METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 107, 9 May 1938, Page 11

METEOROLOGICAL

MONDAY,-MAY 9, 1938.. The Sun.—Rose today G. 45 a.m.; sets 4.50 p.m. Rises tomorrow 6.46 a.m.; sets 4.49 p.m. | Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 2.» hr;, . afternoon, 2.9 hr; total, 5.4 hr. Temperature, 9 a.m., 54.4deg; relative humidity, T1 per cent. Maximum temperature yesterday, 54.4deg; minimum temperature last night. 40.1tlcg; minimum temperature qn grass, 30.0deg. Mean wind velocity for 2i hours ending 9 a.m. today, 3.6 m.p.h. Rainfall In previous 21 hours, nil; rainfall to date this month, 0.40 in; rainfall to date tills year, 19.'J5in: rainfall average for Slay, 4.10 in; rainfall average to the end of May, l(Ußin. Barometer, 9 hours, 29.959iu, 1014.5 millibars; noon, 29.909 in, 1012.S millibars. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS. On Saturday a rather deep secondary westerly depression was crossing the South Island and a change to south-westerly winds accompanied by showers In many places moved uji the South Island' during the night, reaching Cook Strait at about 4 a.m. oil Sunday. Another slight westerly depression Is now approaching. At the same time a rather shallow depression has been moving ,in a south-easterly direction past' Norfolk Island and northern New Zealand. It is now centred north of East Cape. It has caused south-easterly winds over the North Island and scattered rains in the Auckland and Hawkc's Bay provinces. Temperatures fell sharply during Saturday night and Sunday morning, and last night there were many frosts In the South Island. . TODAY'S WEATHER.

Beaufort scale of wind torce with equivalent m.p.h.—o, calm. 0-1: 1. HRb' «'f. J.' 3; , 2 slight breeze, 4-J; 3, gentle breeze, J!-ll; 4, moderate breeze, 12-16: 5, fresh breeze, 17-21. 6. strong breeze, 22-27 : 7. high wind, 2S-J3; S. gale, 34-40; 9. strong goto. 41-48; 10, whole gale, 40-56: 11. storm. 67-65; 12. hurricane. Weather.—B, blue say, .cloud amount 0-3 tenths: BC, blue shy and detached clouds, cloud amount-4-6 tenths: C. cloudy, cioudening; It, 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: F. fog; M, mist; 2, haza: X. hoar frost: I. Intermittent. FORECAST. Winds.—Southerly winds prevailing north of New Plymouth and Napier; strong on parts of the east coast but mainly light to moderate; light to moderate west to north winds predominating elsewhere, but a change to freshening southerlles advancing later from the eolith. Barometer. —Unsteady. Seas.—Moderato to rather rough at times north of Farewell Spit and Kaikoura; rough in tho far south; elsewhere slight to moderate. Weather.—For the most part fair to tine but cloudy to overcast, and with some rain between Hawlte's Bay and East Cape, and scattered showers advancing over the southern half of tlio South Island. Temperatures cool.

VVIIIII. iTes 1 "iiin ttyamw Capo Maria Y.D. S 5 20.92 63 B Kuasell S3 29.91 59 C Hokianga Heads SE 2 2D.U1 5!) BC Ivaipara Sig. Stu. S 2 20.97 54 B Manukau Heads. —Not received. Auckland .... SE 4 29.92 55 B Tiritiri SSE 4 — 55 BC Kawlila ME 1 00 B Tauranga .... W2 5S B Opotiki SE 2 29.S7 CO BC Taupo SI 52 BC East Cape.—Not received. Gisborne «... SW 2 20.92 54 OD Napier ........ S 3 29.90 55 O Caatlepoint .... SI . 29.05 50 O Cape Palliser . NE 2 01 B New Plymouth ENE 2 29.95 53 BC Cape Egmont .. SE 4 29.9a a-. Bt Patea Calm 4!) B Wanganul .. NNJ5 1 29.94 48 B Foxton Calm i» Wellington ... NB 1 29.9G j1 B Nelson Calm 29.91 o2 B Cape Campbell , W 3 29.94 49 B Farewell Spit . SW 3 29.9i b8 B Westport SE - JJ ®'' 5 Grcymouth E 3 aO.Ol 4j B Arthur's Pass .. Calm ' —— aKalkouriv Calm 29.8;> 40 B Christcliurch ... >< 1 r®-®® ?® 5 Akaroa Lthse. . XW X r-J'®'' 5 Timaru W 2 -9.J:. 43 B Oamaru ...... SW „ 29.J4 37 B Dunedln N 1 29.89 4a B Alexandra .... E 1 —— f , » ' Queenstown .. 2 -9.9_ 30 BL 1 Nuggets XW 3 -9.82 4. BC BJuflf W 4 29.S3 ol CI L . Puysegur Point. —Not received.