METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 144, 21 June 1938, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

m TUESDAY. JUNE 21, 1938. - Tho Sun.—Rose today, 7.16 a.m.; sets, 4.28 p.m. Rises tomorrow, 7.16 a.m.; sets, 4.28 p.m. Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday • Morning, 2.5 hr; afternoon, nil. Total, 2.5 hr. Temperature, 9 a.m., 50.1dcg- relative humidity, 98 per cent. Maximum temperature yesterday, 50.1deg; minimum temperature last night, 47.8deg; minimum temperature on grass, 47.2deg. Mean wind velocity for 24 hours ending 8 a.m. today, 9.4 m.p.h. Rainfall in previous 24 hours, 0.331n, rainfall to date this month, 4.601n: rainfall to date this year, 25.02 in; rainfall average for June, 4.31 in; rainfall average from January 1 to the end of June, 20.891n. Barometer, 9 hours, 2f1.554in, 1000.8 millibars; noon, 29.49511n, 998.8 millibars. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. There has been little change in the pressure distribution over the Dominion during the past 24 hours. The development of a rather deep secondary depression to the south-west has retarded the advance of an Intense anticyclone | across the southern Tasman Sea and has delayed the onset of southerly winds. This morn- I lng north-westerly winds still predominate and | are mainly light, to moderate In force. Fine weather prevails in Canterbury and Otago but | elsewhere skies are cloudy to overcast. Some rain has fallen In most districts overnight and this morning fairly general rain is still falling over the greater part of the Xorth Island.

Beaufort scale of wind fores with equivalent m.p.h.—o, calm, 0-1 il, light air, 2-3 i 2, slight breeze, 4-7; 3, gentle breeze, 8-31; '4, moderate breeze, 12-16; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21; 6, strong breeze, 22-27; 7, Mgb wind, 28-33; 8. gale, 31-40; 0. strong gale, 41-48; 10, whole gale, 49-SG; 11 storm. 57-65; 12, hurricane. Weather.—B, blue sky, cloud amount 0-3 tenths; BC, blue sky and detached clouda, cloud amount 4-6 tenths; C, cloudy, cloudcnlng; K, continuous or steady ram; 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 hoar frost; I, Intermittent. FORECAST. Winds.—Light lo fresh north-westerlies prevailing at first but backing shortly to strong southcrlles In the far south. A change to south-westerly or southerly becoming general by tomorrow morning. Seas.—Rather rouch to rough on the west const: elsewhere slight to moderate hut rising In Foveaux Strait and later about Cook Strait and south of Caatlepoint. Weather.—Fair at first In Canterbury and Otago but soon becoming generally unsettled with further rain in most districts and In places hall. Snow probable on the rang*! and on the high levels In the South Island. Temperatures becoming cold. I

TODAY'S WEATHER. Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather. Cape Maria V.D. W 3 57 0 Russell NW 5 29.65 58 OK Hoklang'a Heads W 4 29.60 58 CMR Kalpara S. Stn. NW 3 29.60 54 OK Manukau Heads . N 5 48 OP Auckland ... WNW 4 29.60 57 OR Tlritlrl NNW 5 57 OMR Kawhla NW 1 55 OR Tauranga SI 29.60 48 OR Opotlkl Calm 29.60 50 O Taupo NE 1 44 O East Cape .. WNW 4 29.68 57 B Uiabome XW 3 29.66 56 BC Napier NW 3 29.59 58 O Castlepoint Nl 29.53 50 OD Cape Palliser.—Not received. New Plymouth Calm 29.55 52 OIR Cape Egmont .. SB 1 29.53 51 OMR Patea Calm 52 O Wanicamil Calm — OR Foxton Calm 49 O Wellington . , NNW 2 29.55 48 OR Nelson Calm 29.56 40 C Cape Campbell NW 3 . 29.50 52 OG Farewell Spit ... W 2 29.51 52 0 Wcstport .. .. SW 2 29.53 44 BCM Greymouth E 2 29.57 43 BO Arthur's Pass NW 1 3o OK Kalkoura .... Calm 29.51 48 <u Christchurch .. Calm 29.49 36 BZ Akaroa Light NW 1 29.53 44 BC Tlmam WNW 3 29.46 39 BCZ Oamaru SW 2 29.48 40 B Dunedln .....>.. N 1 29.47 40 B Alexandra E 1 —- 33 B Queenstown .. SW 1 29.44 32 BC Nuggets SI 29.33 38 B BluH ... NW 3 29.35 41 OJR Fuysegur Pt. NNE 5 29.35 41 OMB