METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 58, 10 March 1938, Page 5

METEOROLOGICAL

MOON FOR MARCH.

New moon, second day. 5.10 p.m. Flrsi quarter, ninth day. 8.5 p.m. Full moon, sixteenth day, 4.45 p.m. Last quarter, twentyfourth day. 12.36 a.m. (Standard Time.) THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1938. The Sun.—Rose today 5.41' a.m.; seta 6.22 p.m. Rises tomorrow 5.42 a.m.; sets 6.21 p.m. (Standard Time.) Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 4.3hr; afternoon, 5.7hr; total, lOhr. Maximum temperature yesterday, 72.1deg.; minimum temperature last night, 53.1degj: minimum temperature on grass, 43.1deg. Mean wind velocity for 24 hours ending B a.m. today, 6.7 m.p.h. ' Rainfall in previous'24 hours, nil; rainfall to date this month. 0.12!n; rainfall to date this year, 11.60in: rainfall average for March, 3.201n: rainfall average from January 1 to the end of March, 8.841n. Barometer, 9 hours, 30.0181n, 1016.4 millibars ; noon, 30.003in, 1016.0 millibars.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.

An anticyclone is now moving on to the Dominion' and the weather is almost everywhere fine. Yesterday,, west to south-west winds prevailed and were strong in places. Scattered showers fell in western and far southern districts but elsewhere fair conditions ruled. This morning -winds are more generally southwesterly and, except in the far south, lighter. Temperatures hayo fallen.

TODAY'S WEATHER

Wind. fres. Temp. Weatbet.

Beauti-n scale ol wind force. *ltb syulvaluui oi p.b.—o calm. 0-11 1, HKbt »ti *-»i 4 sllglil oreeze. *-J; 8. gentle Dreaze, 5-11; t. moderate breeze. 12-18: 6. rresb oreeze. 17-21. <i atroni! tireeze. 22-27: ! Olub wlud 88-33;-8. sale. S4-4U; \i. Biroii» gale, 41 4»; lU. *bol» «»-S6: 11. Btoria. S7 «5; 12 burrlcane. ' Weather.-B. hlu« tiy, cloud tuiouni »•» .entbs, BC blue sRy and detacbed cluuda, clout) amount 4-6 umins; C. cloudy cbmdaning-. K ■outinuous oi nleadj rain: 8. snow JP. preel .iitalioD within sight or station; O drlzzla; P. passing sbowersi H. nail: Q, squally; U riehtning; T. thunder; f. tog; M. mist: Z naze- !L ttoar frosl- » interralttenL

FORECAST

Winds.—Kather variable in eastern districts but soutli-westcrlles generally prevailing; stronß at first in the far south but otherwise mainly light to moderate. Barometer.—A rising tendency. Seas.—Hough in the far south; otherwise slight to moderate. . Weather.—Some occasional showers, in coastal areas in the extreme south-west and south but otherwise fair to fine. Temperatures cool to moderate.

C W. Price and Company, 91 Dixon Street, will sell a piano, roll-top desk, furniture, and carpets, at their mart tomorrow, at 1.30 p.m. Ramsey Wilson, Ltd., will sell a radio set and furniture and contents of a dealer's shop at 1.30 p.m. tomorrow, at their auction rooms, 98 Manners Street.

C. Maria V.D. ESE 2 30.12 73 Kussell SI 30.12 G7 Hokianga Heads S 3 30.08 C9 Kaipara Sig. Stn. S 5 30.10 68 Manukau Hds. SSVV 4 65 Auckland S 2 30.08 67 Tlritirl ■ SW"4 65 Kawhia SW 1 67 Tauranga S 5 30.02 67 Opotiki- .. Calm 30.02 G9 Taupo ...... SW 2 60 East Cape ... S3 30.00 G8 Glsborne Calm 30.08 67 Kapi'er SI 30.04 65 Castlepoint . KW 2 30.00 69 Cape Palllser ..SI 65 New Plymouth NE 1 30.07 60 Cape Egmont . SW 5 30.05 64 I'atea. ...... NW 2 — 67 Wanganul N 2 30.06 (i5 Foxton NW 1 61 Wellington ... K! 30.02 08 Nelson Calm 30.03 60 Capo Campbell NW 3 30.00 59 Farewell Spit SE 3 30.03 65 Wcstport SI 30.08 58 Greymouth .... E 4 30.11 50 Arthur's .Pass NW 1 45 ■Kalkoura ... NE 1 20.98 61 ChriBtchurch . NE 1 20.97 . 57 Akaroa L'house. NW 1 20.94 62 Tlmanv ..... NW 2 29.01 64 Oamaru SW 2 29.97' ., 50 Duneclin NW 1 29.03 l G2 Alexandra. —Not received. Queenstown .. S3 29.95 01 Nuggets NW 3 29.87 55 Bluff W 7 29.85 61 Puysegur Ft. WNW 7 20.91 58 BC C BC C C O C BC B B B B B B B B B B B BC B B B B B , 15 B B BC BZ B B B B BG BC CZ OMD )