METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 26, 30 July 1938, Page 7

METEOROLOGICAL

SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1938.

The Sun. —Rose today 7.1 a.m.; sets 4.5S p.m. Rises tomorrow 7 a.m.; sets 4.54. p.m.

Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday : Nil. ■■-' Temperature, 9 a.m., 42.1deg; relative humidity, 67 per cent.

Maximum temperature yesterday, 42.2deg; minimum temperature last night, 35.6deg; minimum temperature on grass, 32.8deg. '■, ■ ■■'

Mean wind velocity for 24 hours ending.• a.m. today, 9.8 m.p.h.

Bainfall in previous 24 hours, O.Olin; rainfall to date this month, 3.891n; rainfall to date this year, 31.81 in; rainfall average for July, 4.Sain; rainfall average from January 1 to the end of July, 25.74 in. ~-■:..-.

Barometer, 9 hours, 29.929 in, 1013.5 millibars; noon, 29.947 in, 1014.1 millibars.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.

Pressure has risen further over the' Dominion, especially in the south. It la still relatively low in the' north, however, and off the west coast. The weather has improved considerably in the South Island, but there -are. still some scattered showers of rain or, on the high levels,' snow, more especially.; in: the middle portions of the Dominion. Winds are variable in the south and the far v north; elsewhere south-easterlies predominate, but the force has decreased since yesterday. Temperatures are low, especially in the South Island* where there have been some hard frosts.- A:

TODAYS WEATHER.

Beaufort scale of wind force wlttt equl« valent m.p.h.—o. calm, 0-1: 1, light alr.-8-S; 2, Blight breeze. 4-7; 3, gentle breeie, 8-11 1 4. moderate, breeze. 12-16: 5, fresh brew*. 17-21; 6, strong breeze, 22-27; 7. Witt wind, 28-33; 8, gale, 34-40; 0, etron« gale, 41-48; 10. whole gale, 49.-56; 11. atorm, 57-65: 12, hurricane. Weather.—B. blue shy, cloud amount 0-1 tenths; BC, blue sky and detached clouds, cloud amount 4-6 tenths: C, cloudy, cloud* ening; R. continuous or steady rain; S, snow; JP precipitation within sight "of nation; D. drizzle; P. passing snowers:1 H, hall; Q. squally; L, lightning; T, tnunderr P, fog; M. mist;' Z. haze: X. hoar fimtt I. Intermittent.

FORECAST.

Winds.—Variable in the north with light M moderate north-westerlies predominating. Elsewhere south-east to north-east prevailing; strong at times in the central provinces. b*t otherwise mainly light to moderate. Seas. —Rather rough to rough in the Cook Strait area; elsewhere mainly moderate. Weather. —For the most part fair to fine orof the South Island, but with some Isolated showers. Changeable over the North Island with occasional rasu at many places* Snow still probable on the hlph levels. , Temperitures very cold, w}th hard frosts In the South Island.- • . .

Wind. Pres, Temp. Weath«Ct Cape Maria V.D. N 3' 29.78 57 QZ Russell ...... Calm 29.85 55, OZ Hokianga Heads N 2 29L76 55 CM Kaipara S. S. WSW 2 '" 2D.80 . 51 BC Manukau Heads W2 51 C Auckland .. NNE 2 29.81 53 O . Tiritirl Nl 53 . Bl Kawhia SE 2 51 BC Tauranga . SI 29.83 47 0 Opotiki ...... SE 3 29.90 48 BO Taupo .... Calm 39 O East Cape.—Not received. Gisborne.—-Not received. ■ , Napier ...... SSW 3 29.90 43 O Castlepoint .... SI 29.88 41 0 Tape Palliser .-. S2 ,- —- 41! "BO " New Plymouth ESE 4 29.80 40 0 Cape Egmont .. SE 5 29.80- 42 BO Patea ........ SE 6 42 • O . Wanganui .... ESE 5 29.89 39 O Foxton ...... Calm 43 BC Wellington .. SSE 3 29.93 42 CJP Nelson ...... Calm 29.92 32 B Farewell Spit . ESE 7 29.75 42 BC Cape Campbell . S 5 29.93 39 BCJI Westport .....: E 2 29.78 41 C - Greymouth E6 29.80 39 BC Arthur's Pass . SW 2 21 B' Kaikoura .... SW 2 29.99 35 C Christchurch SSW 2 30.03 30 B Akaroa Lthse, . W 1 29.95 39 C Timaru .... W 1 30.03 31 BO Oamaru W 3 30.00 32 B Dunedln . SW 3 29.99 34 C Alexandra :... NE 1 -^— 22 B Queenstown .. NE 4 30.03 21 B Nuggets ...... NW 2 29.99 '35 CF - Bluff ........ NW 3 30.04 36 C Puysegur Point SE 4 30100 39 B .