METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 130, 4 June 1938, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

SATURDAY, JUNE 4, ltSt. The Sun.—Rose today.. 7.8, .a.m.'; jets 4.38 p.m. Rise* tomorrow 7.8. a.m! ;'sets. 4.30 p.m. Bright Sunshlnei—Yesterday: Morning, o.4hr: afternoon, O.Thr; total, l.lhr. Temperature, 9 a.m., 52.8d«(,*; relative humid* Ity, 97 per cent. •; Maximum temperature yesterday, 57.1deg.: minimum temperature last, night, 50.0deg.; minimum temperature on grass, 48.1 deg. Mean wind Telocity for "24. hours," ending 9 a.m. today, 6.2 m.p.h. " * Rainfall In previous 24 hours, 0.30ln; rainfall to date this month, 0,30 In; rainfall to data this year, JO.TJIn; rainfall average for June, 4.311n; rainfall average to the. end of June. 20.89 in. - Barometer, 9 hours, - 29.9441n, 1014.0 millibars; noon, 29.8701b, 1011,5...ipllUbars. , SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. A slight westerly depression crossed the Dominion last night a.nd another now lies serosa the southern portion'of' the South' Island/ la the meantime a rather Shallow cydonlc depression .which developed ln the north Tasman Sea yesterday has . moved eastwards and is now: centred between Norfolk > Island, and Cape Maria ran , Dlemen.. Winds though strong at times In the far south have generally been light to moderate, south-easterlies predominating in the far north and north 'to west elsewhere. There ; ha» been scattered rain principally In western and southern districts. Temperatures have continued moderate to. mild. TODAY'S WEATHER.' > Wind. Pres.Temjr. Weathet C. Maria V.D. SE 5 . 30,00, .. sft O Kusseu ...... S 2 -'"30.05".. 58' O Hoklariga Heads I N'2' •! 30.02" ' 50 BC Kalpara" S.S.') I NNE W WHtfHXZW B Manukau. Heads V S 1• •• : Sf. BC Auckland ..... Calm • ;-; 30,06 ' 42; T Tiritlrl .... SW 1 , -r—ss BO Kawhla SI . B , Tauranga ... NW 1 , 30.03 .51 C Opottki ..... Calm 80.07 ,531 BC Taupo ,N! BC East Cape N 3 30.08 "56' OP Glsborne .... NW 3 30.05 51 BC Napier Calm 30.99 : 50- B Castlepolnt .. NW 8 , 29.94, • 57, BC Cape Pal User WNW 4 .51 B New Plymouth- SW 2 30,03' 52 01 Cape Egmont ... N ; t M.69' Si B Fatea .... Calm 55 BO Wanganul .. NN'E 1 80.00 K B Koiton Calm - r-fw-r: 52 B Wellington ... NS 29.94 53 > O* Nelson 1 Calm 29.98 42 0 Cape Campbell NW 6 . 2».87 5S BC Farewell Spit SEX 29.97 ,52 B. Westport .....; 8 2 - 29.94.'. 59 CI fireymouth E- 2 2».«5 ; 48 O Arthur's Pass NW 2. —43 m Kaikoiira ... Calm ■ 29.82 :'47- C Christchurch;.. ENE 3. 2MO 48 O Akaroa. L'house 'NW 3. ■ 29.81: ;-5t O Tlmaru .... WNW 1 , BWf. ,-'42 C» Oamaru t ..El • 29.82 .41 C Dunedln ...... N 1 , 48 O Alexandra ' ;... S 1 ' - v —. 3® Queenstown ... Calm '29.85 »2 OB Nuggets NW 4' 29.74 45 BC Bluff W 5 '29.75 48 OPtJ Fuysegur Pt. WNW 7 29.85 :sff OPQ Beaufort scale «C wind fort* trtth nul« 2. slight breexe, 4-T.j S. geatle nreeie. I-llj 4, moderate breexe, 12-16: 9, freahbmaa, 17-21; 8, strong breeie, 12-27; T, hlgtl wind, 28-B8; 8, gale, S*-Mf », strong gale, 41-48; 11, whole gal*.. 49-Mi 11. atom. 57-85; 12, hurricane. . ' Weather.—B, blue sky, eloud amova( l-J tenths; BC, blue sky and detached "-loads, cloud amount 4-8 tenths; C,., cloudy, etoudenlng; B, continuous or steady, ralai B, snow; JP. preclpitatiso within light, of «tttloo; O, drlaxle; P, paaaing «h«w«a; H, hail; <L aQually; h. llgntnlng; T. thunder; r, foe; K, mist; S. toe; X tow twt; 1, Intermittent. ,v FORECAST. Winds.—Light to moderate but freahenlng south-easterlies in the far north and gradually extending southwards over the Auckland Province; elsewhere north to - west predominating and later backing In .many places to southwest. Force mainly light to moderate but strong at times In Cook and I'oveaui Straits. Seas.''—Rather rough to rough about-Cook and Foveaux Btrilts; elsewhere Slight to moderate but rising north ol East Cape. Weather.—Weatherv changeable .and with oe» caslonaf but scattered rain in most districts, Temperaturas cool to moderate. • '