SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.
Since yesterday pressure has risen slightly in* the north and is now high and very uniform over the Dominion, With the exception of the far south, where barometers are falling slowly. This morning southerly winds still predominate over the North Island but are now only light in force. Over the South Island light to moderate north-easterlies or northerlies have prevailed. With the exception .of some . light showers or scattered drizzle along' the east coast between East Cape and Banks Peninsula, the weather has been fair to fine generally. Temperatures have been cold and there were some frosts last night in the South Island. '
TODAY'S WEATHER. Station., Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather. Cape Maria V.D. S 2 30.17 57 B Russell SI 30.12 54 B Hokianga Heads SE 4 30.10 57 BC Kaipara Sig. Stn. S3 30.07 54 BC Manukau Heads SE 2 59 B Auckland ... SSE 3 30.13 51 B . Tiritirl S 2 51 B Kawhia Calm 49 B Tauranga .... W 1 30.12 -49 B Opotiki SI 30.11 49 B Taupo Calm 45 B East Cape ... S 4 30.06 49 iBC Gisborne NW 3 30.13 48 O Napier SSW 5 30.15 51 BC Castlepoint "... S:l 30.04 45 O Cape Palliser ESE 2 48 C New Plymouth SE 1 30.14 45 B Cape Egmont .. SE 3 . 30.13 49 B Patea Calm 5o O Wanganui ... Calm 30.15 48 O Foxton .' Calm 45 B Wellington .. SSE 1 30.14 46 0 Nelson Calm 30.15 51 O Cape Campbell SW 2 30.11 47 O Farewell Spit ,N 3 30.15 -50 C Westport SI 30.12 49 3C Greymouth ... E 2 30.12 45 C Arthur's Pass . NW 3 3o B Kalkoura ... N 2 30.13 - 48 O Chrlstchurch . NNE 3 30.12 43 BC Akaroa L'house N 1 30.08 44 BC Timaru N 4 30.08 '48 O Oamaru SE 3 30.04 44 O Dunedin NE 2 30.06 41 O Alexandra ... N 1 —— 39 B Queenstown ... Calm 30.03 42 . B Nuggets N2 29.98 39 BZ Bluff NNW 1 29.99 .44 BZ Puysegur Pt. NNE 5 "29.92 53 BC Beaufort scale of wind force with equl-j valent m.p.h.—o, calm, 0-1; 1, light air, 2-3, 2 slight breeze, 4-7; 3, gentle breeze, 8-11; 4 moderate breeze, 12-16; 5i fresh breeze 17-21: 6, strong breeze, 22-27; 7, high wind,!2B-33; 8. gale. 34-40; 9. strong gale. 41-48; 10, whole Bale, 49-56; 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, cloudamount, 7-8 tenths; O^ overcast, cloud amount 9-10 tenths; G, gloomy, dull; U. ugly, threatening; E, 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; P, fog; M, mist; Z, haze; X hoar frost: I,' Intermittent. !
FORECAST.
Winds.—Northerlies predominating over the South Island, variables over -the North, but northerlies gradually becoming more general. Force light to moderate but later freshening somewhat about and south of Cook Strait Seas.— Slight to moderate. Weather. —Mainly fair to fine but with considerable cloud and In places fog or drizzle in the morning. Scattered rains gradually developing, also, in Westland and the far south. Temperatures cool with some frosts inland.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 58, 6 September 1938, Page 6
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