METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 90, 13 October 1938, Page 15

METEOROLOGICAL

THURSDAY. OCTOBER 13, 1938. Tlio Sim.—Rose today 5.(5 a.m.; sets 6.$ p.m.. Kises tomorrow D.5 a.m.; sets 0.10 p.m. (Standard Time.) Bright Sunshine—Yesterday -morning, 4.1 hr; afternoon, 4.ohr. Total, B.4hr. Temperature at it .a.m., 56.8deg; relative humidity at 9 a.m., G9 per cent. Maximum temperature yesterday, s<s.Bdeg; minimum temperature last night, 43.3deg; minimum temperature oh grass, 33.8deg. • Mean- wind velocity for 24 hours ending 9 a.m. today-, 4.4 m.p.h. Kulnfall in previous 24 hours, nil; rainfall to date this month, 0.33 in; rainfall to -lf.t« this. year. 45.88 in; rainfall average fur Outobcr;'3.,?lin ; rainfall average from January ■to the en'tf. of October, 3C.3Bin. Barometer, 9 a.m., 30.313 in, 1026.5 millibars; noon,- 30.3011 D, 1026.1 millibars. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. A rather intens^'anticyclone with its centre fo the west of Auckland, now covers tho Dominion. Yesterday light to fresh southwesterly winds prevailed, and apart from a few isolated local showers the weather was fair to line generally. This morning moderate southerlies prevail in the far north and northwesUu'lles in the far south. In central areas winds are light and rather variable in direction. Skies are overcast in the south-western portion of the South Island, and light rain ls reported from Cape Maria , van Dlemen, but otherwise flno and sunny weather continues. I ■''':■■■■■ ' : j "■- IOOAYS WEATHEa

Beaufort scale of wind force, witll equivalent m.p.h.—o, calm, 0-1 j 1. light air, 2-3; 2, slight breeze, 4-7; 3, gentle breeie, 8-11; 4, moderate breeze, 12-16; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21; S, strong breeze; 22-27; 7, high wind, 28-33; S, gale, 34-40; 9, strong gale. 41-48; 10, whole gale, ,49-*.G; 11, storm, 57-63;? 12, hurricane. Weather. —B, blue sky, cloud amount 0-3 tenths; BC, blue sky and detached clouds, cloud amount 4-6 tenths; C, cloudy, cloud amount, 7-8 tenths; O, overcast, cloud amount 9-10 tenths; G, gloomy, dull; U, ugly, threatening; X, continuous or steady rain; S, snow; JP, precipitation within sight of etatlbri; D," drizzle; P, passing showers; H, hail; Q, squally; L, lightning; T, thunder;1 E, fog; At, mist; Z, haze; X, hoar frost;, I, intermittent. ■ ' ' ! FORECAST. ■•Winds. —Light to moderate and variable with north-westerly to northerly prevailing about and south of Cook Strait and gradually freshening. Seas. —Slight to moderate. Weather.—Cloudy to overcast in western and southern portions of the South Island with J scattered Tains developing, elsewhere fair to fine. Mild day but cool night temperatures with ?sbme frosts and morning fogs. ]

•Station vvioa I'res. letup Weather Capo Jlarla SSE 3 30.38 56 OMJR Russell S 1 30.3*. 58 O Hol.ianga Heads .S 4 30.30 57 BC Kaipara S. S. SW 3 30.33 50 BC -\.anu".a>i Heads SW 1 — 68 B . Auckland .... NE 2 30-34 5y B Tiritiri ...... SI 55*' CZ Kawhia I\"E 1 —— 50 B Tauranga , .... El 30.32 ..(52- B Opotibi.".'*.....,. Calm. 30.34.,.-*• 54 B Taupo SW 2 52 B East Cupe ,S 4 30.33 54 BC . C.tfcborinj i-.. .WNW 3 30.83 ... 5fi: ' . O* '■ Napier" '. ..... Calm 30.34 53 B Custlepoi.it S 2 55 B Cape £\alliser ".. Calm -——' 50 B New Plymouth .. Calm 3<j.3t 50 B Cape Egmont .. NE 2 30.29 55 B Patea ....... Calm - .55 . B Wanganui .... (atm - 30.33 •'■ 54 B Eoxtou ("aim* —-•-- 53 0 **.}'.UinKton .... Calm ,30.31 57 B Nolsjoii '..'..;... Calm 30.33. 50 C Cape Campbell .. W 2 30.30 56 - B - .Farewell Spit W.NW 3 ."0.30 56 BC Westport SI 30.30 52 C {.'reymouth .... E3 30.33 51 BCZ Arthur's Pass".", XW 2 —— 47 BC Kalkoura X 2 30.30 53 B X'hristel.urch... ENE 1 30.30 51 BZ ■Akaroa h. .-; XW 2 30.2T* 55 B Timaru .... XW 3 30.21 63 B Oamaru XE 2 30.18 ,59 B Dun<.d.ii'-.... XW 1 .30.20 . 57 BC Alexandra.—Xot received. Queenstowu .... W 1 30.2(5 50 BC Nuggets /....... N 2 30:i5 55 BC Blnft ... W 2 30.17 55 OID Puysegur Point NNW 30.32 54 0