METEOROLOGICAL TODAY'S WEATHER.

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 84, 9 April 1938, Page 11

METEOROLOGICAL

TODAY'S WEATHER.

SATURDAY, APRIL 9. 1938.

The' Sun. —Rose today 6.14 a.m.; sets 5.32 p.m. Elses tomorrow 6.15 a.m.; sets 5.31 p.m. (Standard Time.) Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Nil. Temperature at .9 a.m., 59.1deg; humidity, 9 a.m., 82 per cent. Maximum temperature, yesterday, Go.ldeg; minimum temperature last night, 57.Odes; minimum temperature on grass, 55.8deg. Mean wind",velocity for 24 hours, ending,, 9 a.m. today, SO. m.p.h. Rainfall in previous 24 hours, 0.021n; rainfall to date this month, 1.871n; rainfall to date this year, 14.29 in; rainfall average for April, 3.04 in; rainfajl average from January 1 to the eifd of April, 12.4 Sin.

Barometer, 9 hours, 30.349 in, 1027.7 millibars; noon. 30.3721n, 1028.5 millibars.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS,

Another very slight disturbance crossed New Zealand last-night and there, has since been a rapid rise of pressure. An anticyclone of considerable Intensity now extends from southeastern Australia 'on to the South Island. Winds wera variable yesterday, but during last night a southerly change advanced from the south over most of. the country. It was preceded by strong northerlles in the Cook Strait area. The southerlies themselves are strong there also, but otherwise light to moderate. There lias been scattered light rain, but little over the northern half, of the North Island. Temperatures have fallen somewhat.

Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather,

Beaufort scale of wind force with equivalent m.p.h.—O, calm, 0-1; 1, tight air, 2-3; 2 slight breeze. 4-7; 3, gentle breeze, 8-11; 4, moderate breeze, 12-10; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21; 0, strong breeze. 22-27; 7. high wind, 28-33; 8, gale, 3-1-40; 9, strong gale, 41-48: 10, whole gale.. 49-SG; 11. storm, 57-65; 12, hurricane.

Weather. —B, blue sity, cloud amount 0-3 tenths; BC, blue sky and detached clouds, cloud amount 4-6 tenths; C, cloudy, cloudenlne; R, continuous or steady rain; S, snow; JP, precipitation within sight of station; D. drizzle; P, passing showers; H, hall; Q. squally; L, lightning ;T, thunder; P. fog; M, mist: Z. haze: X. boar frost; I, Intermittent.

FORECAST

Winds.—South-west to south-east; strong at first in parts of the Cook Strait area; but otherwise light to moderate. Barometer.—Rising. . .... Seas.—ltough In the Cook Strait area, but moderating tomorrow; elsewhere slight,to moderate.

Weather.—Some scattered showers in eastern and far northern- districts of the North.'lsland. Elsewhere fair to fine. Temperatures cool to moderate. Some frosts in the South Island.

Cp. Maria V.D. NE 2 .30.16 Kussell ESE 2 30.19 Hokianga Heads NE 2 30.16 Kaipara Slfc'. St. NE 1 30.14 JUanukau'Heads, N'2 . —' Auckland Calm 30.22 Tlritlri ., SE 2 — Kawhia ....... El , — Tuuranga .... Calm 30.25 Opotlkt ..... SE 1 30.23 Taupo ». NE 1 '— East Cape . NW 3 30.19 Glsborne ...... SW 1 30.23 Napier SW 2 30.23 Castlepolnt ... S3 30.21 Cape Palliser SW 6 — New Plymouth ESE 1 30.20 Cape Egmont ..S3 30.20 Patea SW 2 — Wanganui S 2 • 30.24 Foxton S 2 — Wellington :. SSE 6 30.35 Nelson Calm 30.27 Caps Campbell . S 7 30.30 Farewell Spit . SW 3 30,25 . Westport .., SSW 2 30.25 Greymouth .... E 4 30.25 Arthur's Pass SW 3 — Kakoura . ... Calm 30.38 Chrlstchurch .SSW 4 30.42 Akaroa L'house SW 4 30.40 Timaru SSW 4 30.39 Oaninru NW 2 30.41 Dunedin WSW 4 30.40 Alexandra. —Not received. Queenstown ... NE 2 30.41 Nuggets WS 30.38 Bluff SW 3 30.41 Puysegur Point . E 1 30.44 69 C 69 OG 68 BC 08 O 68 C 65 O 69 O 67 BC 65 O 64 BC 58 BC 68 O 66 0 69 BC 60 OP 65 CQ 04 C 67 BC 67 O 65 OIR 69 BC 59 O 64 BC 80 BCQ 65 BC 57 B 57 B 53 C 61 C 56 O 55 O 54 C 49 B 51 BZ 4S B 49 BZ 55 BCZ 50 B