938, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

FRIDAY. JANUARY 26, 1938.

' l'hc SUn.---Ros6 today^ 4.50 /a.m. j Bets T. 17 p.m. (Standard Tlmo.) O h, Bright Sunshine.— Yesterday: Morning, 6.7 hr; afternoon, B.Bhr;>total; 13-Bhr. " Maximum temperature -yesterday, 69.4deg.; imlnlmuni temperature lust night, 48.9deg.; mini'lnura temperature ;dngfßSß,>44.odot(i > Mean'wind Velocity foi? ,24 hollSS efldlnß » ajs. today,-4.!! m.p.h;- V ./ , . ; KalhfftU in ;i)terlous .hours,,, till■Ly,™*' fall, tp data this mOßth, 6.}§ln! .rainfall to date this year, 5,161n; rainfall ayerago fo* January, 2.891 D; rainfall averaae trom January Ito the end- of January, c.Bttlit. . ..;,- ---' ■Burometcri.c9: houwj;=So.ls4ln, 1021.1 ffilinbafs; liooni:.ftlo.l4sin, M 020.8 mllllbala. """'■" iyNOPsfa r~6t r last r> 24"'iioUHS* The meteorological situation is still, -dominated by an anticyclone, but Us centre W now pasting to the eastward and a westerly depression is advancing across tho Tasman Boa. Winds have Been light to moderate'ana rather variable In direction but by this morning north;; of lies had set 111 almost generally.- Some isolated local rains have occurred ,in tho Auckland arid Taranakl Provinces but for the most part the weather has been fine With rising temperatures. . .

Beaufort Kale or wind COrce. trtth eqUl»tl«nl m.pJt-9. C«lm. 8-1 i 1. llßht •"• *:?! f slight Dreeza, 4-T; 3, gentle breeze, «*U: «. moderate brtaze. 1M&; 6. tfesb bmte, IT-S1; 8 strong breeze. 22-27; I nigh wind. 28-33! 8, gale. 84-40; ft. strong eale, «l-*l; l - *nol* sttle 49-56; 11. «toru>, 87-6B: I*. hurrloiUß. Weather.—B. blue »ky. eloiiu amount 0-8 tenth*: BC blue Bkj tnd detached clouds, cloud amount 4-4 tenths: C. cloudy. clOUdenlnfi: R. continuous or ite&dj rain: 8. gnow.JP. precipitation within .light of station: D. drlzslo: P, passing showers; H, Bail! Q, «<i"ally> £)• lightning; t. thunder; F, fog; M, mist; Z. hazet X.. hoarfrost: I. Intermittent..

FORECAST. Winds.—NOrth-east to northerly prevailing; light to moderate generally out gradually freshening, especially about and south of Cook • Barotaeter.—A falling tenUeafiy.'Jn the south, elsewhere little movement. _ ;g 6 aß. Slight to moderate but rising in roVeaux Strait and later In, Cook' Strait. ..... Weather.—For the moat, liart fair to.lino but- clouding over In western districts and scattered1 rains developing In Weatland and the far south.' Temperatures warm. ~

TODAY'S WEATHER. Wind Pres. Temp. Weather. Capo Maria V.D. NE 3 30.11 73 B Russell '. SB 5 30.12 U B fioklanga Heads.—Not recclred.. Kalpara S.S. NNE 2 30.13 .0 B Jlanukau Heads N 1 ' >l BG Auckland ... NNB 3 30.17 70 B Tirltlrl ... MNK 4 " »C Onotlkl Calm 30.17 08 O Taupo Calm —— 63 , O Bast Cape ..S3 30.19 SB B Glsborne ... NW-2 30.2*- «* «"" Nanlor NK 1 30.21 Sa BO „ Castlopolnt ..' J? 3 30.21 63 B Capo Palllser , NW J. -— tj B New Plymouth NNK 1 36.17 b2 OK Cape Jfcmont -NNB 4 30.11 B7 (j pa tea Kl <" 0D WanganuL ... Calm 30.15 07 BG 1'oxton Calm 0, B Wellington .. NW 1 30.15 08 | Nelson Calm 30.18 6« B Cape Campbell W I 30.U 0j B Farewell Spit , N J , 30.08 «5 BO Westport ...:. N 1 ' 30.11 m. . B Oreymouth ,.,'S!' 30.12 58 B Arthur's Pass NW.2 —— .-hi nC Kalkoura ... N3 30.18 Cd B (ihrlatchurch EKE « 30.13 00 O Akaroa I/house NW 2 S0.13 1.5 J Timaru ......... N 2 30.08 62 t iOamaru ...... NE 2 30.13 00. BC Dunedin ...... N 5 30.07 58 BCM Alexandra ... Calm —--' C'J B ■Qtioenstown ... W 2 30.00 <;»'■» 'NuRKOts ..... NE 1 30.00 58 BZ ■ Bluff ...... WNWl 30.02 C2 BCZ Puysegur Point NW 5 30.01 62 C