METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 6, 7 July 1938, Page 14

METEOROLOGICAL

THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1938. The Sun.—The sun rose today 7.16 a.m.; seta 4.35 p.m. Rises tomorrow 7.16 a.m.; sets 4.35 p.m. , Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, nil. Afternoon, 2.2 hours. Total, 2.2 hours. Temperature, 9 a.m., 43.5deg. Relative humidity, 81 per cent. Maximum temperature yesterday, 45.0deg; minimum temperature last night, 38.1deg; minimum temperature on grass, 36.0deg. Mean wind velocity for 24 hours ending. 9 a.m. today, 9' m.p.h. Rainfall in previous 24 hours, 0.281n; rainfall to date this month, I.oßin ; rainfall to date this year, 29.00; rainfall average for July, 4.85 in; rainfall average from January 1 to the end of July, 25.74 in. Barometer, 9 hours, 30.349 in, 1027.7 millibars. Noon, 30.3j7in, 1028.0 millibars.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS,

A rather intense anticyclone now extends from eastern Australia across the Tasman Sea on to New Zealand. Pressure is still higher over the South Island than over the North. South-easterly winds prevail from Nelson and Marlborough northwards, but orer the remainder of the South Island winds are variable. There were still a few scattered showers falling at 9 a.m.' between Cool; Strait and East Cape and. In the farth north, but otherwise the weather was fine. During the past 24 hours scattered light to moderate rains had fallen in eastern and northern districts. Temperatures have been cold and some hard frosts are reported.

TODAY'S WEATHER,

•Beaufort Bcale of wind forn wl.th i^U ; Sern'te breeze 12-10; 5 to* breeze «48; 10 whole' gkle. 49-56; 11. storm. 1^- sky, cloud amount 0-8 tenths • BC blue sky and detached clouds, cloud 'amount 4-6 tenths; C. cloudy cloudenlng; R. continuous or steady, rain, fc>, snow; JP. precipitation within sight of staMnti- D drizzle; P, passing snowers; H, hauJ Q dually; L* lightning; T,.thunder: P, fog; M, mist; Z, haze; X hoar frost. I,' Intermittent. . .

FORECAST.

Winds.-Light to moderate so«th- e asterly winds prevailing about and north of Cook Strait; elsewhere variables. north. Otherwise flue. Temperatures cold with some hard frosts.

Wind Pres. Temp. Weather Cape Maria V.D. S\V 2 30.24 Russell ........ S 1 30.21 Hoklanga Heads S 3 30.16 Kalpara S. Stn. ENE 2 30.15 Manukau Hds. ESE 4 Auckland .... ESE 2 30.22 Tlrltlri ESE 4 Kawhia S 2 —— Tauranga .... .SW 1 30.23 Opotikl S 2 30.28 Taupo Calm East Cape ..... S 5 30.25 Glsborne .... WNW 2 30.31 Napier SSW 2 30.31 Castlepoint SI 30.29 Cape Palliser S 2 -— — New Plymouth ESE 5 30.27 Cape Egmont .. SE 5 30.22 Patea Calm r~ Wanganul ... NNE 1 30.33 Foxton .. Si 11" ZT^Z Wellington .... ST5 3 30.3o Nelson .... Calm 30.34 Cape Campbell SW 2 30.35 Farewell Spit ., SE 4 30.34 Wpstriort ... S 2 30.29 Greymouth ....... E5 30.27 Arthur's Pass Calm .—— Kaikoura *. v SW 2 30.36 Chrlstchureh .. Calm 30,40 Akaroa L'house^MV 1 30.39 Tiraaru .... WSW 1 30.3.> Oamant ..',... MV,5 30.38 Dunedln ...... SW 1 30.30 Alexandra,;.... Calm —- <}ueenstown .... W 1 3CMb Xuc^ets ........ N 2 30.JO Bluff ..... W 4 30.38 Puysegur Point KB 3 30.38" 53 BCJR 50 B 54 BCP 49 O 44 B 47 C 52 C 48 B 48 C ' 48 BO 32 BC 49 OUJP 45 O 44 BO 45 BC 44 BC 42 B 43 B 42 B 40 B 34 B 44 O 32 B 40 B 45 B 46 BC 35 B 17 B 40 BC 30 B 40 BC 30 B 33 B 38 B 27 B . 22 B 35 BC 37 • BC 37 B