METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 115, 18 May 1938, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1938. Tha Sun-—Rose today (1.54 a.m.; sets 4.41 p.m. Rises tomorrow 6.55 a.m.; Bets 4.40 P.m. Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 2.Bhr; afternoon, 4.4 hr; total, 7.2 hr. Temperature, 9 a.m., 54.Tdeg. Belatlve humidity, 83 per cent. Maximum temperaturo yesterday, BO.sdeg; minimum temperature last night, 47.3deg; minimum temperature on grass, 40.2deg. Mean wind velocity for 24 noun ending 9 a.m. today, 1.9 m.p.h. • Rainfall in previous 24 hours, nil; rainfall to date this month, 0.50 In; rainfall, to date this year, 20.051n; rainfall average for May, 4.10 in; rainfall average from January 1 to the end of May, 16.581n. Barometer, 9 hours, 30.2511n, 1024.4 millibars; noon, 30.2011 a, 1022.7 millibars.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. The recent anticyclone Is now * centred east of the North Island. Pressures are falling rapidly in tho south with the approach of a depression across the Tasman Sea, while another depression, moving from tho north, is centred north-west of Norfolk Island. Winds aro still variable in the central areas but have turned north-easterly and freshened in the north, whllo north-westerlies predominate over the southern half of the South Island. There wa3 scattered light rain from Auckland northwards last night, but otherwise fine weather has continued. Temperatures have been mild but n few light frosts are roportcd. . TODAY'* WEATHER.

Beaufort scale of wind force wltli equivalent m.p.h.—o, calm, 0-1; 1, light air, 2-3; 2, slight breeze, 4-7; 3, gentle breeze, 8-11; 4, moderate breeze, . 12-16; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21; 6, strong breeae, 22-27; 7, high wind, 28-33; 8. gale, 34-40; fl, strong gale, 41-48; 10, whole gals, 40-36; 11, atorm, tj7-fi,-i; 12, hurricane. • Weather.—B, blue sky, cloud amount 0-3 tenths; 80, blue sky and detached cloud*, cloud amount 4-0 tenths; C, cloudy, cloudenlng; R, continuous or Bteady rain; S, snow; JP, precipitation wltliiir sight of. station; T>, drtale; P, passing showers; H, hall; Q. squally; L. lightning; T, thunder; V, fojr; Jr. mist; Z, haze; X hoar frost,; I, intermittent. FORECAST. Winds.—North-easterlies north of New Plymouth and Napier; moderate to strong In tho far north nnd rising to gale force in some exposed positions. Klßewhero northerlles to north-wcstcrllca; force Might -to moderate but Increasing about and south of took Strait. Barometer.-- railing. ~,,,. Seas.—Bather rough to rough north or hast (ape and becoming rough In the Cook and Koveaiist Straits areas; elsewhere slight to Weather.--Mainly fair to fine at first but clouding over and rain gradually developing in northern and western districts; temperatures still mild.

WlnU. Pres. T*mp. Wettnet Cape Maria V.D. NE 5 80.15 . 66 0 Russell SE 5 : 30.85 63 O Hoklanga Heads E 3 30.19 60 C Kalpara glB. Sn. K 3 30.27 61 BC Manukau Heads NE 5 -60 BC Auckland ..... NE 3 30.28 64 C TIritlrl NE 6 63 C Kawhla KW1 6S C Taurnnga .... SW 3 30.35 50 O Opotlkl SI . 30.40 48 BC Tmipo Calm 44 BC East Capo Calm 30.36 54 BC Glsborno NW 2 30.38 49 B Napier Calm 30.33 50 B Castlepoint .... E.3 30.25 58 B Capo Palllser .. SW 2 51 B New riymouth ESE 1 30.32 51 0 Capo Kemont NE 2 30.25 55 B Patoa Calm 54 B Wanganul ... NE 1 30.83 50 B Poxtoii ' Calm 46 B Wellington ... NE 4 30.25 55 B Nelson Calm 30.30 44 B Ciipo Campbell NW 6 30.17 55 B Farewell Spit SW 1 30.31 54 B Westport 8 2 30.29 52 0 GrevmoMh E 4 30.30 48 O Arthur's Pass NW 8 42 B Kalkoura .... Calm 30.13 .47 BC Chrlslchtirch ... N 1 30.13 44 BZ Akaroa T/houas NW 1 30.12 52 B Tlniuru SW 1 30.09 43 BZ Oamaru Calm 30.09 39 B Duncdlii Calm 30.11 49 B Alexandra El 40 B quocnstDWn ... NW 3 30.12 43 BC NuKcets N 3 30.02 50 B Biuff NNW 1 20.96 50 BC PilVsegur Pt. NNW 9 29.92 59 BCQ