METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 152, 30 June 1938, Page 5

METEOROLOGICAL

THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1938. The Sun.—Rose today 7.1T a.m.; sets 4.31 p.m. Rises tomorrow 7.17 a.m.; sets 4.32 p.m. Bright Sunshine. —Yesterday: Morning, I.2hr; afternoon, 3.2 hr; total, 4.4 hr. • Temperature, 9 a.m., 49.8deg; relativo humidity, 72 per cent. Maximum temperature yesterday, 53.0deg; minimum temperature last night. 45.2deg; minimum temperature on grass, 40.0deg. Mean wind velocity for 21 hours ending 8 a.m. today, 2.4 m.p.h. Kalnfall in previous 24 hours, nil; rainfall to date this month, 7.28 in; rainfall tq dato this year, 27.701n; rainfall average fo« June, 4.311n; rainfall average from January 1 to the end of June, 20.891n. Barometer, 9 hours, 29.4721n, 998.0 millibars; noon, 29.395 in, 995.4 millibars. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. The depression which was approaching across the Tasman Sea yesterday has deepened considerably and the centre was located west of Nelson at 9 a.m. this morning. Winds had turned to north-east or north at most places during the night, but were again backing to westerlies this morning. The skies had become cloudy to overcast over most of the country, and rain had fallen In western and northern districts. Some heavy falls are reported. Temperatures have been moderate to mild. ' TODAY'S WEATHER.

Beaufort scale of wind force with equivalent m.p.h.—o, calm, 0-1; 1, light air, 2-3; 2, alight breeze, 4-7; 3, gentle breeze, 8-11; 4. moderate breeze, 12-16; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21; C, strong breeze, , 22-27; 7, high wind. 28-33; 8, gale, 34-40; 9, strong gale, 41-.48; 10, whole galo, 49-56; 11. storm. &7-65; 12, hurricane. Weather.—B, blue sky, cloud amount 0-3 tenths; BC, »blue sky and detached clouds, cloud amount 4-6 tenths; C, cloudy, cloudeoing; B, continuous or steady rain; S, snow; JP, precipitation within sight of station; D, drizzle; P, passing showers; H, hail; Q, squally; L, lightning; T, thunder; V, fog; M,. mist; Z, haze; X hoar frost; I, intermittent. FORECAST. Winds.—Light to moderate north-east to northerly prevailing at first over eastern districts between Marlborough and the Bay of Plenty; variables over the South Island; otherwise north-west to west and later In places south-west prevailing and becoming strong at times about and north of Cook Strait. Seas. —Rather rough to rough north of Farewell Spit and East CSpe; elsewhere slight to moderate but rising somewhat on the west coast of the South Island. . Weather.—Unsettled with fairly general rain. Some heavy falls probable In the central provinces and on the west coast of the South Island. Snow on the ranges of the, South Island. Temperatures moderate.

" Wind. Prea. Terap. Weather J Cape Maria V.D. W 6 29.62 60 BC I Kussell N'W 6 29.66 57 HoklanKa Heads W 4 29.;>5 59 BCP | Kalpara Sift. Stn.—Not received. Manukau Heads N 6 48 O Auckland HW 2 29.54 oj OP Tlrltlrt W 5 54 BCP Kawhla NW 2 — 53 OP Tauranga .... NE-1 29.53 52 OK Opotlkt XE 5 29.60 54 II Taupo Calm 43 OR East Cape .. NNW 5 29.04 5. OU Cisbome N 1 29.63 42 C Napier NNE 2 29.58 55 C Castlepolnt .... NE 2 -9.45 51 O Cape Palliser NE 2 80 N. Plymouth WNW 0 29.33 52 OR Cape Egmont . W 2 29.35 50 OR Patea N 4 • 54 O Wanganul El 29.44 48 O Foxton NE 1 49 O Wellington .... Calm 29.47 50 OZ Nelson Var. 3 29.44 48 OIR Cape Campbell NE 3 29.48 52 Farewell Spit NNW 5 29.40 53 OMR Westport E 3 29.37 47 OR Greymouth .... E 5 29.38 47 OR Arthur's Pass ». Calm 33 S Kaikorai Calm 29.46 52 OF Chrlstchurch .. SW 2 29.51 44 OR Alcaroa Lthse. ,NE 4 29.52 49 OM Tlmaru .... WSW 2 29.51 43 OF Oamaru .... WNW 2 29.56 40 O i Duuedln ....... N 2 29.54 44 O Alexandra .... Calm 37 O Queenstown .... Calm 29.47 34 C Nuggets ...... NE 2 29.50 40 • BC Bluff N 2 29.51 41 BC Puysegur Point E 1 29.45 40 .• BC