METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 125, 23 November 1938, Page 8

METEOROLOGICAL

MOON FOR NOVEMBER. jTuli mooa, eighth day, 0.53 a.m.; first quartet, fifteenth day, 3.50 a.m.; new moon, twentysecond day, 11.35 a.m.; last quarter, thirtieth lay 3.29 p.m (Standard times.l WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1938. The Sun. —Rose today 4;17 a.m.; eets 6.58 p.m. Rises tomorrow 4.16 a.m.; sets 6.59 p.m. (Standard Time.) Bright Sunshine. —Testerday : Morning, 07hr; afternoon, o.4hr. Total, l.lhr. Temperature at 9 a.m., 53.4deg; relative humidity at 9 a.m., 77-per cent. 3l;iximum temperature yesterday, 53.4deg; minimum temperature last night, 45.3deg; minimum temperature on grass, 43.8deg. Me'au wind velocity for 24 hours ending 9 a.m. today, 2.S m.p.h. Rainfall in previous 24 hours, trace; rainJ fall to date this. month, 1.55 in; rainfall to date this year, 50.35 in; rainfall average for November, 2.99 in; rainfall average from January 1 to r.he end of November. 39.37 in. Barometer, 9 a.m., 29.761 in, 1007.8 millibars ; noon, 29.779 in, 1008.4 millibars. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Pressure has risen considerably in the south and is now relatively uniform over the Dominion. A small, weak depression is crossing the centre of the Is'orth Island this morning, while a much larger one is advancing from the western Tasman Sea. The strong westerly to south-westerly winds ~0 gales which prevailed yesterday morning have decreased, and winds are now light or moderate in force and rather variable in direction. Although somewhat changeable with a few light showers, the weather has been .mainly fair to fine, but rain ha 6 set in this morning in Taranaki. Except in the north, temperatures have continued cold, and some frosts occurred in the South. Island last night. TODAY'S WEATHER.

Beautort scale 01 wine torce, with equivalent 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; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21; 6, strong breeze, 22-27; 7. higp wind, 28-33; 8, gale, 34-40 j 9, strong gale. 41-48; 10. whole galo, 49-56: U. storm. Ti7-t>s; 12, hurricane. Weather.—B, blue sKy, cloud amount 0-3 tenths; BC, blue sfcy and detached clouds, cloud amount 4-6 tenths; C, cloudy, cloud amount, 7-8 tenths; O, overcast, cloud amount 9-10 tenths; Q, gloomy, dull; D, ugly, threatening; R, continuous or steady .rain; S, snow; JP, precipitatioD within sight of station; D. drizzle; F, passing showers; H, hail; Q, squally; L, lightning; T, thunder; F, fog: M, mist; Z. haze; 5-. hoar frost; (. Intermittent FORECAST. Winds. —Light to moderate and variable, with north-westerly' predominating in the far north and south-easterly over the South Island. Seas. —Slight to moderate with a decreasing southerly swell south of East Cape. Weather.—Pair to fine from Canterbury southwards, elsewhere cloudy to overcast, with rain developing in western districts and gradually extending to eastern areas of the North Island. Temperatures mild in the north, cool in the ' south. i

Station, Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather. C. Maria V.D. WNW 4 29.86 Russell ' NW 4 29.83 Hokiauga Heads W 4 29.79 Kaipara Sg. Sn. NW 2 29.83 Manukau iieads S*V 2 —;— Auckland W 2 29.80 Tiritiri W 1 — Kawhia SW 1 Tauranga W 1 29.79 Opotiki W 1 Taupo ..' Calm East Cape ... NW 3 29.T4 Gisborne ... WSW 2 29.77 Napier Calm 29,78 Castlepoint ..... SI 29.74 Cape Palliser ESE 2 New Plymouth.—Not received. Cape Egmont . SW 2 29.77 Patea W 2 Wanganui W 3 29.S0 Foxton SSW 4 Wellington El 29.76 Nelson S3 29.77 Cape Campbell ESE 2 29.77 Farewell Spit . SW 3 29.74 Westport ENE 3 20.76 Greymouth E 3 29.73 Arthur's Pass . NW .2 Kaikoura N 4 29.78 Christchurch ... N 1 29*78 Akaroa Lthse. . W 1 29.74 Timaru NE 1 29.76 . Oamaru .. SW 2 29.76 Dunedin SW 2 29.71 Alexandra. —Not received. Queenstown .. NW 1 29.77 Nuggets NW 4 29.70 Bluff SW 3 Puysegur Point ENE 3 29.79 62 OF 66 , CZ 65 BCAI 02 0 60 0 61 0 60 OM 58 OU 5'J ■ O , 62 B 54 O 62 BZ 58 O 61 O 51 O 51 OGZ 50 OR 49 OB 56 OR 54 O 53 O 60 C 52 O 53/ O 52 BC 50 CP 44 C 58 O 54 BCZ 57 O 61 B 59 B 47 B 49 B 47 BC 50 CP 48 C