METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 48, 26 February 1938, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26. 1938. The Sun. —Rose today 5.27 a.m.; seta 6.41. p.m. Rises tomorrow, 5.2S a.m.; sets. 6.40 p.m. (Standard Time.) '. . Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday Morning, 3.< hr; afternoon, 3.2 hr; total, B.9h'r.' ■'•'-■•.'■' Maximum temperature yesterday, 7.3odeg; miniuiium temperature last night, 06.1 deg; minimum temperature on grass, '05: Meg. Mean wind velocity for 24 hours, ending 9 a.m. today, 16.0 nt.p.m. Rainfall In previous 24 hours, nil; rainfall to date this month, s.6Sin; rainfall to date this year, 10.S4in; rainfall average for February, 2.75 in; rainfall average from January 1 to the end of February, 5.64 in. Barometer, 9 hours, 29.83nin, 1010.3 millibars; noon, 29.8111n; 1009.5 millibars:,SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Waves of an extensive westerly depression continue to cross the Tasman Sea. and the South Island, and winds between north-west and west have therefore continued to. prevail. Tiiev have been strong at Jlmes about and south of Cook Strait and occasionally of gale force in the latter area, but over the northern half of the North Island mainly light to moderate. The weather has been mostly fair in eastern coastal areas and the northern portion of the North Island but elsewhere cloudy to overcast and with intermittent rain in western areas from Taranakl southwards, some heavy falls having occurred in Westland. Conditions generally have continued to be warm and humid. TODAY'S WEATHER.

-euulun scale ol tvlua force, with equivalent ' m.p._—o. calm, 0-1; 1, ngnj air. li-3| i, I slight oree.o, 1-7; 3, .entlo oreeze, 6-U; i, . moderate breeze., 12-16; 6. tresb. breeze, 17-21; 6. strong breeze, 22-27; t nig. wind. 28-33; _,- gale. 84-40; U, strong gale, 41-4.; 10, whole ; dale, 4U-56; 11. storm, 67 65; 12. Durricaae. Weather.—B, olut sKy. cloud .mourn 0-S tenths; HC Blue ahj and detached clouds, cloud amount 4-6 temlis; 0, cloudy, (-loudening; It, continuous or ateadj rain; _, anow If, precipitation within sight or station; 0, drizzle; l\ . passing showers; H, nail: Q. siiiiallj-; _, lightning; T, thunder; If, fog, M, mist; 8. nnzu: X. hoar rrusw I Intermittent. fORE-ASI Winds.—Xorlli to west prevailing lint bnclfliic nt times In south-west In the southern half of the .South island; force moderate lo strong and .occasionally reaching pile force in exposed positions about and soulh of Cook Strait. A more general southerly change setting In from Hie south during tomorrow. I'.aromeler. —Unsteady. Sens.—Houkli south of Cnpe Egmont and about Cook and '"oveaux Straits; elsewhere slinlit to moderate. Wealli'cr.—.Mainly fair In eastern districts frum-Canterbury northwards ; nllierwlso cloudy lo overcast and in places misty with rain at . limes, and some heavy fails in western districts from Tnraualil southwards. Tcmiiera-tui-es warm, but a coot change in the south lomonow

Wind. Pre_ Temp. Weather. Cape Maria Y.D. X 1 2!).94 83 ISC Ku.ssell' S\V 2 29.90 73 BZ Ifoklaiiga Heads XK 3 29.93 73 BC Kaipara S. S. *XN\V 3 29.91 73 B .Maiiukitu Heads \V 2 ■ 74 BC : Auckland .. WSW 2 29.95 73 BC Tlritiri S 4 70 BCZ Kawhla .'. VV 5 75 BC Taui-anga X\V 2 29.92 73 B UpoHkl .... Calm 09 BC Taupo .... Calm , C9 BC East Cape \V 2 29.82 72 B Glsborne .. XXW 2 29.84 7li B Napier S\V 3 29.S2 75 B Castlepoint—... NW 3 29.9-1 7S BC Cape PalllserX XW 7 70 BC*. New Plymouth W 2 29.22 72- 0 Cape Egniont.—Xot received. l'atea XW 4 • 75 . 0 Wanganui ... XXW 3 2!U9 73 0 Foxtail XXW 2 (19 0 Wellington .. NW -1 29 .St OS O Xelsun Calm : 29.S2 119 C Cape Campbell XW G 29.75 09 C '•'arewell Spit XW 4 29.90 OS OMV Westport XK 1 29.SO 07 O.MVF (irevnioulli . .XW 4 29.S0 08 OU Arthur. I'ass XW .5 03 Oil Kaikoura S 3 29.70 , 70 BC Cliirstcliurcli Calm 29.73 OS B Akaroa L'huuse XK 4 29.71 72 BC Timaru XI 211.72 72 B Oiimaru XK 2 29.72 00 BC llunedin X3 29.09 Oli BC Alexandra .. Calm 70 C Qiicen.stown .. XW I 29.08 72 B XiiKKots.—Xut received. Bluir K2 29.08 02 ODF J'uvsegur l't. SSI' 3 29.05 59 OD