METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 28, 3 February 1938, Page 14

METEOROLOGICAL

MOON FOR FEBRUARY.

New Moon, first day, 1.5 a.m.; first quarter, eighth day, 12.2 a.m.; full moon, fifteenth day, 4.44 a.m.;' last quarter, twenty-secoud day, 3.54! p.m. (Standard Time.) : THURSDAY/FEBRUARY 3, 1938. . The Sun.—Rose today, 4.58 a.m.;-sets, 7.11 p.m. Uises tomorrow, 4.59 a.m.; sets, 7.10 p.m. (Standard Time.) ' Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, o.7hr; afternoon, t>.7hr. . Total, 13.4hr. J - Maximum' temperature yesterday, 72.5deg; minimum temperature last: night, 55.9deg; minimum temperature on grass, 46.2deg. ■ Mean' wind velocity for 24 hours, ending 9 a.m.'today, 4.2 m.p.h. - Rainfall In previous 24 hours, nil; rainfall to date this month, nil; rainfall to date this year, 5.18in; rainfali average lot February, 2.Tain; rainfall average from January 1 to the end of February, 5.64in. Barometer, 9 hours, .3.0.3461]],'' 1027.6 millibars; noon, 30.352in, 1027.8 millibars. ■ SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. . The anticyclone, covering the New.Zealand area has remained centred east of the South Island. , Pressure ia rather low to the north and also over most of Australia and the western Tasman Sea. Winds 'have '. therefore continued to blow from some easterly quarter, chiefly north-east, and have been light to moderate generally in force but strong at times in the northern half of the North Island. The weather has been fine in most districts with warm temperatures, but further light rains have fallen, at scattered places'.in. the Auckland Province. ' .-.•■■

lieuuturi scale of wiuo lorco, witb euulvaleui m.p.b,.—o, calm, 0-1; t, light air. 2-3; « slight breeze. 4-7; 3. gentle breeze, 8-11:' 4, moderate breeze. 12-16; 6. fresh breeze, 17-21, 6, strong breeze. 22-27; I blgb wind. 28-33; 8. gale. 34-40; », strong gale, 41-48; 10, whole Sale, 49-56; 11. storm. 57-65; 12 hurricane Weather.—B, blue sky, cloud tmounl lia tenths; BC blue skj and detached clouds, cloud amount 4-6 tenths; C. cloudj. cloudenlng; K continuous or stead} rain; S, snow JP, preci pitation within Bight or station; 0, drlzzlo; I', passing showers; H, nail; Q, squally; L lightning; T, thunder; F, fog; U, mist; Z naze; X., boar frost: l. Intermittent. FORECABI. Winds.—East to north-east prevailing; strong in *exi)osed positions north of Kawhla and East (iapc, but otherwise mainly light to moderate. Barometer. —A falling tendency over the northern half of the'North Island. ~ Elsewhere llttlo movement. Seas.—Rather rough to rough, north of East Caps; elsewhere slight to moderate. ■ Weather.—For the most part fair to cloudy but with scattered rains In thj Auckland Province and morning fog at many places. Temperatures warm.

TODAY'S WEATHER. . \ Wiud I'rea. Temp. Weather. ,Cape Maria V.D.—Xot received. Russell ESE 5 30.18 68 OB Hokianga Heads E 3 30.10 *69 CMR Kalpara S.-Sln. ESE f 30.18' 67 OR Manukau Heads NE 5 \ 66 O Auckland EXE 4 \, 30.24 70 O Tlritiri E 6 69 OP iKawliia SE 2 70 ■'. C Tauranga SE 3 30.18 70 Q Opotiki ... SE 1 30.36 70 O Taupo Calm — 02 O ■ East Cape 13 5 30.34 67 OUQ Glsborne SE 3 30.42 69 O Napier NE 3 30.39 69 O Castlepoint ..... E 4 30.41 '64 O Cape Palllser EXE 3 • 63 O New Plymouth SB 2 30.30 65 O Cape Egmont .. NE 1 . 30.26 v ,68 C Patea ...Nl -— 73 ;. O Wanganul . NE 1 30.33 68 O Foxton E'4 . —:— 69 • 0 • Wellington SSE1 30.35 66 . <>Z.' Nelson ......... W 2 30.36 67' O Cape Campbell-:. S 4 30.39 63 ■() Farewell Spit ... B 3 30.36 65 ]5C Westport ... E 2 30.31 67 CZ< Greymouth ......E 2 30.32 03 , 13C Arthur's Pass .. Calm •:—- .. 67 OP Kaikoura ...... Calm 30.42 64 C Christchurch .. NE 2 30.43 61 O Akaroa Light .. NW 1 30.42 65 J3C Timaru SW 3 30.41 06 BJZ Oamrau ....... NE 2- 30.42 : 62 1J Dunedln N 1 ■■'.:■ 30.41 61 C Alexandra. —Not received. "• -. . Quecnstown ....Calm 30.30 • 02 '.-B Nuggets NE 2 30.40 58 OM Bluff E 2 30.41 58 OF Puysegur Point .. S 2 30.33"' 01 BC