METEOROLOGICAL
The Sun.—Rose today 7-16 a.m.; setß 4.28 p.m. Bines tomorrow 7.17 a.m.; sets 4.29 p.m. Bright ■ Sunshine.—Yesterday r Nil. Temperature, 9 a.m., 46.4deg; relative humidity, 97 per cent. Maximum temperature yesterday, Bo.4deg; minimum temperature laßt night, 39 Meg; minimum temperature on grass, 31.5deg. Mean wind velocity for 24 hours ending fl a.m. today, 3.1 m.p.h. Balnfall In previous 24 hours, O.lOin; rainfall to dale this month, 4,70 in; rainfall to date this year, 25.12 in; rainfall average for June, 4.311n; rainfall average from January 1 to the end of June, 2#.891n.
Barometer, 9 hours, 29.5101n, 999.3 millibars; noon. £9.560 in, 1001.0 millibars.
SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. The last portion of the final member of the recent series of westerly depressions is now moving off the North Island and pressure Is rising everywhere. An Intense anticyclone covers eastern Australia and the western Tasman Sea. The weather has been changeable In eastern and far northern district*, but for the most part cloudy to overcast. Bain has fallen in most districts, though few heavy totals are reported. There have been some hallstorms also. Temperatures were moderate to mild yesterday, but faUlne this morning.
Beaufort scale of wind force with equlvalent m.p.h.—o, calm, 0-1; 1, light air. 2-3; 2, slight breeze. 4-7; 8, gentle breeze, 8-11; I, moderate breeze, 12.10; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21; 6, strong breeze, 22-27; 7, high wind, 28-33; 8, gale, 81-40; 9, strong gale. 41-48; 10, whole sale, 49-56; 11 storm. 57-65; 12, hurricane. Weather.—B, blue sky. cloud amount 0-3 tenths; BC, blue sky and detached clouds, cloud amount 4-6 tenth!; C, cloudy, cloudenlng; 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; P. fog; M, mist; Z, haze; X hoar frost; 1, intermittent.
FORECAST. Winds.---South-west to southerly; moderate to strong generally, and In places rising to gale force. Seas.—Moderate to rather rough north of East Cape; elseotlert rather rough to rough. Weather.—F»lr *o flue on the west coast of the South Island; elsewhere changeable and with intermittent rain. Some heary falls probPbl« about Cook Stratt. Snow on the high levels and hall In places. Temperatures cold.
TODAY'S WEATHER. Wind. Pre*. Temp. Weather. Cape .Mar!a V.D. W 3 29.74 47 BCQ Russell W 5 29.75 57 BC Hoklanga Heads W 5 29.67 56 BCP Kalpara Sig, St. SW 5 29.70 53 CQ JIanukau Heads VV 7 — 36 Q Auckland ... WNW 3 29.65 51 BCHP TIrltlrl NW 3 — 54 BCQ Kawlila ..- SW 6 — 54 OP Tnuranga. W 1 29.59 50 BC Opotiki Calm 29.G2 46 OP Taupo NHS- — 40 OR East Cape .... NW I 29.59 49 BC Gisborno NW 2 29.58 50 C Nnpler W 1 29,55 54 0 Cnstlepnlnt S2 29.48 50 BC Capa Palllser S3 — 50 0<J New Plymouth SSW 5 29.50 49 OP Cape Egmont .,. SW 5 29.46 48 OMR Patea Calm — % 50 OR Waiiganul SE 2 — — OK iFoxton Calm — 48 O Wellington S3 29.51 4« OR Nelson N 2 29.52 40 O Cape Campbell . SW 5 29.49 — OG Farewell Spit.. SW 1 29.46 46 OU Westport ....... SI 29.46 50 BC Grejmmitb ..... K 2 29.53 40 BC ! Arthur's Pass.. BW 2 — 33 C Kalkoiira SW 4 29.58 44 0 Chrlstehurch .. SW 4 28.62 41 OB Akaroa Light. . SW 6 20.59 45 OP Timaru SW 3 29.03 41 BCZ Oaraaru 7 SW 2 29.68 39 BC Ounedln SW 3 29.65 40 OU Alexandra Calm — . 33 C Queenstown ... NW 1 29.74 34 O Nuggets SW 4 29.63 42 BCP Bluff S 0 29.71 41 CP Puyscgur Point SE 7 29.81 45 CP
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Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 145, 22 June 1938, Page 4
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