METEOROLOGICAL.

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 151, 29 June 1938, Page 10

METEOROLOGICAL.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1938. The Sun.-Hoso today 7.17 a.m.; sets 4.31 p.m. Jtisc3 tomorrow 7.1T a.m., sets Sunshine. —Yesterday: Morning, nil; relative humidU> k—Mature yesterday M.M«i sisk; ; ' Mean Wind velocity for SI hours ending 9 l^ous hour, If \%^ a year, 'or June, l.lilln; rainfall average from January J to tlio eiul of June, 20.891n. Barometer, 9 hours, 29.G!)01n, 1095i4 millibars; noon, 2f1.717in, 100G.3 millibars. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. A dec!) and rather complex depression crossed the central part of the Dominion last nignt. There were north-easterly or northerly tales vestorday lu the Westland, Nelson. Taranakl i ami Auckland Provinces, but by J a.m, this mornlnc winds had changed to south-westerlies or Muthctllcs over the Sputh Island and northr)Ios to westerlies over tlio North.. Rain lias been practically general with some heavy falls especially in Taranakl and Wellington. Pressure is • still felattvely low over southeastern Australia and one or more secondary depressions may be cxpec,ted bofore there is .1 complete change In the weather. T ']ero were exceptionally rough seas and high tldos at llo'kitika yesterday.

! Beaufort scale, of wind force with equl--valunt ni.p.h.—t), calm, 0-1; 1, Ughfc alf, 2-3; 12, slight breeze, 4-7; 3, Kendo breeze, 8-11; 4. 'moderate brc«o, 12-1(3; 5, fresh breeze, '17-21: 0, strong breeze, 22-27; 1, high wind. 28-33; 8, Bale, 31-40; !), strong sale, 41-4S; 10, whole galo, 40-Dfi; 11, storm, 57-85 ; 12, hurricane. Weather.—B, bftie slcy, cloud amount 0-3 .tenths; 1!C, blue sky and detached clouds,' cloud aitount 4-6 tenths'; C,. cloudy, clouddnlng; It, continuous at steady rata; S, snow; Jl\ precipitation. within eight of station; D, drizzle; P, passing showers; H, hail; Q, squally; L, lightning; T, thunder; j', fog; >r, mist; Z, haze; X lioar frost; I, intermittent. FORECAST. Winds. —North-westerly at first over tho Jlawlie'3 Bay Province but elsewhere west to south-west; latef winds tending north-westerly again over most of the South Island. Forco sirong at times In parts of the Cook Strait area but- for the most part light to moderate. Seas.—Rather rough to rough. the most part fair to cloudy but changeable and with occasional showers in most districts; moro especially those with a westerly aspect-

TODAY'S WEATHER. Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather. Capo Maria V.D. W 3 29.93 58 B Unwell S 2 29.93 5b HZ HoiiiaxiKa Heads W 4 29.S6 59 BO Kalpara S.S. WNW 4 29.87 G6 BO MunuUau Hgads . W « 4S C Auckland W 2 29.87 ob BC Tirltlrl W*4 «■> fCZ Kawhia W 3 ~ T«a ..... NW 1 29.85 50 BC Opntikl W1 29.80 52 B , Calm 46 BC 'East Capo .... NW 4 29.78 58 CZ .Glsliornc NNW 5 29.74 57 BC Napier NW 2 iSH'2 5o n Castlepolnt S> 2 29.UJ 48 O Capo l'iilliscr .. S\V 8 —59 <>Q /Now 'Plymouth fc>K <» "Cape Egmont ... W 7 29.71. oi BC I> ttte!v we 55 BC Wangamil .. WNYV 3 29.71 53 OB Foxtou 8 7 49 O Wellington ... SSW 4 29.69 50 O kelson Calm 20.05 4fi BC Capo Campbell SW 4 29.02 52 C J'nrewi'll Spit SW 5 29.02 51 BC West port SW X .29.68 47 BC Crcymouth ... NE 2 29.6.> 4o BC Arthur's Pass .. Culm 31 BC Kalkoura SW 4 . 29.65 49 O Clirlstcliurcli SW 5 29.71 45 C Akaroa L'house SW 6 29.69 46 OI Timaru S 3 29.71 41 BO Oaniaru ...... SW 1 29.78 41 BC DuiictlLn S 2 29.74 42 O 1 Alexandra Calm 37 (J • Qucenstown .. Calm 29.71 39 O NiiBcets SW 2 29.71 40 BC , Bluff SE 2. 29.74 47 BC ; I'uyse&rur Point SE 4' 29.71 42 ' B