METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 143, 20 June 1938, Page 11

METEOROLOGICAL

MONDAY, JUNE 20, 1938. S'm.—Rose today 7.10 a.m.; sets 4.28 P.m. .Rises tomorrow 7.10 a.m.,- sets 4,2a 7 .Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Jlornine 1 3hr * - afternoon, 4.lhr. Total 5 4hr u s.-».?nr, t Temperature, 9 a.m., SD.ldeg- relitt™' humidity, 09 per cent. ■ reiattv#

.Maximum temperature yesterday, sV.Bde«- • minimum temperature last night, Sl.ldeg; mluuj - mum temperature on grass, 4ti.odeE. .Ueau wind velocity for 24 hours' ending§"' ' a.m. today, 14.0 ni.p.h. ■ l Italnfall In previous 2i lidurs, nil; riln--' fall to date this month, 4.2rtn; rainfall to dato this year, 24.69ta; rainfall average Jfbe" June, 4.31 m; rainfall average i I GUI Januarv I* to the end of June, 2U.iS!iin. . , Barometer, 9 hours, 23.6521n, 1004.1 mUU«~- ■ bars; lioon, 29.G371n, 1003.U millibars.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS. During tha weekend several deep westerly! depressions have been passing. On Sundays morning the pressure in the far soutlt fell al - low as 21).0in. A trough of low pressure ex.- ' tended northward from these depressions and ~ produced unsettled conditions in the and western-portions of the North Island also.' Northerly to north-westerly- winds have pre*"; dominated and hare been strong at many places " from Taranakl southwards, lumbers of gales were reported. Saturday night was particularly boisterous, a strong gale raging at times in Cool; Strait and the far south.- The weatherlias been changeable, with . rain at times- In'"' northern, western, and far southern but eastern districts have generally had: find.-, and mild conditions. This morning winds had" changed to south-west In the-far north. , TODAY'S WEATHER.

Beaufort scale of wind force with erinl--valcnt m.p.h.—O, culm, 0-1; 1, light air; 2-3;"' 2, slight breeze, 4-7; 3, gentlo breeze, 8-11 4, moderate breeze, 12-10; 5, fresh breeze., 17-21; li, strong breeze, 22-27; 7, hlgb wind, 23-33; 8, Bale, 31-40;. 9, strong gnle,"-41-48; 10, whole gaio, 49-SG; 11 stormy 57-03; 12, hurricane. . ■

Weather.—li, bluo sky, cloud amount 0-3 . tenths; 11C, bluo slty mid detached cloud amount J-8 tenths; C, cloudy, cloud--:/ cuing; It, continuous or' steady rain; • 3,* snow: Jl\ precipitation within sight of stn*,. tlon; D f drizzle; IJ,1 J , passing showers; hail; Q, squally; 1,, lightning; - i', ■ thunder;-• P, fog; M, mist; Z, haze; X hoar fros' . I, Intermittent. • .

" '' FORECAST. . Winds.-Moderato to strong north to west -, prevailing at flrst, but strong souther.lieS. scU>'r! tin;; in soon In the far south nnd general within 21 hours. Gale force probable ">• in places. , • Seas.—Hather rough to rough on ttlo .west coast and In the Cook and l:\ivcau\-. - areas.; elsewhere slight to moderate, but later" rising south of CiiUlepolnt. Weather.—Fair to lino at flrst Ift - eastern'' dMi-iels; othenvi-se: changeable and with rala.'j at times: sr::i? Inavv showers being probable,- - «i« •' 11 I'is liLii. I'., s .-of trie South Island, a:M ' •'! i'l i "i I .s. 'i'.ini .m'.iucs becoming

Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather.. Cape Maria V.l). SW 3 -29.S6 58~ Q \ ltussc'U' ...... SJJ 4 29.82 57 g •' Holdanea Heads SW 3 20.78 is BCP . < Kniputa Sig. Stn. \V 3 29.BL 58 C ' MaimUau Heads S 4 .48 C Auckland E 1 29.79 51 BC """ Tiritlrl ...... S\V i ■ 05 C : Kawhta MV1 50 O 1'auranga SI 29-.7S 48 B ■ Opotiki ...... Calm 29.75. 50 01*-.-Taupo.—Not received. East Capo .. NW 3 ' 29.78 CO OC '->..: Gisbome Calm 29.77 50 BC Napier XW 2 29.85 60 C Castlepoint .. XW 3 29.li2 55 BC ' Cape i'alliser WNW 0 ' —- 53 £t» New Plymouth . K 2 29.7G - '43 BO Cape Egmont NXW 4 29.71 53 BC I'atea A"\V 2 51 ' B."" T" Waiigamtl X 3 — B Foxtou NW 1 -—- : 54 BO » Wellington .. NW 5 29.03 55 C " Nelson Calm 29.68 40 C. Campbell WNW 2 29.59 53 B -'N:'' Farewell Spit WNW'5 29.09 56 BC ' ; ' Wcstport N 3 29.5S 54 .OP Greymoiilli .. JCNW fi 29.53 54 OlliS * Arthur's Pass . SW 1 S6 OS 'AKalkoura .... Calm 29.51 47 B: ~ • Chrlstclnireli .. XE 3 29.45 54 BC .. Akaroa Ltluse. .. N 3 29.43 . 55 0Tlmitru .... NVW 1 29.30 40 C • • • Oamaru .... SW 2 29.38 43 BC ,.:.v DiHit-dln SW 2 29.30 . 47 BC ~'Z Alexandra .... Calm —-- 35 0 (iiu'tnstosvn .. Calm ' 29.40 '38 OB -« Niifgcts .... JTW 3 29.93' 44. B V'. /-■ Bluff NW 5 -29.30 46 OJB . Puysegur Point W5 29.38 40 ' OP