METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 74, 24 September 1938, Page 7

METEOROLOGICAL

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24. 1938. The Sun.—Rose today 5.38 ajn.; sets 5.48 p.m. Bises tomorrow 5.37 a.m.; sets 5.49 p.m. Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning,^s.shr; aftornoon, 5.7 hr; total, 11.2 hr. Temperature, 9 a.m., 56.3deg; relative humidity, at 9 a.m., 75 per cent. . Maximum temperature yesterday, 82.3deg; minimum temperature last night. 45.6deg{ minimum temperature on grass, 36.2deg. Mean wind velocity for 24 hours ending 9 a.m. today, 3.1 m.p.h. Rainfall in previous 24 hours, nil; rainfall to date this month, 5.84 in; rainfall to date this year. 45.451n; rainfall average for September. 8.201 D. rainfall average frora Januan • 1 to the end of September 32 87ln. Barometer, 9 hours, 30.174 in, 1021.8 milll- ' bars; noon. 30.177 in. 1021.9 millibars. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. The meteorological situation is still dominated by an anticyclone which extends from Australia to beyond the Dominion. A very slight depression which crossed the South Island during the night has given cloud in Canterbury and Otago with some light rain in a few places, but otherwise the weather has been fine everywhere with light variable winds. The day was warm yesterday and the night cold with frosts in the South Island and some morning fogs. TODAYS WEATHE& Station. . Wind Prea. Temp Weather Cape Maria V.D. SB 5 30.07 58 B Russell E 5 30.10 59 BC Hokianga Heads N 1 30.07 60 BC Kaipara Sig. St. SE 2 30.14 56 B Manukau Heads . N 3 — 59 B Auckland E 3 30.13 58 B Tiritiri E 5 — 56 B Kawhia SI — 58 B Tauranga Calm 30.14 57 B Opotiki SE 2 30.14 55 B Taupo SW 1 — 53 BC East Cape .... SSE 3 30.13 56 BC Gisborne .... WNW 1 30.20 55 BC Napier NE 1 30.19 56 BC Castlepoint N 1 30.22 55 B Cape Palllser WNW 3 ' — 57 B New Plymouth ESE 2 30.16 55 B Cape Egmont .. El 30.13 54 B Patea Calm — 60 B Wanganui NE 1 30.21 52 B Foxton Calm — 55 O Wellington .. ■ ..NE 2 30.17 56 B Nelson .... Calm 30.18 55 B Cape Campbell SSW 2 30.16 55 B Farewell Spit .. SE 2 30.14 53 , B Westport '. Calm 30.16 53/ B Greymouth E 4 30.15 48 B Arthur's Pass Calm — 37 BC Kaikoura ........ S 2 30.19 52 BC Christchurch .. SSW 2 30.23 49 O Akaroa L.H. NW 1 30.11 53 BC Timaru SSE 3 30.26 52 C Oamaru ..SI 30.25 50 C Dunedin .... ..SW 1 30.25 48 O Alexandra. —Not xecelved. Queenstovra .... Calm 30.20 45 O Nuggets .... NNE 2 30.22 47 BZ Bluff N 2 30.20 50 C Puysegur Point NE S 30.21 46 C Beaufort scale of nrlnd rorce wltn equivalent m.p.n.—o, calm, 0-1; 1. light air, 2-3. 2, slight breeze. 4-7: 3. gentle breeze. 8-11; 4, moderate breeze. 1246; S. fresh breeze 17-21: 6, strong breeze, 22-27: T. bJgb wind, ■ 28-S3: 8. gale. 34-40; 9. strong gale 41-48; 10. whole gale. 49-56: 11. storm. 57-65; 12 .hurricane Weatbei —B, blue sky, cloud amount 0-3 tenths; BC, blue sky and detached clouds cloud amount 4-8 tenths; C, cloudy, cloudamount. 7-8 tenths; O. overcast, cloud amount 9-10 tenths; G. gloomy, dull; U. ugly, threatening; R, continuous or steady rain; S snow: JP. precipitatiOD within sight of station; D. drizzle; P. passing showers; H, ball; Q. squally; L, lightning; T. thunder; B. fog; M, mist: 3. haze: X boar frost: I, Intermittent FORECAST. Winds. —Ligiht to moderate and variable with south-easterlies predominating from Nelson and Marlborough northwards. Seas.—Slight to moderate. Weather.—Fair to fine. Mild day but cool night temperatures with some ground frosts and morning fogs. An exceptionally high column of vapour was visible from Opotiki above White Island on Thursday morning, states an Opotiki correspondent. The narrow column was the highest seen for a long period and rose for several thousand feet straight above the island.