METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 149, 27 June 1938, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

| MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1935. The Sun.—The eun rose today 7.17 a.m.; sets 4.30 p.m. Bises tomorrow 7.17 a.m.; seta . 4.30 p.m. | Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 3.1 1 hours. Afternoon, nil. Total, 3.1 hijurs. Temperature, 0 a.m., 45.1deg. Kelatlve humidity, 69 per cent. Maximum temperature yesterday, 48.8deg; minimum temperature last night, 36.1deg; minimum temperature on grass, 25.2deg. Mean wind velocity for 48 hours ending 9 a.m. today, 0.3 m.p.h. Rainfall In previous 48 hours, nil; rainfall to data this month, 5.97 in; rainfall to date this year, 26.39! d; rainfall average for . June, 4.31 in; rainfall average from January 1 . to the end ol June, 20.891n. ' Barometer, 9 hours, 30.27215, 1025.1 mtUl- > bars. Noon, 30.222 in, 1023.4 millibars. ! SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS. * The anticyclone which has controlled the ■ weather over New Zealand for some days' past ' Is now centred east of East Cape and is still i rather Intense. Conditions are disturbed over ! the Tasman Sea and south-eastern Australia. ; A depression Is centred south of Norfolk Island while a more extensive and complex depression covers the eouth Tasman. A Jittle light rain was reported on Saturday on the east coast of the North Island and again this morning in the far north, but otherwise the weather has been fine. light northerly winds prevailed on Saturday and variables yesterday. This morning north-easterlies or northerlles bad become general, and In the far north and south were strong. The nights have been cold and many sharp frosts have occurred. TODAY'S WEATHER.

Beaufort scala of wind force with equivalent m.p.h.—o, calm, 0-1; 1, light air* £-3; 2, slight breeze. 4-7; 3. eentle breeze, 8-U; 4, moderate breeze, 12-16; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21; 6, strong breeze, 22-27 ; 7, high wind, 28-33; 8. gale, 34-40; », strong Bale, 41-48; 10, whole sale. 49-50; 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 tenths; C, cloudy, cloudenlng; R, continuous or steady rain; S. snow; Ji 1 . precipitation within sight of Station; D, drizzle; P, passing showers; H, hall; Q, squally; L, lightning; T, thunder; F, fos; M, mist; Z, baze; X hoar frost: 1. intermittent. FORECAST. Winds. —North-east to northerly; strong in the far north and south; elsewhere light to moderate at first but freshening and gale force probable later In exposed positions. Seas.—Jtough north of East Cape; elsewhere slight to moderate, but rising, especially on the west coast. Weather.— Mainly fair to cloudy at first, hut rain developing In northern and south-i ern districts find hecomlng fairly general after 24 hours. Temperatures milder.

Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather. Tape Maria V.D. NE 6 30.05 60 CZ Russell KG 30.14 57 C Hokianga Heads E 5 30.10 53 BC Kaipara S. Stn. E 4 30.19 53 O Manukau Heads E 0 46 0 Auckland .... KB 4 30.24 54 O Tiritiri NE 6 55 CP Kawhia E6 43 C Tauranga E 4 30.20 50 C Opotiki ........ S 2 30.42 44 B Taupo ........ Calm 3B B East Cape SSW 2 30.39 50 BC Glsborne —Not received. Napier Calm 30.37 43 B Castlepolnt .... W 1 30.26 49 B Cape Palliser .» Calm 44 B New Plymouth ESK 2 30.28 42 O Cape Egnjont .. NE 3 30.22 49 C Patea Calm 44 BC Wanganul .... NE 2 30.30 40 B Foxton Cairn —— 37 B Wellington .... Calm 30.27 45 B Nelson Var. 30.30 42 C Cape Campbell NW 5 30.24 45 B Farewell Spit .. NE 3 30.24 50 C Westport El 30.21 44 BC Greymouth E 4 a0.21 40 BC Arthur's Pass NW 3 31 O Kaikoura Calm 30.lo 37 B Christchurtfh NNE 3 30.14 37 BZ Akaroa I/house N 3 30.1y 46 BCZ Tlmaru NW 2 21 •£ Oamaru ....... W 2 30.03 31 B Dunedin N 6 30«0j 4<j BC Alexandra .... Calm —-7 30 O Queenatown ... Calm 30.01 3d 0 Nuggets N 1 29.94 38 BC Bluff N 1 29.90 41 BC Puysegur rt. NNE 6 29.87 51 C