METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 132, 1 December 1938, Page 15

METEOROLOGICAL

MOON FOR NOVEMBER. Full mooa. eltfntn day, 9.53 a.m.; flrsi quartet, fifteenth day, 3.50 a.m.; new moon, twentysecond day. 11.35 a.m.; last quarter, thirtieth Say 3.29 o.m (Standard times.) THURSDAY, DECEMBER I, 1938. The Sun.—The sun rose today 4.13 a.m.; sets 7.7 p.m. Rises tomorrow 4.12 a.m.; sets 7.8 | p.m. (Standard Time.) . ■■> j Brlglit Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 1.0 I hours; afternoon, 4.7 hours. Total, 6.6 hours. Temperature at 9 a.m., 60.7deg. Relative humidity at 9 a.m., 80 per cent. Maximum temperature yesterday, 67.8deg; minimum temperature last night, 55.9deg; minimum temperature on grass, 55.0deg. Mean wind velocity for 24 hours ending 9 a.m. today, 5.7 m.p.h. Rainfall in previous 24 hours, O.Olin; rainfall to date this year, 50.79 in; rainfall average for November, 2.99 in; rainfall average from January 1 to the end of November, 39.37 in. Barometer, 9 hours, 30.77 in, 1018.5 millibars. Noon, 30.0C2in, 1018.0 millibars. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. The extensive depression over the western Tasman Sea has made little progress eastwards, and barometers over the Dominion have remained relatively high and very steady. They are now commencing to fall, however, in the far south. Light to moderate north-east to north-west winds have prevailed, and the weather has been cloudy and warm generally. Fairly general rain occurred last night over, the South Auckland Province, while there have been light irregular falls as far south as' Greymouth. TODAY'S WEATHER.

Beauton scale oi wlna torce. witn equivalent m.p.h.—o. calm, 0-1 jI. light air. 2-3; 2, slight breeze, 4-7; 3, gentle breeze. 8-11; 4 moderate breeze 12-18; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21; 6, strong breeze. 22-27; 7 high wind, 28-33: 8, gale, 34-40; 9, strong gale. 41-48; 10. whole eale. • 49-56: 11 storm 57-65; 12, Hurricane. Weather. —B. blue sKy, cloua amount, 0-S tenths; BC, blue sky and detacned clouds, cloud amount 4-6 tenths; C. clouds, cloud amount, 7-8 tenths, O. overcast, cloud amount 9-10 tenths: G. gloomy, dull; D, ugly, threatening; R. 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: F fog: M. mist: Z. haze; 5.. hoar frost: I intermittent FORECAST Winds. —Light to moderate northerly to northwesterly; freshening gradually, especially about and south of Cook Strait. S eas .—Slight to moderate but later rising about Cook Strait and in the far south. Weather.—Still cloudy, warm, and in places misty. Rain probable on .the west coast or the South Island and at scattered places elsewhere. ___^_______

Station. Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather. Cape Maria ENE 2 Russell KE 2 Hokianga Heads NE 4 Kaipara S.S. NNW 1 Manukau Hds. WNW 2 Auckland ....:.. N 1 Tiritirl ... N 2 Kawhia : W 3 Tauranga Calm Opotiki Calm Taupo NE 1 East Cape KW 4 Gisborno SE 4 Napier—Not received. Castlepoint N; 1 Cape Palllser ..Calm New Plymouth NNE 1 Cape Egraont .. N 3 Patea Calm VVanganui ... NNE 1 Foxton Calm Wellineton .. NNW 4 Nelson Calm ' Cape Campbell NW 1 Farewell Spit WNW 1 Westport NE 3 Greymouth E 2 Arthur's Pass NW 3 Kaikoura N 2 Christchurch .. NE 4 Akaroa L'house NW 1 Timaru ...... NNE 3 Oamaru NE 1 Dunedin NE 3 Alexandra SW 1 Queenstown .... Calm Nuggets—Not received. Bluff NNE 1 Fuysegur Pt. .. Calm 30.12 72 BCZ 30.06 73 BCZ 30.10 70 BC 30.13 72 BC 69 ■ O 30.15 70 0 67 CM 68 O 69 O 30.14 07 —l 61 O 30.11 66 CMZ 30.11 66 C 30.12 65 BC 65 B 30.12 ' 63 OID 30.10 66 CM 60 O 30.12 64 0 68 C 30.08 61 O 30.06 62 O 30.03 63 ' BC 30.08 59 O 30.06 59 OP 30.05 62- O 56 O 30.05 65 O 30.02 ;60 BZ 30.00 62 O 29.98 5G OM 30.02 54 F 29.99 53 O 70 C 29.93 62 O * 29.91 64 C 29.88 61 O